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Ralph

Not to exercise power when it is appropriate to do so is sometimes a mistake in constitutional terms. I think this is an example (my view is independent of my rejection of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy). ***** Officer won't be fired for working to keep gay ban ANNE FLAHERTY From Associated Press M...

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I just heard at McDonald's this morning that Leonard Bernstein was gay. Could this be true?

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I don't know. Corlyss has been digging for oil on her desert ranch for a few years. This has to be a setback for her.

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I have had and have close friendships with lesbians and I think there is often a difference between a straight woman's friendship with a gay male and a straight male's friendship with a gay woman. While some of my past and present lesbian friends are people I enjoy with no thought of any sexual inte...

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Teacher of the Year By TRACEY DALZELL WALSH BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CN) - Parents say a second-grade teacher gave their developmentally disabled son a "malicious" and "sadistic" beating with a belt because he answered six questions wrong on a test. They say Barrett Elementary School teacher Katherine Thir...

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'Christian warrior' militia accused in plot to kill police By theCNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Nine people federal prosecutors say belong to a "Christian warrior" militia were accused Monday of plotting to kill a Michigan law enforcement officer and then attack other police at the funeral. Six Michigan re...

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There's no shortage of nut cases and they span the political spectrum.

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Given the vast, board excerise of federal power that have been upheld over the years, yes this is a longshot. Still, one wonders if there are any limits, and this may be the case that tests that. Certainlty, the court would be doing something that is supported by most Americans, i.e, killing this t...

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Here's the indictment:

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/image ... /stone.pdf

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karlhenning wrote:Ralph, stop making things up! ; )

Cheers,
~Karl

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It's true!!!!!

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June Havoc, immortalized in 'Gypsy,' dies at 97 March 29, 2010 3:47 PM EDT Actress and writer June Havoc, whose childhood in vaudeville as Baby June was immortalized in the musical "Gypsy," has died in Connecticut at age 97, her publicist said Monday. Havoc, the younger sister of famed stripper Gyps...

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I guess they ain't part of a "well regulated militia."

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Not to worry. Corlyss has been holed up with Sarah Palin. She's the ex-governor's political guru and every word out of her mouth originated in Corlyss's.

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Apart from my total addiction to The Saul Chronicles I couldn't function as a lawyer and law professor without being both online and doing research. So that's why I have two PCs, three laptops and two netbooks. :) And a http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2EaJi73-68wG_M:http://www.porterfieldsfinear...

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Whether one agrees or disagrees about the new law on political or economic grounds, I think this editorial from today's New York Times is spot on with regard to the likelihood of the law being declared unconstitutional. of course I have been wrong before. :D ***** March 29, 2010 Editorial The Legal ...

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Apart from my total addiction to The Saul Chronicles I couldn't function as a lawyer and law professor without being both online and doing research. So that's why I have two PCs, three laptops and two netbooks.

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All best wishes for a happy Passover to CMGers who celebrate this holiday.

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* Virginia to file lawsuit after Obama signs bill into law Congress lacks power to force insurance purchases The bill requires most Americans to have health coverage [/url] Similarly, should requiring that drivers have auto insurance be something to be contested via filing a lawsuit? How does that ...

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Thanks, Len. That's probably what I was thinking of. ***** Barry, The media totally blew that story out of all proportion as later accounts showed. I happened to be in court with my students when the people arrested for that incident were arraigned and the police and witness stories no way matched ...

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New Yorkers have always known how dangerous and uncivilized the City of Brotherly Love is. Move up here where you can enjoy outdoor events like our many weekend street festivals (started this month) without fear of flash mobs and where even flashers are polite about displaying their shortcomings.

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Like many of us on this board I can discuss the details of the new health care law as well as other approaches. The bottom line for me is simply that it is obscene that with the most advanced technology in the world, cutting edge research and genuine foundational wealth, people actually die because ...

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SaulChanukah wrote:The Highway © 2010

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Saul,

This painting captures the essence of Dittersdorf! Wonderful!!!!

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Look, folks, Saul should not be subject to questioning and speculation that any poster, including myself, might resent if it were directed at him or her. We should all be allowed the dignity of only sharing as much of our lives as we care to. The last thing anyone needs is to be put in the embarras...

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It's a good account of a turbulent period. Not a substitute for reading the cases but as narrative history, it covers a lot of ground few know about.

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How do you say "I'll have a pastrami on club with a side of slaw?"

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Clerical celibacy is wholly irrelevant to the issue of sexual abuse of children. Priests do not molest children because they are barred from normal sexual relations. They commit these acts because they are sick. Many priests have heterosexual relationships with adults (and homosexual relationships w...

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Glantz is very worth reading.

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Daisy wrote:I'm so sorry, Ralph, I know how it is to lose loved ones. My own husband had a mild stroke last week, and it was a traumatic experience, though he has been recovering nicely. I'll keep you in my prayers.

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All best wishes for his quick and full recovery.

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The lawsuits were guaranteed and surprise no constitutional lawyer. Standing is not an issue as the states can assert that the requirement interferes with their general police powers and in some instances there is an issue of preemption of state law which automatically gives such a state standing. S...

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I don't agree with you, jack. Whatever the merits of the plan (and I don't want to get into that here), government can compel individuals to purchase insurance or face criminal penalties. That's the case with auto liability insurance in, I think, all states. Such a requirement, when challenged, as i...

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A joke? With our history of slavery and racism? This has nothing to do with humor and obviously only a target that has experienced pervasive discrimination would have been the subject of this vicious act. It's not "politically correct" to react with anger. " It's basic decency. I agree. But what IS...

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Turnersville, NJ - Arrest Made Over 'all black people leave' Announcement at New Jersey Walmart Published on: March 20th, 2010 at 08:53 PM News Source: NY Daily News Turnersville, NJ - A 16-year-old boy was busted for broadcasting a racist comment over the public address system of a Walmart in south...

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"Attention, Wal-Mart shoppers," she recalled hearing the calm male voice begin. "Will all the black people please leave the store. Thank you." The term used was "black people" it could have been much worse. From my perspective - and admittedly it is from thousands of miles away - this appears to me...

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I see it as a twisted attempt at a JOKE! On some level, it was rather amusing. Any race could have been substituted with the same result...the thought of having any single race leave a store is funny. Get yer politically correct panties unbunched! ***** A joke? With our history of slavery and racis...

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Apparently it's possible for people to access the P.A. system from phones located throughout the stores. They are changing that. They're no way to stop evil people from doing things like that. In Chicago in the past few years vicious racist comments have come across fire department radios. Whether i...

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All best wishes for a lifetime of love and happiness!

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Amsterdam The Netherlands - Anne Frank Remained a Storyteller at Nazi Camp Published on: March 17th, 2010 at 10:37 PM News Source: AP Amsterdam The Netherlands - Frail, bone-cold and surrounded by death, Jewish teenager Anne Frank did her best to distract younger children from the horrors of a Nazi ...

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I seriously doubt that any general would "demand" anything of his Commander-in-Chief. The translation is clearly not accurate.

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Well I'm a woman and I was not in the least offended by the lack of women pictured in the artists work. In fact, I thought the art was charming and affecting in a Norman Rockwell sort of way. I could almost hear that klezmer band. Ralph, I would agree that I would not care to be transported into th...

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I also don't like "significant other." My cats qualify for that.

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Saul, You manage to ask a good question but one posited on an irrational conclusion. I love art and go to museums and galleries often, I have an extensive art library. I approach art as I do music-analytically. That does not mean I do or do not enjoy any particular work. As to your assuming my inter...

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The paintings are very nice and the artist captures emotions on faces quite beautifully. I'm struck by the fact that except for one work, "Sabbath," women are wholly absent. And this reflects the reality of the subordination of women in the Orthodox Jewish religion notwithstanding the apologetics o...

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The paintings are very nice and the artist captures emotions on faces quite beautifully. I'm struck by the fact that except for one work, "Sabbath," women are wholly absent. And this reflects the reality of the subordination of women in the Orthodox Jewish religion notwithstanding the apologetics of...

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I'm not especially a bird fan but there's something about blue jays that makes me feel good. I saw the first one this year on a bush outside my house last week and that was a happy moment.

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Are you annoyed by some euphemisms that have crept into our language and displaced more straight forward words. Who calls himself an "undertaker" these days? They are all "funeral directors." Well my least favorite euphemism is "pre-owned." What nonsense. A while back I thought I was being circumspe...

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MarkC wrote:
Ralph wrote:Nope. Diet Coke is the true ambrosia.
No no -- "Coke Zero."

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That's a faux Coke!

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Can't get away from the vision of her using a razor at highway speeds!

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My Alumni office asked faculty to consider enrolling in Facebook as a means of keeping in touch with alumni. I did and I never post anything on my page about my life. Virtually all of my "friends" are either current students or alumni. I am amazed at how some put the most insignificant details of th...

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Relax, Jack. I can assure you that there is adequate documentation that the Constitution's Framers in 1787 considered the availability of ice cream to be so obvious a fundamental right that they declined to enumerate it in the Bill of Rights in 1791.

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