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Senator advocating/justifying violence against judges?
mr.Curmudgeon:
--- Quote from: saint on April 05, 2005, 11:28:51 am ---It's one of the reasons those on the left were so dismayed by Bush's re-election. He stands to make quite an impact on the judicial system through supreme court appointments this term.
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Another reason we're so dismayed (if I can be so bold as to speak for an entire group of people) is that Bush, himself, was originally appointed by "activist judges" in 2000, when the election could have just as easily gone to Gore.
Bush and his party should be thanking these judges, not speaking out against them. But given that they are, I think we need to be clear that the word "activist" is becoming a pejorative meaning "doesn't make the decisions I want them to".
mrC
Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on April 05, 2005, 12:00:10 pm ---The violence against these judges was carried out by a rapist and a white supremacist. They were angry because the judge ruled against them.
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The white supremacist you are referring to was cleared.
mr.Curmudgeon:
--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on April 05, 2005, 12:40:38 pm ---You can do a quick search on the internet and find a white supremacist that killed a judge a few years ago and claim that
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Dartful Dodger:
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