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What’s unconstitutional about fascism?

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  • S Stan Shannon

    Vincent Reynolds wrote:

    he did spend twelve years at the University of Chicago Law School teaching constitutional law.

    12 years! Wow! I'll bet someone of his incredible intellect must have published a great amount of ground breaking legal work...

    Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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    Vincent Reynolds
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    Stan Shannon wrote:

    I'll bet someone of his incredible intellect must have published a great amount of ground breaking legal work...

    Having no groundbreaking revelatory insights worthy of publication does not preclude his possessing a deeper understanding of U.S. Constitutional issues than you could ever hope to have. As far as intellect goes, I'll take his books, lectures, and body of work—including his tenure as editor of the Harvard Law Review—against your extensive Soapbox ranting any day of the week.

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    • S Stan Shannon

      Vincent Reynolds wrote:

      he did spend twelve years at the University of Chicago Law School teaching constitutional law.

      12 years! Wow! I'll bet someone of his incredible intellect must have published a great amount of ground breaking legal work...

      Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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      It's not enough that he went to law school, or taught law, he needs to have published original groundbreaking work to be considered knowledgeable. Riiight. So are you trying to convey an underlying message that nobody should take you seriously, having never published anything of significance (much less "original groundbreaking work") in, well, anything, ostensibly never having taught anything at a university level, and never having had a formal education in most of the subjects you deign to talk about (history, politics, law, etc)? :laugh:

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      • V Vincent Reynolds

        Oakman wrote:

        I heard one bimbo on MSNBC promote Obama to Constitutional Professor

        According to Wikipedia, he did spend twelve years at the University of Chicago Law School teaching constitutional law. I reckon that pretty much makes him a "Constitutional Professor", at least for that period of time, and in bimbo-speak. I'm not disagreeing with your other points, just offering that small clarification.

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        Thanks for the info. Sometimes one considers the source too much

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        • S Stan Shannon

          Vincent Reynolds wrote:

          he did spend twelve years at the University of Chicago Law School teaching constitutional law.

          12 years! Wow! I'll bet someone of his incredible intellect must have published a great amount of ground breaking legal work...

          Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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          Oakman
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          Stan Shannon wrote: 12 years! Wow! I'll bet someone of his incredible intellect must have published a great amount of ground breaking legal work... You know, if you are going to play David to Obama's Goliath, it behooves you to make sure you have stones in your sling. I was wrong, the bimbo was right. End of story.

          Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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            Stan Shannon wrote: 12 years! Wow! I'll bet someone of his incredible intellect must have published a great amount of ground breaking legal work... You know, if you are going to play David to Obama's Goliath, it behooves you to make sure you have stones in your sling. I was wrong, the bimbo was right. End of story.

            Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin

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            Stan Shannon
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            Oakman wrote:

            You know, if you are going to play David to Obama's Goliath, it behooves you to make sure you have stones in your sling. I was wrong, the bimbo was right. End of story.

            You didn't know he was a law professor? It was in all the news. The question is, what did he actually accomplish. Alas, as with everything else in Obama's previous life - not much.

            Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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              Stan Shannon wrote:

              I'll bet someone of his incredible intellect must have published a great amount of ground breaking legal work...

              Having no groundbreaking revelatory insights worthy of publication does not preclude his possessing a deeper understanding of U.S. Constitutional issues than you could ever hope to have. As far as intellect goes, I'll take his books, lectures, and body of work—including his tenure as editor of the Harvard Law Review—against your extensive Soapbox ranting any day of the week.

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              Stan Shannon
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              Vincent Reynolds wrote:

              Having no groundbreaking revelatory insights worthy of publication does not preclude his possessing a deeper understanding of U.S. Constitutional issues than you could ever hope to have. As far as intellect goes, I'll take his books, lectures, and body of work—including his tenure as editor of the Harvard Law Review—against your extensive Soapbox ranting any day of the week.

              Fine with me if you think a mediocre academic career qualifies one for the presidency.

              Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                It's not enough that he went to law school, or taught law, he needs to have published original groundbreaking work to be considered knowledgeable. Riiight. So are you trying to convey an underlying message that nobody should take you seriously, having never published anything of significance (much less "original groundbreaking work") in, well, anything, ostensibly never having taught anything at a university level, and never having had a formal education in most of the subjects you deign to talk about (history, politics, law, etc)? :laugh:

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                Stan Shannon
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                Fisticuffs wrote:

                It's not enough that he went to law school, or taught law, he needs to have published original groundbreaking work to be considered knowledgeable. Riiight. So are you trying to convey an underlying message that nobody should take you seriously, having never published anything of significance (much less "original groundbreaking work") in, well, anything, ostensibly never having taught anything at a university level, and never having had a formal education in most of the subjects you deign to talk about (history, politics, law, etc)?

                You're justifying Obama's qualifications to be president by comparing him to me? that is actually pretty damned scary.

                Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                • S Stan Shannon

                  Fisticuffs wrote:

                  It's not enough that he went to law school, or taught law, he needs to have published original groundbreaking work to be considered knowledgeable. Riiight. So are you trying to convey an underlying message that nobody should take you seriously, having never published anything of significance (much less "original groundbreaking work") in, well, anything, ostensibly never having taught anything at a university level, and never having had a formal education in most of the subjects you deign to talk about (history, politics, law, etc)?

                  You're justifying Obama's qualifications to be president by comparing him to me? that is actually pretty damned scary.

                  Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                  Stan Shannon wrote:

                  You're justifying Obama's qualifications to be president by comparing him to me? that is actually pretty damned scary.

                  Uh huh. What does him being president have anything to do with the qualifications necessary to justify a knowledge of constitutional law? See, it sounds like you're saying that unless you're actually important, you don't really need an education on the subjects you decide to talk about - which fits perfectly with the idea that you think waaaaay too much of your opinions.

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                  • S Stan Shannon

                    Oakman wrote:

                    You know, if you are going to play David to Obama's Goliath, it behooves you to make sure you have stones in your sling. I was wrong, the bimbo was right. End of story.

                    You didn't know he was a law professor? It was in all the news. The question is, what did he actually accomplish. Alas, as with everything else in Obama's previous life - not much.

                    Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                    Stan Shannon wrote:

                    he question is, what did he actually accomplish. Alas, as with everything else in Obama's previous life - not much.

                    There go those goalposts again! :laugh:

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                    • S Stan Shannon

                      Oakman wrote:

                      You know, if you are going to play David to Obama's Goliath, it behooves you to make sure you have stones in your sling. I was wrong, the bimbo was right. End of story.

                      You didn't know he was a law professor? It was in all the news. The question is, what did he actually accomplish. Alas, as with everything else in Obama's previous life - not much.

                      Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                      Vincent Reynolds
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                      Stan Shannon wrote:

                      The question is, what did he actually accomplish.

                      I would imagine he actually taught law students, presumably about constitutional law. Given his demeanor and rhetorical skill, I'm quite sure he was an excellent teacher, and being an excellent teacher for twelve years is one hell of an accomplishment in my book.

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                      • S Stan Shannon

                        Vincent Reynolds wrote:

                        Having no groundbreaking revelatory insights worthy of publication does not preclude his possessing a deeper understanding of U.S. Constitutional issues than you could ever hope to have. As far as intellect goes, I'll take his books, lectures, and body of work—including his tenure as editor of the Harvard Law Review—against your extensive Soapbox ranting any day of the week.

                        Fine with me if you think a mediocre academic career qualifies one for the presidency.

                        Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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                        Stan Shannon wrote:

                        Fine with me if you think a mediocre academic career qualifies one for the presidency.

                        You seemed to be fine with Bush's academic qualifications. And you seem to think your poor academic career qualifies you to pontificate on all things political and governmental.

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                        • M Mike Gaskey

                          Fascinating[^] - creditor pushes back. Now, isn't Obama a Constituitional scholar? The answer is, "Yes, or so we've been told". If so, he's willfully violating the Constituition. Isn't that an impeachable offense?

                          Mike - typical white guy. The USA does have universal healthcare, but you have to pay for it. D'oh. Thomas Mann - "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." The NYT - my leftist brochure. Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist”. God doesn't believe in atheists, therefore they don't exist.

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                          Wait, what's that about an "impeachable offense"? Didn't you get the memo? I understand why you're upset, but on the other hand I also have a belief that we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards. And part of Obama's job is to make sure that for example at Chrysler, you've got extraordinarily talented people who are working very hard to keep Americans safe. We don't want them to suddenly feel like they've got to spend all their time looking over their shoulders and lawyering. Really, what we need to do here is get things right in the future, as opposed looking at what we got wrong in the past. :laugh:

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                          • D Daniel Ferguson

                            Wait, what's that about an "impeachable offense"? Didn't you get the memo? I understand why you're upset, but on the other hand I also have a belief that we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards. And part of Obama's job is to make sure that for example at Chrysler, you've got extraordinarily talented people who are working very hard to keep Americans safe. We don't want them to suddenly feel like they've got to spend all their time looking over their shoulders and lawyering. Really, what we need to do here is get things right in the future, as opposed looking at what we got wrong in the past. :laugh:

                            You never ever could win a war / That's what you have to learn / Here everybody is a loser / You will get nothing in return - "Fortunes of War", Funker Vogt

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                            Mike Gaskey
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                            Daniel Ferguson wrote:

                            we need to look forward

                            to what exactly?

                            Mike - typical white guy. The USA does have universal healthcare, but you have to pay for it. D'oh. Thomas Mann - "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." The NYT - my leftist brochure. Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist”. God doesn't believe in atheists, therefore they don't exist.

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                            • M Mike Gaskey

                              Daniel Ferguson wrote:

                              we need to look forward

                              to what exactly?

                              Mike - typical white guy. The USA does have universal healthcare, but you have to pay for it. D'oh. Thomas Mann - "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." The NYT - my leftist brochure. Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist”. God doesn't believe in atheists, therefore they don't exist.

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                              Daniel Ferguson
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                              Mike Gaskey wrote:

                              to what exactly?

                              I'm not quite sure. Obama keeps saying at and the only thing I can think of is looking forward to a future where Presidents aren't tried even if there's evidence they've committed a crime.

                              You never ever could win a war / That's what you have to learn / Here everybody is a loser / You will get nothing in return - "Fortunes of War", Funker Vogt

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