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"Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and
intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished
from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and
the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people,
in order to betray them."
Justice Joseph Story
(1779-1845) US Supreme Court Justice
1833

"I believe the Court has no power to add to or subtract from the
procedures set forth by the founders...I shall not at any time
surrender my belief that the document itself should be our guide, not
our own concept of what is fair, decent, and right."
Justice Hugo L. Black
1969 Interview
Source:The Supreme Court and Its Great Justices by Sidney H. Asch

“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her
experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a
white male who hasn’t lived that life,”
Sonia Sotomayor, nominee for The Supreme Court of The United States
In a speech given in 2001

Anything jump out at you here?  I realize we're all products of our circumstances.  Thousands of things large and small grind the lens through which we see the universe and contribute to how we evaluate the world around us.  However, I worry about a Justice who believes that their ethnicity or gender better qualify them to interpret the Constitution of The United States.



The pretty lady holding the "scales of justice" is blindfolded for a reason.

05/27/2009, 17:17
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by marleed


The American Cemetery on Omaha Beach Normandy, France

We are humbled and grateful.

05/25/2009, 10:18
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by marleed


To borrow the words of Abraham Lincoln, it is "fitting and right" that we remember those who sacrificed everything that we might be free.  Let us not ever take our liberty and freedom for granted.

05/24/2009, 12:17
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by marleed


I'm certain I don't have to remind you why most of us don't have to go to work on Monday.  Have a wonderful holiday weekend . . . Spend a bit of time reflecting on the many blessings of liberty we have in large part because of the sacrifices of others.  May it inspire us to fight on to preserve our God given freedoms!

05/23/2009, 12:19
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by marleed

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy


Thank GOD Dick Cheney had the courage to defend himself and the Bush administration on this important topic. Obama has no cohesive national security policy other than to blame everyone in the Bush administration for war crimes and to apologize to the world for all the pain and suffering we've caused (and if you listened to Obama's speech today you know that we've pretty much caused it ALL).  Cheney won this exchange, in my humble opinion.  Listen and see if you don't agree.

05/21/2009, 18:28
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by marleed


I would like to bring a great piece of work to your attention. This is a straight forward assessment of Republicans in the U.S. Senate.  I've included the findings on the table below, but click on the link to visit the website (
Not One Red Cent)  and see how the ratings were calculated.


Fight the National Republican Senatorial Committee's betrayal of the conservative grassroots!

State

Member

Rating

Average





Alabama

SESSIONS

squishy

71.00





Alabama

SHELBY

squishy

57.75





Alaska

MURKOWSKI

squishy

62.75





Alaska

STEVENS

liberal

33.25





Arizona

KYL

conservative

87.50





Arizona

McCAIN

squishy

70.00





Colorado

ALLARD

conservative

83.50





Florida

MARTINEZ

liberal

52.25





Georgia

CHAMBLISS

squishy

62.75





Georgia

ISAKSON

squishy

62.75





Idaho

CRAIG

squishy

64.25





Idaho

CRAPO

conservative

81.25





Indiana

LUGAR

squishy

55.75





Iowa

GRASSLEY

liberal

52.25





Kansas

BROWNBACK

conservative

73.00





Kansas

ROBERTS

conservative

74.00





Kentucky

BUNNING

conservative

87.50





Kentucky

McCONNELL

squishy

58.50





Louisiana

VITTER

squishy

69.75





Maine

COLLINS

liberal

39.00





Maine

SNOWE

liberal

29.75





Minnesota

COLEMAN

liberal

38.00





Mississippi

COCHRAN

liberal

48.50





Mississippi

WICKER

liberal

54.50





Missouri

BOND

liberal

48.50





Nebraska

HAGEL

squishy

66.75





Nevada

ENSIGN

conservative

82.50





New Hampshire

GREGG

conservative

72.75





New Hampshire

SUNUNU

squishy

66.75





New Mexico

DOMENICI

liberal

45.50





North Carolina

BURR

conservative

72.00





North Carolina

DOLE

liberal

49.50





Ohio

VOINOVICH

liberal

47.25





Oklahoma

COBURN

conservative

92.00





Oklahoma

INHOFE

conservative

79.00





Oregon

SMITH

liberal

32.50





Pennsylvania

SPECTER

liberal

36.50





South Carolina

DeMINT

conservative

98.00





South Carolina

GRAHAM

squishy

63.75





South Dakota

THUNE

conservative

79.50





Tennessee

ALEXANDER

squishy

60.00





Tennessee

CORKER

conservative

75.25





Texas

CORNYN

squishy

67.00





Texas

HUTCHISON

liberal

55.50





Utah

BENNETT

squishy

56.00





Utah

HATCH

squishy

68.25





Virginia

WARNER

liberal

35.25





Wyoming

BARRASSO

conservative

91.00





Wyoming

ENZI

conservative

91.00






WAY too much squishy going on here in my opinion!

05/19/2009, 13:39


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