Comments on: Washington: The Fire This Time http://themoderatevoice.com/13722/washington-burning-the-fire-this-time/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/13722/washington-burning-the-fire-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-87620 DLS Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:29:50 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/bush-administration/13722/washington-burning-the-fire-this-time/#comment-87620 <blockquote>Are they unspeakably political? No more so than many of the decisions the Supreme Court has rendered in the past, like Roe vs. Wade. </blockquote> Less political, far less activist and controversial than Roe v. Wade, Reynolds v. Sims, and so on. <blockquote>The Supreme Court has moved to the right with the appointment of Roberts and Alito</blockquote> It is not as far now to the left, and not as activist, as before, which has the Usual Suspects angry. <blockquote>This isn’t the end of the world. </blockquote> "Bush administration extremism"? Nonsense. "right-winger zealots"? Please. Spare us. "Christie Todd Whitman lied"? How do you know? "The Iraq war is a disaster and it is time to bring the troops home." Retread from how many times before? "he is his own planet": Hyperbole. "I don’t know which is more frightening...": Retread. One of the court rulings was <strong>in defense of </strong>the First Amendment, in fact, about political ads, which are the kind of true free speech that the Amendment was specifically meant to protect! (as opposed to anti-religious misconstruction...)

Are they unspeakably political? No more so than many of the decisions the Supreme Court has rendered in the past, like Roe vs. Wade.

Less political, far less activist and controversial than Roe v. Wade, Reynolds v. Sims, and so on.

The Supreme Court has moved to the right with the appointment of Roberts and Alito

It is not as far now to the left, and not as activist, as before, which has the Usual Suspects angry.

This isn’t the end of the world.

“Bush administration extremism”? Nonsense.

“right-winger zealots”? Please. Spare us.

“Christie Todd Whitman lied”? How do you know?

“The Iraq war is a disaster and it is time to bring the troops home.” Retread from how many times before?

“he is his own planet”: Hyperbole.

“I don’t know which is more frightening…”: Retread.

One of the court rulings was in defense of the First Amendment, in fact, about political ads, which are the kind of true free speech that the Amendment was specifically meant to protect! (as opposed to anti-religious misconstruction…)

]]> By: Orson Buggeigh http://themoderatevoice.com/13722/washington-burning-the-fire-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-87540 Orson Buggeigh Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:05:11 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/bush-administration/13722/washington-burning-the-fire-this-time/#comment-87540 Are these brilliant decisions? No. Are they unspeakably political? No more so than many of the decisions the Supreme Court has rendered in the past, like Roe vs. Wade. The Supreme Court has moved to the right with the appointment of Roberts and Alito, but it really hasn't been the catastrophe that some of the pundits present. Free speech in the public schools has some limitations. This isn't the end of the world. Allowing religious denominations to work among the poor is not an evil. Are these brilliant decisions? No. Are they unspeakably political? No more so than many of the decisions the Supreme Court has rendered in the past, like Roe vs. Wade. The Supreme Court has moved to the right with the appointment of Roberts and Alito, but it really hasn’t been the catastrophe that some of the pundits present. Free speech in the public schools has some limitations. This isn’t the end of the world. Allowing religious denominations to work among the poor is not an evil.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/13722/washington-burning-the-fire-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-87527 DLS Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:52:34 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/bush-administration/13722/washington-burning-the-fire-this-time/#comment-87527 Calm down and grow up. Calm down and grow up.

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