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It is a waste of time, but it is an amusing waste of time. And invariably it ends with Tex saying he doesn't have the time to respond (which is also entertaining).
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I did see this from James Taranto, however: Quote:
Their ruling is a facade for the activist judge credo: "the Constitution means what ever we think it ought to mean." http://online.wsj.com/public/article...762007463.html
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If there was one state, and one more joined in, should we decide that there was a huge national consensus in favor of those two states' legislation (it is a 100% increase!!!)? Don't be silly. There are 6 states. 6. Out of 50. Quote:
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The point, a justice is not in a position to make that determination. Read Sam Alito's dissent.
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It is synonymous with "not used normally." 6 states, Tex. Not normally used. And also unpopular. Go figure.
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That's an argument not even your 5-4 SCOTUS judges are making. Quote:
I wish you'd post more there too.
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We are talking about whether or not a punishment is "unusual" and cruel. Are you actually arguing that something must occur a majority of the time or it is "unusual?" There is a pretty significant difference between your understanding of the word and common usage. 6 states is "unusual." 49 is not. At least try to improve your logic in your next post. You could upgrade from brain dead to ridiculously stupid. At least you could then tout a 500% improvement in your posting quality! |
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I'm not pretending mine is the only definition for the word. There are lots of possibilities. I am stating that your definition isn't one of those possibilities.
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Ah, well this should be good: please identify where in this thread I defined the term "unusual."
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