Dubya is back in the saddle of sanity

Scotland on Sunday ^ | Sun 19 May 2002 | Gerald Warner

[kaylar]

Hah! Guess my post to you trying to sell you on the SOS site was wasted ; you probably knew of it long before I did, perhaps even from its 'dead tree' days. (Newpapers? Magazines? What're those?)

[katherineisgreat]

I'm in 9th grade and studying Marbury currently. The teacher prizes herself on being a "moderate" I'm writing the class paper on the unconsitutionality of Roe v. Wade. :)

She openly admits to loving Judicial activism. I can't understand why leftists who love the "will of the people" (gore) won't restore power to them

The whole concept of Judicial review seems inherently flawed, because of the power that it allows the court to have. UNBRIDLED power! Strike down a law if ya don't like it.... use the due process clause and case law as your reasons. Nice to hear I'm the only one who opposes Marbury.

[kaylar]

The only bad thing about that site is its once a week status. That, and Gerald Warner isn't in every edition. But it's still one of my favorites.

[Pokey78]

And come to think of it, Rik must be the managing editor of The Guardian. hehe

[Lady In Blue]

A good read! Thanks. I've always loved the Scots!

[Howlin]

That's why you like me, I'm Scotch-Irish!

[JulieRNR21]

Wonderful post! This writer describes our Super Dubya perfectly!

[kaylar]

Give 'er heck! The leftists are convinced that every 'advance' in civil rights was brought about by judicial activism and/or government coercion against the retrograde rednecks fighting for the status quo. Upholding strict constitutionality against that sort of mindset is a challenge. Good luck.

[katherineisgreat]

I'm in 9th grade and studying Marbury currently. The teacher prizes herself on being a "moderate" I'm writing the class paper on the unconsitutionality of Roe v. Wade. :)

She openly admits to loving Judicial activism. I can't understand why leftists who love the "will of the people" (gore) won't restore power to them

The whole concept of Judicial review seems inherently flawed, because of the power that it allows the court to have. UNBRIDLED power! Strike down a law if ya don't like it.... use the due process clause and case law as your reasons. Nice to hear I'm the only one who opposes Marbury.

[kaylar]

Love the graphix!

[katherineisgreat]

sorry for the double post. my browser hit back.

[kaylar]

Stuff happens! Anyway, good luck with your teacher ; hopes he gives grades fairly, not according to whether the student regurgitates propaganda.

[dheretic]

I have to say that I honestly could not blame anyone for doing whatever is necessary to keep their countrymen from being brought before the ICC. I don't include just Americans, but anyone. No one should have to be brought before such an elitist institution where they will be cattle for the slaughter. Even the most biggoted nations would give a so-called war criminal a fairer trial in their courts than the ICC would. War is a crime, to create a new concept called a "war-crime" is pointless. The only war criminals are the politicians that start wars. All wars are avoidable. Stupid politicians that are unwilling to act with half the intelligence of their constituents are the root cause of war.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Bump.

[kaylar]

Very true, and after Durban, I don't think anyone can expect the ICC to be anything but (at best) a powerless "feel good" farce, and at worst the main force for tyranny to come along in quite a few decades.

[Lady In Blue]

hehehehe! And don't you just love the sound of those bagpipes?!

[tubebender]

Good article. And from Scotland, imagine that.

Would you allow me to second that...

[harpo11]

LOL!!! So true.

[Miss Marple]

The call of the clans is one which echoes down through the generations. McLean of Lochbuie here...a small but proud group, and I LOVE the sound of the pipes!

Howlin..welcome back! We missed you!

[dheretic]

I doubt it will last long. The first time it takes away a popular political leader or politician will be its last. Milosovic was not popular with the Serbs because he was a hardline Socialist in a nation that wanted free elections and a more capitalistic economy. Wait till they take an Ariel Sharon away. They would be so lucky if an extremely bloody operation to extract him from the ICC was the worst thing that happens to them. I could see WWIII being brought about by the ICC more easily than I could by the Middle East. The first time an American, Russian or Chinese President is arrested in Europe and taken to the ICC will be the time when the bulk of Europe gets a feel for just how great the military power distance is between a pissant socialist state and a superpower.