Death in a Courtly Manner

Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 5 March 2005 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

[Congressman Billybob]

I began my checkered career in math and engineering. There is a near parallel between those pursuits, and the law. In the first two pursuits, the conclusion follows logically from the premises, and all must be valid. The law makes one change.

In law, the premise may be absurd, or impossible. But all that follows from the premise much be logical. For instance: assume the premise that the sun rises at noon in New York in June. Then the correct answer to the question, when is lunchtime, is 6 p.m. LOL.

Once you get over the pesky idea that truth exists, law becomes a piece of cake to those trained in engineering.

Congressman Billybob

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[par4]

I think that I understand, therefore it's time for a cocktail.

Always a pleasure sir. Regards...

[GopherIt]

What you've said.

[upchuck]

The as yet unanswered question is, since the sherrif has no balls, will the citizens form a posse or just grumble a little and go back to sleep.

I vote we posse up and go after them.

When the civil disobedience comes and everyone is running around asking, "WHY?", remember this decision and the sodomy decision and the millions of criminal aliens that have so easily waltzed into our country.

Folks are getting fed up!

[itsahoot]

will the citizens form a posse or just grumble a little and go back to sleep.

My prediction....just grumble a little and go back to sleep.

[John Valentine]

When I read that comment about the opinons of other nations, I thought I must be reading the Declaration of Independence.

Then I realized that indeed I was reading exactly that: the Supreme Court's declaration of independence from the constraints of precedent, legislation and the Constitution.

[Grendel9]

The missing word is probably "noose"

[The Red Zone]

and they look to cherry-pick international law

yeah, why aren't they kowtowing to some of the harsher things found in international, but not american, law? such as a much abbreviated "due process"? at least you would think these yokels would be consistent.

[Bogolyubski]

Slam dunk, Congressman Billybob!

[Bluegrass Federalist]

I sent you a congratulatory email. Bump for later.

[bert]

.....judicial tyranny...

Precisely correct phrase.

Rule by tyrants was tried and found lacking thousands of years ago. The liberals have reintroduced tyrannical rule under the guise of a supreme court. The Senate Republicans have the opportunity but seem to lack the will.