Obama/Biden vs. McCain/Palin

[planet planet]

When does Palin speak at the RNC?

[Michael]

I'm just asking the question if you have come to expect a strong educational background from your candidate, and if so how does Palin's background sit with you?

It doesn't bother me. Exceptional people don't have to be exceptional in school.

[BenNX74205]

That, and "finding" a constitutional right in a preamble.

I think you're trying to say they found the right in a "penumbra" (essentially the "shadow cast by") of Substantive Due Process. Other such fundamental rights are the right to marry, to raise your children, and to have private consensual homosexual intercourse.

That's right when looking at the holding, but my fear is it's precedential value when the Supreme Court decides it has jurisdiction to even hear a case. (there is a word for that, but I took Con Law 6 years ago, so you have to help me)

I took Con Law 2 & 3 years ago, but I took the VA Bar like a month ago (still got 1.5 months before the results come back). The court could use it as precedent to say it has standing to hear another such case, but I don't think the Court would do so. While at law school, we had the honor of having both Justice O'Connor and Justice Ginsburg speak. Both of them strongly felt that Bush v Gore would not have any precedential weight going forward, so that's good enough for me.

But I agree that it could happen, and that I hope it doesn't happen.

[stlouie_lipp]

Bush is no dummy.

I'm just asking the question if you have come to expect a strong educational background from your candidate, and if so how does Palin's background sit with you?

Jim, you've made your point. She is not as educated as the rest of them.

To answer your question, where someone went to school, or what their major was, doesn't mean [expletive] to me. I've met plenty of lawyers from the "big" law schools who are terrible at their job.

[stlouie_lipp]

That, and "finding" a constitutional right in a preamble.

I think you're trying to say they found the right in a "penumbra" (essentially the "shadow cast by") of Substantive Due Process. Other such fundamental rights are the right to marry, to raise your children, and to have private consensual homosexual intercourse.

That's right when looking at the holding, but my fear is it's precedential value when the Supreme Court decides it has jurisdiction to even hear a case. (there is a word for that, but I took Con Law 6 years ago, so you have to help me)

I took Con Law 2 & 3 years ago, but I took the VA Bar like a month ago (still got 1.5 months before the results come back). The court could use it as precedent to say it has standing to hear another such case, but I don't think the Court would do so. While at law school, we had the honor of having both Justice O'Connor and Justice Ginsburg speak. Both of them strongly felt that Bush v Gore would not have any precedential weight going forward, so that's good enough for me.

But I agree that it could happen, and that I hope it doesn't happen.

LOL...like I said Con Law was a long time ago. But, the right to marry, to raise your children, and to have private consensual homosexual intercourse are not fundamental rights. Just ask Scalia and Thomas.

[wart57]

So, that Palin chick sure looks hot in her glasses.....

[Leroy]

Stupid Snayke.

[AJ]

So, that Palin chick sure looks hot in her glasses.....

I'd hit it! That vogue article wasn't half bad.

[stlouie_lipp]

Wow...NBC had a "mistake" when replaying the President's speech and made him look like an idiot with long pauses when there should have been applause.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Sorry about whatever it was that offended you guys. For the record I happen to be a Christian.