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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Reporter Over Identity of Source
NYT ^ | 06/02/2014 | Adam Liptak

Posted on 06/02/2014 8:17:08 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan

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To: BuckeyeTexan
RE :”Generally, a denial of cert does not indicate how SCOTUS would rule in a particular case and no opinion should be inferred. Because SCOTUS won’t hear Risen’s appeal, Holder can (but likely won’t) jail Risen. That doesn’t actually mean that SCOTUS sided with the government, but the end result is that the government wins.”

Exactly how gay marriage is imposed on the states.

The SCOTUS knows full well what they are doing.

21 posted on 06/02/2014 8:59:09 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. I won. ')
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To: sickoflibs

Certainly, SCOTUS considers the consequences of denying cert in significant cases. I wasn’t suggesting that they don’t. Generally, however, SCOTUS rejects the vast majority of petitions.

A denial of cert implies two things, IMHO: a) less than four justices voted in conference to hear the case and, b) the legal questions presented in the petition were not significant enough to garner four votes.


22 posted on 06/02/2014 9:08:52 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: abb

A passing thought:

That statement about the liberty of the press with respect to the little guy versus the big guy would lead me to think it correlates to today’s bloggers versus the mainstream media.


23 posted on 06/02/2014 9:13:58 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

Which is why the State Run Media’s ass is on fire, wanting to enact a federal shield law. Then only government-approved “journalists” would be covered, and by extension, pamphleteers and bloggers would not be.


24 posted on 06/02/2014 9:17:46 AM PDT by abb
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To: wrench

Maybe a Class Action Injunction Petition on behalf of We, the People to the entire Federal Government, including “both” parties, to Cease and Desist further implementation of the Fascist State of Obamanation?

Or we, the sheep could just continue to do nothing at all - - - .


25 posted on 06/02/2014 10:03:40 AM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Graewoulf

The Bundy incident showed me what a peaceful but very insistent assembly of We The People can accomplish. Personally, I don’t know why we shouldn’t assemble in D.C. to peacefully INSIST that specific individuals in the Legislative and Executive branches vacate their elected offices immediately. It doesn’t require armed conflict or violence. They can go willing or be escorted out; it’d be their choice.

But I have almost zero tolerance for corruption and apathy and little patience for the ballot box. I like to get things done. It’s taking too long for my taste to put this country back on constitutional footing.


26 posted on 06/02/2014 10:21:38 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: BuckeyeTexan; trooprally; cripplecreek; Lady Jag; MeshugeMikey; Texas Fossil; All

Yours is a great idea!

Ponder this:

* The GOP-E considers the Reagan Years to be the Era of THE BIG TENT.

* In the 1930’s the WW One Veterans protested the Federal Government, and camped out on the lawns near the Smithsonian.

* FDR sent in MacArthur and Eisenhower with US Cannons and Army troops to bust up the camped Vets.

* Combine the incidents above and apply to today.

* Now we have room on the green lawns of the Federal District of Corruption to stake up many tents to house many different minority political views, each tent fairly and equally protected from discrimination, of course.

Our only weapons for, We The People would abundant copies of The Bill of Rights, the US Constitution, and the Anglican Book of Prayer that was used by our Founding Fathers to write those documents.

* A suggested name for the tent city might be: “Valley Forge South.”

REMEMBER THE US CONSTITUTION!


27 posted on 06/02/2014 12:16:07 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: BuckeyeTexan
The press is free, but that freedom does not place them in a position outside of, and superior to, the criminal law and the Constitution.

Defendants in a criminal trial have a right, an enforceable right, to confront witnesses. The courts have the right to compel testimony (other than self-incrimination).

28 posted on 06/02/2014 12:18:28 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Graewoulf
The HEATS ON! when time magazine calls obamas "HERO" a deserter and a traitor......we MAY have the EAR of even the lowest info "voter"



TIME TO DEPOSE THE GRAN MUFTI!!
29 posted on 06/02/2014 12:20:59 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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30 posted on 06/02/2014 12:21:44 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: MeshugeMikey

This violation by Obama may “transform” many a low information Vet into a high information Vet.


31 posted on 06/02/2014 12:24:36 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Graewoulf

i dont remember ever being as angry.


32 posted on 06/02/2014 12:26:03 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Boonie; harpu; wrench; Logical me; who_would_fardels_bear; GeronL; All

A “Bring y’alls tents!” PING!


33 posted on 06/02/2014 12:31:03 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: MeshugeMikey; All

Steady now Friend,
The end is o’re the hill,
Or maybe the next one,
Only time will tell.

Steady as she goes,
And take no prisoners,
For they chose to oppose,
When we were on Cruz Control.


34 posted on 06/02/2014 12:37:00 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Graewoulf

“depends upon opposition leaders who refuse to lead the opposition”

Which is what we have now


35 posted on 06/02/2014 12:51:57 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

Yup, and Boehner, Cantor, McConnell and McCain are proud of it.


36 posted on 06/02/2014 1:04:39 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: MeshugeMikey; All

Is there any truth to the vicious, Vicious rumor that Obama arranged for the release of Bowe Bergdahl to replace Shinseki as head of the VA?

The timing is very suspicious - - - - .


37 posted on 06/02/2014 1:41:58 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Graewoulf

ahahahahaha COULD VERY WELL be!!!

the COVER UP of the YEAR!!!


38 posted on 06/02/2014 1:44:32 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Graewoulf

continue to do nothing at all - -,

this seems to be the course we are taking.


39 posted on 06/02/2014 2:13:31 PM PDT by wrench
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