is Alito as terrifying as he seems? From the NY Times
"In interpreting the Constitution," Judge Alito said Wednesday, "I
think we should look to the text of the Constitution, and we should
look to the meaning that someone would have taken from the text of the
Constitution at the time of its adoption."
which to me means interpreting the US Constitution through the eyes of
an 18th Century be-wigged White Gentleman. Is it me or does this seem
barmy?
Roger
On 1/17/06, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I was going to mention this in response to your last, Stephen.
>
> But then. about King, see this, on Alito as an attack on his example:
>
> http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/011606I.shtml
>
> Doug
> On 16-Jan-06, at 4:04 PM, Stephen Vincent wrote:
>
> > http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338878.ece
> >
> > Environment in crisis: 'We are past the point of no return'
> > Thirty years ago, the scientist James Lovelock worked out that the
> > Earth
> > possessed a planetary-scale control system which kept the environment
> > fit
> > for life. He called it Gaia, and the theory has become widely
> > accepted. Now,
> > he believes mankind's abuse of the environment is making that
> > mechanism work
> > against us. His astonishing conclusion - that climate change is already
> > insoluble, and life on Earth will never be the same again.
> >
> > Read on at:
> > http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338878.ece
> >
> >
> > Well, at least we can say, Happy Birthday to/for Martin Luther King -
> > his
> > example and the way his power and vision got people to the front, and
> > to the
> > table.
> >
> > Stephen V
> > http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
> >
> >
> Douglas Barbour
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