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"Fred Stone" |
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01 Jul 2005 03:36:17 PM |
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Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a decisive
swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the major legal issues of
our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a major
opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so chooses...
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove
the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible."
[H.L. Mencken, "Prejudices"]
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| User: "Ben Goren" |
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01 Jul 2005 05:18:33 PM |
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Fred Stone wrote:
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
She's not just ``a moderate,'' she's the swing vote on the
court. Tally up all the 5-4 decisions and the overwhelming
majority of the time she's the fifth one.
This is not good news. Not good at /all./ I can only hope that the
impeachment starts before the confirmation hearings. Fat chance, I
know.
Cheers,
b&
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| User: "Greywolf" |
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01 Jul 2005 06:31:22 PM |
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"Ben Goren" <ben@trumpetpower.com> wrote in message
news:42c57be3$1_1@spool9-west.superfeed.net...
Fred Stone wrote:
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
She's not just ``a moderate,'' she's the swing vote on the
court. Tally up all the 5-4 decisions and the overwhelming
majority of the time she's the fifth one.
This is not good news. Not good at /all./ I can only hope that the
impeachment starts before the confirmation hearings. Fat chance, I
know.
Cheers,
<snip>
I second that. I am sick at heart. I live amid an army of fundamentalists
and feel like shark bait right now.
Greywolf
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
02 Jul 2005 07:53:33 AM |
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In article <42c57be3$1_1@spool9-west.superfeed.net>,
Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com> wrote:
Fred Stone wrote:
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
She's not just ``a moderate,'' she's the swing vote on the
court. Tally up all the 5-4 decisions and the overwhelming
majority of the time she's the fifth one.
This is not good news. Not good at /all./ I can only hope that the
impeachment starts before the confirmation hearings. Fat chance, I
know.
Cheers,
b&
I agree. I wouldn't mind seeing another centrist. If he nominates a
neocon theocrat, the Democrats ought to dig in their heels and try to
hold out until next year when they have a slim chance of taking back the
Senate.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
01 Jul 2005 08:05:14 PM |
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On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:18:33 -0700, Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com> wrote:
This is not good news. Not good at /all./ I can only hope that the
impeachment starts before the confirmation hearings. Fat chance, I
know.
Cheers,
b&
Are you crazy? There won't be any impeachment, unless for teddy "who was
driving" kennedy. You're been listening to the desperation of the 'rat rags too
much lately.
duke
*****
"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
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| User: "towelie" |
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02 Jul 2005 05:09:00 AM |
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TV's duke wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:18:33 -0700, Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com>
wrote:
This is not good news. Not good at /all./ I can only hope that the
impeachment starts before the confirmation hearings. Fat chance, I
know.
Cheers,
b&
Are you crazy? There won't be any impeachment, unless for teddy "who was
driving" kennedy. You're been listening to the desperation of the 'rat
rags too
much lately.
Ted Kennedy? What has he done in the last decade?
The "Blame Clinton" meme is stupid enough, this is downright hilarious.
--
Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning.
A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. Believe in nothing.
- Maynard James Keenan
The belief in the Christian god... is an appalling nightmare. I reject
the notion that the whole universe was created by this kind of evil
creature who would create such a thing. - Anthony Flew, March 22, 2005
aa #2133
ap #19
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| User: "Gregory Gadow" |
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01 Jul 2005 03:59:23 PM |
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Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a decisive
swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the major legal issues of
our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a major
opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma far and above
the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of the highest court in the
land... happy now, Fred?
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful
to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving;
it consists in professing to believe what one does not believe. It is
impossible to calculate the moral mischief, if I may so express it, that
mental lying has produced in society. When man has so far corrupted and
prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to subscribe his professional
belief to things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the
commission of every other crime." - Thomas Paine, "The Age of Reason"
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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01 Jul 2005 04:11:53 PM |
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Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the major
legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a major
opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma far
and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of the
highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove
the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible."
[H.L. Mencken, "Prejudices"]
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| User: "DianaC" |
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01 Jul 2005 06:56:46 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120234313.5fc39e810360e8e904705727b8795da8@teranews...
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the major
legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a major
opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma far
and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of the
highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously and
blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same time they
are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus test".
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01 Jul 2005 08:35:43 PM |
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
news:Olgxe.2247$mr4.879@trnddc05:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120234313.5fc39e810360e8e904705727b8795da8@teranews...
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma far
and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of the
highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously
and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same
time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus
test".
Barbara Boxer is already calling for a pro-choice nominee.
And the Democrats are using the "unite and not divide" code phrase,
meaning "ask us for our short-list".
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove
the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible."
[H.L. Mencken, "Prejudices"]
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| User: "DianaC" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
02 Jul 2005 03:35:48 AM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120250148.e5cb6956c0b766bb020dd98f22ab5adb@teranews...
"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
news:Olgxe.2247$mr4.879@trnddc05:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120234313.5fc39e810360e8e904705727b8795da8@teranews...
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma far
and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of the
highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously
and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same
time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus
test".
Barbara Boxer is already calling for a pro-choice nominee.
And the Democrats are using the "unite and not divide" code phrase,
meaning "ask us for our short-list".
I heard the 'The president should consult with the Senate about the
nominations" today....
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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02 Jul 2005 12:56:26 PM |
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
news:oYnxe.5873$mr4.1774@trnddc05:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120250148.e5cb6956c0b766bb020dd98f22ab5adb@teranews...
"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
news:Olgxe.2247$mr4.879@trnddc05:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120234313.5fc39e810360e8e904705727b8795da8@teranews...
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma
far and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of
the highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't
obviously and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice...
at the same time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a
"litmus test".
Barbara Boxer is already calling for a pro-choice nominee.
And the Democrats are using the "unite and not divide" code phrase,
meaning "ask us for our short-list".
I heard the 'The president should consult with the Senate about the
nominations" today....
Teddy Kennedy was the most explicit. If Bush doesn't come begging the
Democrats for a nominee ahead of time he can expect a HUGE fight.
One of the commentators on the TV last night hit it right on the head:
every interest group with concerns about Court precedents has been
brewing up their talking points for eleven years (since the last justice
was appointed) and now they're going to trot them all out for the
cameras.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove
the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible."
[H.L. Mencken, "Prejudices"]
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| User: "DianaC" |
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02 Jul 2005 01:18:44 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120308986.e97cd17b80a85a26518bc85c52f96b74@teranews...
<snip to>
I heard the 'The president should consult with the Senate about the
nominations" today....
Teddy Kennedy was the most explicit. If Bush doesn't come begging the
Democrats for a nominee ahead of time he can expect a HUGE fight.
One of the commentators on the TV last night hit it right on the head:
every interest group with concerns about Court precedents has been
brewing up their talking points for eleven years (since the last justice
was appointed) and now they're going to trot them all out for the
cameras.
Indeed, this is going to be a very ugly circus....and I was never very fond
of clowns.
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| User: "Fester" |
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01 Jul 2005 09:16:08 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120250148.e5cb6956c0b766bb020dd98f22ab5adb@teranews...
"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
news:Olgxe.2247$mr4.879@trnddc05:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120234313.5fc39e810360e8e904705727b8795da8@teranews...
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma far
and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of the
highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously
and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same
time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus
test".
Barbara Boxer is already calling for a pro-choice nominee.
And the Democrats are using the "unite and not divide" code phrase,
meaning "ask us for our short-list".
They never promised to "unite" so they're just holding up their end of the
bargain. It's all up to Bush to do all the "uniting" by giving the losers
their way on every issue. Such is what passes for Liberal thought these
days.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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01 Jul 2005 09:39:15 PM |
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"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote in
news:soixe.69339$wR6.993956@twister.southeast.rr.com:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120250148.e5cb6956c0b766bb020dd98f22ab5adb@teranews...
"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
news:Olgxe.2247$mr4.879@trnddc05:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120234313.5fc39e810360e8e904705727b8795da8@teranews...
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma
far and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of
the highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't
obviously and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice...
at the same time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a
"litmus test".
Barbara Boxer is already calling for a pro-choice nominee.
And the Democrats are using the "unite and not divide" code phrase,
meaning "ask us for our short-list".
They never promised to "unite" so they're just holding up their end of
the bargain. It's all up to Bush to do all the "uniting" by giving
the losers their way on every issue. Such is what passes for Liberal
thought these days.
Yes, that's about the way I read it.
Oh well, Frist can always fire up the nuclear option again.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove
the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible."
[H.L. Mencken, "Prejudices"]
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| User: "DianaC" |
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02 Jul 2005 03:36:44 AM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote in
news:soixe.69339$wR6.993956@twister.southeast.rr.com:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:1120234313.5fc39e810360e8e904705727b8795da8@teranews...
Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the
major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma
far and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of
the highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't
obviously and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice...
at the same time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a
"litmus test".
Barbara Boxer is already calling for a pro-choice nominee.
And the Democrats are using the "unite and not divide" code phrase,
meaning "ask us for our short-list".
They never promised to "unite" so they're just holding up their end of
the bargain. It's all up to Bush to do all the "uniting" by giving
the losers their way on every issue. Such is what passes for Liberal
thought these days.
Yes, that's about the way I read it.
Oh well, Frist can always fire up the nuclear option again.
I think he screwed that one up. Who's gonna believe it if he tries it again?
(sigh)
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02 Jul 2005 12:59:39 PM |
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
news:gZnxe.5875$mr4.1911@trnddc05:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"Fester" <not@home.com> wrote in
news:soixe.69339$wR6.993956@twister.southeast.rr.com:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
news:42C5685B.8BF9E746@serv.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and
a decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all
the major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation
today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a
major opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so
chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma
far and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of
the highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play
out, won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't
obviously and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice...
at the same time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as
a "litmus test".
Barbara Boxer is already calling for a pro-choice nominee.
And the Democrats are using the "unite and not divide" code phrase,
meaning "ask us for our short-list".
They never promised to "unite" so they're just holding up their end
of the bargain. It's all up to Bush to do all the "uniting" by
giving the losers their way on every issue. Such is what passes for
Liberal thought these days.
Yes, that's about the way I read it.
Oh well, Frist can always fire up the nuclear option again.
I think he screwed that one up. Who's gonna believe it if he tries it
again? (sigh)
I think he played it just right. If Frist hadn't been threatening to go
nuclear, the Democrats in the Gang of Fourteen would have never budged
and the five judges they approved would still be cooling their heels. As
it is, Frist didn't have to actually push the button, and now the
Democrats will look even more like obstructionists when they filibuster.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove
the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible."
[H.L. Mencken, "Prejudices"]
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02 Jul 2005 01:17:44 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
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<snip to>
I think he played it just right. If Frist hadn't been threatening to go
nuclear, the Democrats in the Gang of Fourteen would have never budged
and the five judges they approved would still be cooling their heels. As
it is, Frist didn't have to actually push the button, and now the
Democrats will look even more like obstructionists when they filibuster.
Well, we can hope, anyway.
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| User: "Fester" |
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03 Jul 2005 11:52:57 AM |
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in message
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in
news:gZnxe.5875$mr4.1911@trnddc05:
<snip to>
I think he played it just right. If Frist hadn't been threatening to go
nuclear, the Democrats in the Gang of Fourteen would have never budged
and the five judges they approved would still be cooling their heels. As
it is, Frist didn't have to actually push the button, and now the
Democrats will look even more like obstructionists when they filibuster.
Well, we can hope, anyway.
Ther worst part about today's fillibuster deal is that the party doesn't
need to fillibuster in the traditional sense. They just announce that
they're playing the fillibuster card. I think that drama has its uses in
politics and forcing Senators to man their posts 24x7 listening to the phone
book or whatever is a valuable way to attract public attention. It's one
thing for Mr Smith to constipate the government to save a boys' camp from
the corrupt pols, it's another for them to see it being done by corrupt pols
to prevent a President from appointing a qualified justice.
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| User: "Mark Stahl" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
02 Jul 2005 01:06:10 PM |
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in message
news:Olgxe.2247$mr4.879@trnddc05...
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
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Gregory Gadow <techbear@serv.net> wrote in
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Fred Stone wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/07/01/AR2005070100653.html
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a
decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the major
legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today.
Because she is a moderate, her departure gives President Bush a major
opportunity to alter the direction of the court if he so chooses...
By, no doubt, appointing a religious fanatic who puts his dogma far
and above the Constitution. A second Scalia on the bench of the
highest court in the land... happy now, Fred?
Bush's recent appointments haven't been all that far out.
We will have to see how the Democrats' filibuster tactics play out,
won't we?
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously and
blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same time they
are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus test".
Let's hope so.
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| User: "DianaC" |
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02 Jul 2005 01:19:18 PM |
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"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
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<snip to>
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously and
blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same time
they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus test".
Let's hope so.
Methinks he didn't get the irony....
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| User: "Mark Stahl" |
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03 Jul 2005 04:59:44 PM |
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in message
news:qvwxe.1632$%H4.987@trnddc02...
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:_JidncNCRYlHDVvfRVn-hA@giganews.com...
<snip to>
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously
and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same
time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus test".
Let's hope so.
Methinks he didn't get the irony....
I did. I disregarded it in favor of expressing hope that the opposition
party actually does some opposing this time.
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| User: "DianaC" |
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03 Jul 2005 07:29:45 PM |
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"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in message
news:qvwxe.1632$%H4.987@trnddc02...
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:_JidncNCRYlHDVvfRVn-hA@giganews.com...
<snip to>
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously
and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same
time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus test".
Let's hope so.
Methinks he didn't get the irony....
I did. I disregarded it in favor of expressing hope that the opposition
party actually does some opposing this time.
You're KIDDING, right????
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| User: "Nick J." |
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03 Jul 2005 11:32:13 PM |
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DianaC wrote:
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:RvmdncPUssSJhFXfRVn-gA@giganews.com...
"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in message
news:qvwxe.1632$%H4.987@trnddc02...
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:_JidncNCRYlHDVvfRVn-hA@giganews.com...
<snip to>
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't obviously
and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same
time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus test".
Let's hope so.
Methinks he didn't get the irony....
I did. I disregarded it in favor of expressing hope that the opposition
party actually does some opposing this time.
You're KIDDING, right????
If you don't like living in a country that allows for opposition
political parties, then leave. I'm sure there are many dictatorships
in the world where you will feel much more at home.
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| User: "DianaC" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
04 Jul 2005 02:58:50 AM |
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"Nick J." <NICK0094@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1120433533.618521.238610@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
DianaC wrote:
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:RvmdncPUssSJhFXfRVn-gA@giganews.com...
"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in message
news:qvwxe.1632$%H4.987@trnddc02...
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:_JidncNCRYlHDVvfRVn-hA@giganews.com...
<snip to>
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't
obviously
and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the same
time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus
test".
Let's hope so.
Methinks he didn't get the irony....
I did. I disregarded it in favor of expressing hope that the opposition
party actually does some opposing this time.
You're KIDDING, right????
If you don't like living in a country that allows for opposition
political parties, then leave. I'm sure there are many dictatorships
in the world where you will feel much more at home.
(shaking head sadly) My disbelief wasn't in the idea that the 'opposition
party' should actual do some opposing. My disbelief, and it is deep,
abiding, and springs from wondering what planet YOU are from, is that
anybody thinks they aren't being very oppositional. In fact, downright
obstructionist.
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| User: "Mark Stahl" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
09 Jul 2005 02:04:32 AM |
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"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in message
news:KB1ye.6052$H64.2150@trnddc07...
"Nick J." <NICK0094@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1120433533.618521.238610@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
DianaC wrote:
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:RvmdncPUssSJhFXfRVn-gA@giganews.com...
"DianaC" <dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote in message
news:qvwxe.1632$%H4.987@trnddc02...
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:_JidncNCRYlHDVvfRVn-hA@giganews.com...
<snip to>
I predict that the Dems will filibuster ANY judge who isn't
obviously
and blatantly liberal, activist and loudly pro-choice... at the
same
time they are criticizing Bush for using Roe V Wade as a "litmus
test".
Let's hope so.
Methinks he didn't get the irony....
I did. I disregarded it in favor of expressing hope that the
opposition
party actually does some opposing this time.
You're KIDDING, right????
If you don't like living in a country that allows for opposition
political parties, then leave. I'm sure there are many dictatorships
in the world where you will feel much more at home.
(shaking head sadly) My disbelief wasn't in the idea that the 'opposition
party' should actual do some opposing. My disbelief, and it is deep,
abiding, and springs from wondering what planet YOU are from, is that
anybody thinks they aren't being very oppositional. In fact, downright
obstructionist.
They haven't been nearly obstructionist enough.
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| User: "DianaC" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
09 Jul 2005 04:12:43 AM |
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"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:54ednTyGjaOnrVLfRVn-2A@giganews.com...
<snip to>
(shaking head sadly) My disbelief wasn't in the idea that the 'opposition
party' should actual do some opposing. My disbelief, and it is deep,
abiding, and springs from wondering what planet YOU are from, is that
anybody thinks they aren't being very oppositional. In fact, downright
obstructionist.
They haven't been nearly obstructionist enough.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so against religion is
so.....religious... about their politics.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
11 Jul 2005 04:24:51 PM |
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On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 04:12:43 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:54ednTyGjaOnrVLfRVn-2A@giganews.com...
<snip to>
(shaking head sadly) My disbelief wasn't in the idea that the 'opposition
party' should actual do some opposing. My disbelief, and it is deep,
abiding, and springs from wondering what planet YOU are from, is that
anybody thinks they aren't being very oppositional. In fact, downright
obstructionist.
They haven't been nearly obstructionist enough.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so against religion is
so.....religious... about their politics.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so religious and
'clothed in the armour of the Lord' hasn't the courage to address what
was posted.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "DianaC" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
11 Jul 2005 07:30:26 PM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:u775d1lboqls09215l3n519h3t7pr7i3mi@4ax.com...
On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 04:12:43 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:54ednTyGjaOnrVLfRVn-2A@giganews.com...
<snip to>
(shaking head sadly) My disbelief wasn't in the idea that the
'opposition
party' should actual do some opposing. My disbelief, and it is deep,
abiding, and springs from wondering what planet YOU are from, is that
anybody thinks they aren't being very oppositional. In fact, downright
obstructionist.
They haven't been nearly obstructionist enough.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so against religion is
so.....religious... about their politics.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so religious and
'clothed in the armour of the Lord' hasn't the courage to address what
was posted.
What, that atheists can be just as religiously partisan and unthinking in
their support of a political party/stand as the most fundamentalist theist
can be of his god?
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
15 Jul 2005 02:40:46 AM |
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:30:26 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:u775d1lboqls09215l3n519h3t7pr7i3mi@4ax.com...
On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 04:12:43 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:54ednTyGjaOnrVLfRVn-2A@giganews.com...
<snip to>
(shaking head sadly) My disbelief wasn't in the idea that the
'opposition
party' should actual do some opposing. My disbelief, and it is deep,
abiding, and springs from wondering what planet YOU are from, is that
anybody thinks they aren't being very oppositional. In fact, downright
obstructionist.
They haven't been nearly obstructionist enough.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so against religion is
so.....religious... about their politics.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so religious and
'clothed in the armour of the Lord' hasn't the courage to address what
was posted.
What, that atheists can be just as religiously partisan and unthinking in
their support of a political party/stand as the most fundamentalist theist
can be of his god?
No. Fred and Fester demonstrate that adnauseum. Obviously, I was
speaking of theists like you since I did utilize 'armour of the lard.'
Thank you for, once again, supporting my point.
Subject change;
You might like this one.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274194
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "DianaC" |
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| Title: Re: Sandra Day O'Connor Retires |
15 Jul 2005 03:02:08 AM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:30:26 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:u775d1lboqls09215l3n519h3t7pr7i3mi@4ax.com...
On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 04:12:43 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"Mark Stahl" <stahl@nospam.aecom.yu.edu> wrote in message
news:54ednTyGjaOnrVLfRVn-2A@giganews.com...
<snip to>
(shaking head sadly) My disbelief wasn't in the idea that the
'opposition
party' should actual do some opposing. My disbelief, and it is deep,
abiding, and springs from wondering what planet YOU are from, is that
anybody thinks they aren't being very oppositional. In fact,
downright
obstructionist.
They haven't been nearly obstructionist enough.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so against religion
is
so.....religious... about their politics.
It never ceases to amaze me that a group of people so religious and
'clothed in the armour of the Lord' hasn't the courage to address what
was posted.
What, that atheists can be just as religiously partisan and unthinking in
their support of a political party/stand as the most fundamentalist theist
can be of his god?
No. Fred and Fester demonstrate that adnauseum. Obviously, I was
speaking of theists like you since I did utilize 'armour of the lard.'
Thank you for, once again, supporting my point.
Subject change;
You might like this one.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274194
Dayum, Stoney, that's the best thing you've done that I've seen! You got
the water, I love the trees...you have the dimensions in there. Like one of
your responses, I'd like to go there to read a book.
Then again, maybe not. Rocks that mossy tend to be a tad on the wet side.
;-)
I love it.
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