Thread: BORK HER !!!

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

One thing at a time. No freebies today

"The last guy" nominated at least 4 women to the judiciary
Priscilla Owens
Carolyn Kuhl
Janice Brown
Harriet Miers (supreme court)

I thought we were talking about the Supreme Court, not other federal courts. I am surprised you want to disinter Harriet Miers ... that was a very unfortunate chapter, and had everything to do with GWB's blatant cronyism, not quotas.

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

Some of us OBVIOUSLY don't understand the function of the court according to the Constitution (and not Ms Sotocracker)

I don't know what to say about this. Would you like to explain?

Originally Posted by igitur55

What about Sotomayor's decisions? Tell us why you think a borking is in order.

I really dont care if they fill the position with a he, she or it. But in her own words she admits openly that she is not there to interpret the constitution but to establish policy through precedent. She is not an elected representative, it is not her place to establish policy.

all I'm gonna say is the word "bork" must have wildly different connotations where you're from than from where I'm from.

Originally Posted by jockeys

all I'm gonna say is the word "bork" must have wildly different connotations where you're from than from where I'm from.

Robert H. Bork was shot down during the Supreme Court vetting process due to statements and opinions he had rendered in past.

To "Bork" someone means to hang them with their own rope, so to speak.

To say it another way, he had "painted himself into a corner".
Or opined rather.

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

Robert H. Bork was shot down during the Supreme Court vetting process due to statements and opinions he had rendered in past.

To "Bork" someone means to hang them with their own rope, so to speak.

To say it another way, he had "painted himself into a corner".
Or opined rather.

that's relieving. it means something WAY different 'round here.

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

To "Bork" someone means to hang them with their own rope, so to speak.

In Juggernaut-speak, to "hit them with their own pimps."

Originally Posted by jockeys

that's relieving. it means something WAY different 'round here.

Yeah, here too. He must have not realized it could have been misconstrued to mean anything else

Originally Posted by igitur55

there is no reason why there should not be more women on the Supreme Court.

There is no reason why there should not be more people on the Supreme Court with "Z" in their name. Should there be a quota to make it happen?

Positive discrimination is discrimination.

Originally Posted by Rajagra

Should there be a quota to make it happen? Positive discrimination is discrimination.

Are you telling me there is a quota? From your response to me it sounds like you are in agreement with greatwhitehuntr and Utopian who claim that there is. I don't think anyone has shown that there is one. I am not in favor of quotas, but I will always stand up to discrimination.

Originally Posted by igitur55

Are you telling me there is a quota? From your response to me it sounds like you are in agreement with greatwhitehuntr and Utopian who claim that there is. I don't think anyone has shown that there is one. I am not in favor of quotas, but I will always stand up to discrimination.

I have no idea, sorry if I gave that impression. I was merely discussing the logic of what was said. i.e.

"There is no reason why there should not be"
is not the same as
"There is reason why there should be."