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2003-10-31 Home Front

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Posted by Old Patriot 2003-10-31 1:27:03 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "The impressions we create in this world are important, and they can leave their mark"

That mark should be the impression of the boot that kicks you off the court.

Posted by Steve 2003-10-31 1:37:45 PM|| 2003-10-31 1:37:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The only thing the USSC needs to worry about is the whole "living constitution" malarkey. C'mon, folks, it's written in plain english, just read and understand. It's really not that complicated.

As for "foreign law", it's for foreigners.

Posted by mojo 2003-10-31 1:59:28 PM|| 2003-10-31 1:59:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Um, didn't we pretty much start this country with the notion that all the other guys were doing it wrong?

Posted by BH 2003-10-31 2:06:55 PM|| 2003-10-31 2:06:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Agreed OP. We need to make it painfully LOUD and clear that we the people will not tolerate being made subservient to foreign laws or any ruling that draws upon them. I will be lobbying congress appropriately.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-10-31 2:10:31 PM|| 2003-10-31 2:10:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Grounds for impeachment IMO.

Posted by someone 2003-10-31 2:28:09 PM|| 2003-10-31 2:28:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 OP, here's the oath of office I had to memorize for re-enlisting or promoting my Marines (I also have a copy in my wallet as my memory is sometimes not worth a crap):

I, (state your name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegience to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the uniform code of military justice. So help me God.

The oath of office for officers is slightly different. For officers they added the part that goes "I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of which I am about to enter."

She would do well to remind herself of that. Notice how no one screwed w/the word "God" in that oath.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-10-31 2:43:19 PM|| 2003-10-31 2:43:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 If I understand her US courts should pay more attention to "legal" decisions taken in Saudi Arabia, Sudan, North Korea or in assemblies where their ilk is majority (read the UN).

Despite not being an US citizen I would like to attract her attention to the fact that American judges are not free to choose the legislation they would like, they are required to enforce the laws voted by the representatives of the people of the United States, not foreign legislations dictated by foreign potentates.

Posted by JFM 2003-10-31 4:17:03 PM|| 2003-10-31 4:17:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 JFM, the foriegn precedent is a cannard that several of the justices used to throwout sodomy laws. Sounds like she is implying that we'll see more of the same (i.e. when there is nothing to support the position that you want to take in the actual, launch a fishing expedition through UN and EU quasi law to pind some backing.)

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-31 5:29:36 PM|| 2003-10-31 5:29:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Here's the international law.

Rule Britiniaa (Freedom of the Seas)

Monroe Doctrine (Freedom from EU)

Code No-Napoleon (Freedom from Huey Long)

No-Moore (Freedom from morons.)

Posted by Shipman 2003-10-31 5:59:07 PM|| 2003-10-31 5:59:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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