The Glade 4.0

If we can find some examples of Republicans running away I promise to denounce it, but as it stands now the running away is a solidly Dem tactic.

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Or like DOMA we can just let the Prez call it unconstuitional and direct Holder to stop defending it. So instead of going through the judiciary like its supposed to, AGAIN Obama is doing a run around the checks and balances system. I can't wait until someone uses this tatic with Roe v Wade.

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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

DOMA is virtually impossible to challenge in court, that was one of the law's major selling points.

Oh ok, that totally makes it right as rain. /facepalm.

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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

Checks and balances does not require the Executive to defend any congressional law. Actually, checks and balances provides for the opposite. Congress, should they wish to defend it, can provide a lawyer to do so.

So directing the AG to not address this issue is correct? Again, I have zero at stake on the issue other than it sets an easily abuseable precident.

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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

If the Justice Department believes the law is unconstitutional, they need not defend it. This does not prevent Congress from defending it.

There is already a precedent for this.

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A recent immigrant from Canada joins the Wisconsin protesters:

Just as a note: Khross would you be in favor of arresting Abraham Lincoln for his attempt at Quarum busting?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorum-bus ... um-busting


I was looking for more examples, but It does seem (by anecdotal evidence only) that lately this has been primarily a democratic tactic.


However, at least two of the examples cited in the wiki article (the Texas Redistricting and the current protest) were preceeded by what was perceived as other legislative 'dirty tricks' (Gerrymandering mid-cycle, the snap-vote on in the Assembly)

Times were different, you can't really say who should be arrested or not.

Abraham Lincoln did quite a few things for which he should have been prosecuted. He did at least two for which he should have been hung.

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Why? It's not fair to hang people when they mess something up at their jobs.

Define "mess up" as it relates to Khrosss exqmple.

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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

I really don't care about the specific example. People shouldn't be killed when they perform poorly at a work-related task.

I believe that Khross is accusing Lincoln of high treason.

He was in a very tough situation. It's like walking on glass. He shouldn't be killed for whatever decisions he made.

So you advocate genocide without concequence?

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I never said without consequence. Just without the death penalty.

Genocide really? I don't think you understand what that term means. We can all agree that history has been re-written by both sides about Lincoln a great deal as we try to uncover what happened. But it wasn't genocide. It may have even been an illegal war. We can argue the merits if Lincoln was justified in suspending habeas corpus. But when you use loaded language, unjustifiably so, then you really have lost the argument before you've made your case.

Genocide really? I don't think you understand what that term means. We can all agree that history has been re-written by both sides about Lincoln a great deal as we try to uncover what happened. But it wasn't genocide. It may have even been an illegal war. We can argue the merits if Lincoln was justified in suspending habeas corpus. But when you use loaded language, unjustifiably so, then you really have lost the argument before you've made your case.

And yet he was, albeit as illegally as his actions were.

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I wasn't talking about Lincoln. Think about what he said.

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Killing those you quite literally lord over isn't cause enough for death yourself?

Why?

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I agree that it is unacceptable behavior. But once removed from power these people are no longer a threat to society, and harming them just serves some sadistic purpose in people's minds.

Ok, fair enough then. And I see where you were going with it now.