Clowns like Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas are simply corporate whores.
Citizens United was just a disgusting decision………… creeps.

Clowns like Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas are simply corporate whores.
Citizens United was just a disgusting decision………… creeps.

So are there provisions for the Impeachment of appointed for life Supreme Court Judges? Liberals don’t do things like The Pelican Papers.

So are there provisions for the Impeachment of appointed for life Supreme Court Judges? Liberals don’t do things like The Pelican Papers.

We are doomed. We have no power. This will never stop. May as well grab a joint, six pack, and rubber ducky, float in the tub, turn on the portable T.V. and watch the destruction while keeping OUR world’s small.

We are doomed. We have no power. This will never stop. May as well grab a joint, six pack, and rubber ducky, float in the tub, turn on the portable T.V. and watch the destruction while keeping OUR world’s small.

The whole system is being taken over by corporate interests and to the detriment of our entire country. When I look at the decisions we saw in the 60s, decisions calculated to recognize the rights of the little people, and compare them to the protection afforded by our courts these days to the most powerful interests, it is enough to make me weep. WHERE are the champions of the poor, destitute, or even of the middle class in our courts? WHERE are the judges who recognize that individual rights must be protected against the overreach of the ultra-powerful?

The whole system is being taken over by corporate interests and to the detriment of our entire country. When I look at the decisions we saw in the 60s, decisions calculated to recognize the rights of the little people, and compare them to the protection afforded by our courts these days to the most powerful interests, it is enough to make me weep. WHERE are the champions of the poor, destitute, or even of the middle class in our courts? WHERE are the judges who recognize that individual rights must be protected against the overreach of the ultra-powerful?

It just keeps on getting worse and worse. The government is supposed to protect the people from predatory practices from big business. It’s going the other way. I don’t think AT&T will win it’s case but if it does it’s game over for the consumer. You’re gonna have to bring a lawyer to get a cell phone.

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Yes, they can be impeached.

No, the best way to address all these fascist mother fuckers is to not buy their shit.
My Dad always said…”You Kill the Head and the Ass will Die”.
What the Courts and the Corps forget is that the Citizens pay their fucking salaries.
If either of them want to put food on the table, they will come down to our level.

ROFL @ “Becoming”. As if they haven’t proven themselves to be corporate tools for the last 11 years

How much money is spent on the security of the Supreme Court to make sure they aren’t vulnerable to political coercion?

For real???? Ya don’t say???? Some of those sitting on the SCOTUS should be impeached if the true rule of law and judicial ethics were being followed.

No fucking kidding.

The government can start by protecting itself and it’s employees.

While Americans were laughing at how Bushism sound and watching American Idol, Dick Cheney was busy lineing the Courts with political Judges and Justices. People heard Justice Scalia say he votes Political and even campagins for the Republican Party knowing all is a violation of his position. Chief Justice Roberts openly lied under oath during his confirmation hearing and proudly says his votes go the group that pays him as he makes his baseball calls. President Reagan didn’t think Roberts was qualified for a Judgeship let alone a Justice post. Alito let it be known while serving as a Judge in New Jersey he ruled for business and Corporation even when they were guilty. Justice Slappy Thomas is a brought and paid for modern slave and Scalia tells him how to vote. Slappy lied twice, once at the Anita Hill hearing and then at his confirmation hearing. Republicans denied the 7 woman Slappy had sexually harassed from testifing at the hearing. Roberts quickly asked for a raise in salary and was turned down because of the Recession. Well he got the big bucks from Corporations for allowing them to have the same rights as citizens. If there were an audit of the Supreme Court Justices we’d be down to 4. Founder Chief Justice John Jay is in heaven watching the hightest Court become corrupted, while the American people are clueless. Without honest Justices the Court fails and China is waiting to take charge as we owe them 12 Trillion dollars and wont be able to pay the loan as Law Makers fight to destroy Obama and the USA.

You have to find a better mode of organizing. It’s our own fault too, if you want to organize and you are a lawyer why not start an L3C or create a new legal entity for your umbrella special interest organization? Maybe a PAC? an NGO?

You forgot to mention Kennedy

This is ideologically the same court that voted in Chimp for president in 2000. Ya know, like when wingnuts today ask how one judge can overturn a congressional decision? We have a stacked court overturning democracy.

We can all pray for Roberts, Thomas, or Scalito to get affected by the hand of God.
Like they do with abortion doctors.

From the start of this country it was always about protecting and policing the rich mans “stuff.” Slaves were property, women are property, children are property, etc. The neo-prene court is more powerful than the president. A couple more tory appointments and it is all she wrote for this country. All the “commons” will be given to the corporations.

Oops, I forgot.

“Why have we been successful?” she asked. “I’d like to think it’s because of the quality of the arguments and the briefs we present to the court.”

They needed to do a study to figure that one out?

Send all thankyous to G Bush. The worst president ever!
Did I say F’U republicans. If not I’m sorry for being late.

Send all thankyous to G Bush. The worst president ever!
Did I say F’U republicans. If not I’m sorry for being late.

I submit good sir, the entire thing, the whole damn ball of wax is ideologicockology in nature.

Cure breast cancer shall we or four hour erections. A unanimous vote, including the two women.

But lest we jest, or fiva… Screw it, give me the pills and get naked.

And I personally will not prey Nazi, Nazi or Nazi to get affected by the hand of Lie.
Like they do bullshit and chemical salesmen.

What do you say to that fake TV nurse/junky?

I submit good sir, the entire thing, the whole damn ball of wax is ideologicockology in nature.

Cure breast cancer shall we or four hour erections. A unanimous vote, including the two women.

But lest we jest, or fiva… Screw it, give me the pills and get naked.

And I personally will not prey Nazi, Nazi or Nazi to get affected by the hand of Lie.
Like they do bullshit and chemical salesmen.

What do you say to that fake TV nurse/junky?

Greed is unfortunately, the current foundation of our country. Not liberty, but finding way to circumvent reasonable and rational ways to support the corporations and the wealthy through law loopholes, etc. This will not end nicely; I just mean that the people have had enough and will find a way to circumvent THEM!

Ha ha ha ha! They called them a “tool”!

Ha ha ha ha! They called them a “tool”!

Only one way to handle a Nazi. A comfortable cell, a pair of shackles and the best food and doctors society can afford to give them until they rot.

It’s called compassion. It’s not perfect. We’ll take any better option as it comes along. Bullets in head, a zero sum solutions.

Kill the head another head… which head are you planning to shoot? I don’t think the brain is in the head.

You want to stop a man from walking you shoot his knee out.

You want to kill something you drive a stake through it’s heart ’till it stops.

You want to harvest organs you shoot people in the head and then re-define the legal definition of dead. You knew that was a legal word right, that ain’t in no bible. In the bible it’s called passing on.

Hehe, it’s funny if you have a bunker. Get it?

Different thing entirely.

Only one way to handle a Nazi. A comfortable cell, a pair of shackles and the best food and doctors society can afford to give them until they rot.

It’s called compassion. It’s not perfect. We’ll take any better option as it comes along. Bullets in head, a zero sum solutions.

Kill the head another head… which head are you planning to shoot? I don’t think the brain is in the head.

You want to stop a man from walking you shoot his knee out.

You want to kill something you drive a stake through it’s heart ’till it stops.

You want to harvest organs you shoot people in the head and then re-define the legal definition of dead. You knew that was a legal word right, that ain’t in no bible. In the bible it’s called passing on.

Hehe, it’s funny if you have a bunker. Get it?

Different thing entirely.

They should have known that after GW recalled his nomination of his cleaning lady, Harriett, he was going to install corporate butt plugs for the pimps in the military industrial complex and coporations. It is not rocket science…rethuglicans work for their cronies.

The mindless ZOMBIE MOVIE OH NO!

Pfft. You think they are scared of you guys? Son what part of “VERY READY” did you not hear Admiral Mullen talking the fuck about?

Based on the military complex sprawled across most of my state. I don’t think the man is bluffing son. We might go broke but we’re ready. I don’t think the plan is to not use this shit before we actually actually not pretend but for real this time go broke.

This is such a joke because it’s an old joke, like when I was a kid and we all laughed about Americathon which wasn’t very funny.

It’s a fabrication of a mechination. A side show. Designed to provoke an involuntary response over and over. Ending with you bending the fuck over.

Haha. That really is the ultimate rub about the whole god damn thing isn’t it. The dirty little secrets dirty little secret.

Becoming?

Again, why would anyone need a study to tell them this? Is it not totally obvious already? Nevertheless, it is nice to see it verified once more.

I hear a squeaky little voice in here. Sounds like a duck on amphetamines. Does anyone else hear it? Sounds like it’s saying “I’m from Boston, quack quack.” Very strange.

Bend over. Clarence is horny again.

The foundations of our democracy are beginning to crumble. We, the people no longer matter. Now it’s them, the corporations.

What these fools don’t realize is that we, the people are the ones feeding these money hungry grubs. When these scumbags finally outsource every job possible, eliminate social security and medicare/medicaid and steal our pensions, there will be no money to spend on goods and services, thus eliminating their source of income. Only then will the US cease to exist as a democracy. Then it will truly become frightening as the US will probably become a fascist state. We’ll be working for meager wages while the wealthy continue to feed upon the populace.

I never thought I’d see this happening in my lifetime, but as I sit and breathe, I can sense doom for the US. Maybe I’m just paranoid, but I doubt it.

You do realize you are completely incoherent?

So very true. Funny how our ‘Founding Fathers’ felt no need to write into our constitution some of them eloquent words against the tyranny of corporations. They’d just fought a war against one (East India Trading) and won, yet didn’t think it could happen on our soil, apparently. Maybe short sightedness? Hubris of a victor? Whatever the reason they didn’t even feel the need to differentiate between human citizens and corporate citizens (women were considered for a month, but didn’t make the final cut) in all those fancy documents about life, liberty and happiness. They were well aware of the dangers. I’m starting to think that our country was founded by opportunists who figured they’d be the ones on top after the reset.

Then, after that original set of men & their proteges passed on, we the People were subject to the Railroads and their almost total ownership of the courts ranging from local to the SCOTUS. The Corporations gained so very much during that era.

Then there was that odd little blip of socialism and communism and all that other ‘common man’ philosophy during the early part of last century. Pretty much squashed by the aftermath of WWI, it’s only vestige was in the Labor Unions. Well, they are pretty much dead, leaving only the Corporations. First the Military Industrials, later the Pharma’s and a few others. And guess who funded them all (and the Railroads)? Banking. And they answer to no one.

gee, a study states the obvious to some since bush v gore and to everyone on the planet since citizens united … the old grey whore commissions northwestern for a study … interesting that ‘the paper of record’ would commission a gig to a university that the cleaning crew could have assembled from unreported news in the trash bins …

Completely understandable… Kennedy isn’t as sociopathic as the others.

I call for the recall of Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas. They are totally out of step with society.
I suggest that Corporate and the Chamber of Commerce are separate issues. The corporate entity before the court could be any number of structures. It could be Americans who were able to grow their business, or it could be somebody like Citibank, whose ownership is vague and probably foreign money. The Chamber, as we have been learning, is a different animal. It could merge with a campaign committee. Their financing is secret, and as far as the evidence shows, in primarily foreign. Again we show a crying need to say, what is an American corporation? An individual from Tibet will not get access to the US courts, why does a foreign corporation get treated differently?

Get a job! I don’t want to pay for your lazy unproductive lifestyle choice. Now I see why you love socialism so much.

Sadly, and extremely scary, is the fact we’re moving more and more to the Ayn Rand/John Galt school of corporate control. Pretty soon, via the activist SCOTUS judges, the working classes only recourse to corporate wrongdoing will be suicide. There will be no more public sector, only private. There will be no governmental safety net in the form of social security, medicare, medicaid, welfare or food stamps. Either work for the corporate masters or die. The Republican mantra at work.

Not much a farmer can do to help a blind man, but give him a stick. Call a doctor, and don’t step on the worm, I think he’s sick

Not much a farmer can do to help a blind man, but give him a stick. Call a doctor, and don’t step on the worm, I think he’s sick

Not much a farmer can do to help a blind man, but give him a stick. Call a doctor, and don’t step on the worm, I think he’s sick

i submit that the very idea of corporate personhood was patently unthinkable in the 1770s, impossible to predict and mention all possible absurdities in the constitution …

i submit that the very idea of corporate personhood was patently unthinkable in the 1770s, impossible to predict and mention all possible absurdities in the constitution …

i submit that the very idea of corporate personhood was patently unthinkable in the 1770s, impossible to predict and mention all possible absurdities in the constitution …

We whores really object to you saying the NYT is one of us.

We whores really object to you saying the NYT is one of us.

We whores really object to you saying the NYT is one of us.

This is the sorry, and very predictable, result of Cheney placing the despicable Alito and Roberts on the court. These two never met a corporation they didn’t like–or an individual they did. If you’re an individual charged (rightly or wrongly–they don’t care) with a capital crime, they want you dead. If you’re big business, they want to vacation on your yacht.

This is the sorry, and very predictable, result of Cheney placing the despicable Alito and Roberts on the court. These two never met a corporation they didn’t like–or an individual they did. If you’re an individual charged (rightly or wrongly–they don’t care) with a capital crime, they want you dead. If you’re big business, they want to vacation on your yacht.

This is the sorry, and very predictable, result of Cheney placing the despicable Alito and Roberts on the court. These two never met a corporation they didn’t like–or an individual they did. If you’re an individual charged (rightly or wrongly–they don’t care) with a capital crime, they want you dead. If you’re big business, they want to vacation on your yacht.

But the Chamber of Commerce is a tool of foreign powers! Time to impeach the Supreme Court justices who vote in its favor?

But the Chamber of Commerce is a tool of foreign powers! Time to impeach the Supreme Court justices who vote in its favor?

But the Chamber of Commerce is a tool of foreign powers! Time to impeach the Supreme Court justices who vote in its favor?

You are such a fucking judgmental ASSHOLE!
Taking that literally shows that you need to get your head out of your ass.
I’m PROUD to back Socialism. Anyone who works for a living and doesn’t is, well, like you…an ASSHOLE! There’s some fucking judgment back at ya!

You are such a fucking judgmental ASSHOLE!
Taking that literally shows that you need to get your head out of your ass.
I’m PROUD to back Socialism. Anyone who works for a living and doesn’t is, well, like you…an ASSHOLE! There’s some fucking judgment back at ya!

You are such a fucking judgmental ASSHOLE!
Taking that literally shows that you need to get your head out of your ass.
I’m PROUD to back Socialism. Anyone who works for a living and doesn’t is, well, like you…an ASSHOLE! There’s some fucking judgment back at ya!

i meant no offense to workers in the sex trade

i meant no offense to workers in the sex trade

i meant no offense to workers in the sex trade

Well hell fire what isn’t in government becoming a corporate tool, need I mention the presidency much less the congress?

Well hell fire what isn’t in government becoming a corporate tool, need I mention the presidency much less the congress?

They certainly got the TOOL part correct

They certainly got the TOOL part correct

Our Supreme Court favors business, our congress favors lobbyists, our FDA favors drug companies and we are paying for all of it. I kid you not, a friend of mine actually became physically ill because of this mess. Are we going to let them work us into the grave? When are we going to say enough?

Our Supreme Court favors business, our congress favors lobbyists, our FDA favors drug companies and we are paying for all of it. I kid you not, a friend of mine actually became physically ill because of this mess. Are we going to let them work us into the grave? When are we going to say enough?

and the lawyer you bring with you to buy that cell phone may also be working for the corporations … sort of like a double agent

lawyer: “yeah, yeah, that’s a great deal better sign on the line”

while they are stuffing that kick back money into their pockets

and the lawyer you bring with you to buy that cell phone may also be working for the corporations … sort of like a double agent

lawyer: “yeah, yeah, that’s a great deal better sign on the line”

while they are stuffing that kick back money into their pockets

Stop the presses! Do you mean to tell me that when Fascists appoint justices (god, the irony in that title) to the Supreme Court that they have fascist tendencies? Man, who’d ‘a thunk it?

Stop the presses! Do you mean to tell me that when Fascists appoint justices (god, the irony in that title) to the Supreme Court that they have fascist tendencies? Man, who’d ‘a thunk it?

Now, now, Jaimie’s just thinking forward to the day when Republican policies are going to make her rich too and practicing the attitude that comes with the life she plans to lead.

To bad she hasn’t figured out that the 2-percenters don’t want her to join and their stooges will make sure it doesn’t happen.

in other news, reports are that the sky is blue and bears crap in the woods

in other news, reports are that the sky is blue and bears crap in the woods

I have railed for 3 years regarding this… The Fox Snooze watching useful idiots were told by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh to support the Bush picks for the Supreme court because they would one day overturn Roe v. Wade… that was to placate them… When in fact Roberts and Alito couldn’t give a crap either way about abortion… they are there to be Dick Cheney’s wet dream, a TOTALLY bizness friendly Supreme Court, that will rule in the favor of their corporate puppet masters whenever required to…

I have railed for 3 years regarding this… The Fox Snooze watching useful idiots were told by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh to support the Bush picks for the Supreme court because they would one day overturn Roe v. Wade… that was to placate them… When in fact Roberts and Alito couldn’t give a crap either way about abortion… they are there to be Dick Cheney’s wet dream, a TOTALLY bizness friendly Supreme Court, that will rule in the favor of their corporate puppet masters whenever required to…

I didn’t need this artical to figure that out

I didn’t need this artical to figure that out

I was gambling in Havana
I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
They’ll get me out of this, hyeah

I’m the innocent bystander
Somehow I got stuck
Between the rock
And a hard place
And I’m down on my luck
Yes I’m down on my luck
Well I’m down on my luck

I’m hiding in Honduras
I’m a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns and money
The shit has hit the fan

All right
Send lawyers, guns and money

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I was gambling in Havana
I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
They’ll get me out of this, hyeah

I’m the innocent bystander
Somehow I got stuck
Between the rock
And a hard place
And I’m down on my luck
Yes I’m down on my luck
Well I’m down on my luck

I’m hiding in Honduras
I’m a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns and money
The shit has hit the fan

All right
Send lawyers, guns and money

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Yeah, since about 1913! HOLY CHRIST!!!

The SCOTUS should be shut down along with most of the spy agencies and other criminal elements making up this Mafioso style governmen body.

Anyone who still thinks this is the “Land of the Free,” I have a bridge I can sell you! More like land of the FEE….ROTFLH!!!

I actually pay my own way while you are very proud that you don’t pay taxes. I am opposed to corrupt government controlled socialism, yet I’m all for bottom up, people managed socialism.

Now as someone who is so adamant about government operated socialism and stealing my money in order to give a lazy bum like yourself a free ride, you have no interest in seeing how obvious your bias is and how corrupt *you* are in believing you actually have a right to take my money and then kick me in the teeth for having views that are different from yours.

What you could be doing is working for bottom up socialism so that your community, who must know and love you, can have the privilege of taking care of your needs. That would be far more productive than lolling about in a bathtub in the apartment I am paying for, in the water I am paying for, watching the TV I paid for, using the electricity I am paying for,
and working to promote the idea that more of my money belongs to you by some virtue of a magic right you have to take money from someone you don’t even know and whom you don’t have to even thank.

It is sad that you are proud not of yourself, but of an idea that you have barely considered in any depth. If you were proud of your abilities, if you had self-respect, not only would you be more appreciative of yourself, you might even develop an understanding of the ideas you are not yet familiar with. But what is there to motivate you? You have achieved your life’s goal – to not pay taxes and to live free on the dole.

I actually pay my own way while you are very proud that you don’t pay taxes. I am opposed to corrupt government controlled socialism, yet I’m all for bottom up, people managed socialism.

Now as someone who is so adamant about government operated socialism and stealing my money in order to give a lazy bum like yourself a free ride, you have no interest in seeing how obvious your bias is and how corrupt *you* are in believing you actually have a right to take my money and then kick me in the teeth for having views that are different from yours.

What you could be doing is working for bottom up socialism so that your community, who must know and love you, can have the privilege of taking care of your needs. That would be far more productive than lolling about in a bathtub in the apartment I am paying for, in the water I am paying for, watching the TV I paid for, using the electricity I am paying for,
and working to promote the idea that more of my money belongs to you by some virtue of a magic right you have to take money from someone you don’t even know and whom you don’t have to even thank.

It is sad that you are proud not of yourself, but of an idea that you have barely considered in any depth. If you were proud of your abilities, if you had self-respect, not only would you be more appreciative of yourself, you might even develop an understanding of the ideas you are not yet familiar with. But what is there to motivate you? You have achieved your life’s goal – to not pay taxes and to live free on the dole.

I actually pay my own way while you are very proud that you don’t pay taxes. I am opposed to corrupt government controlled socialism, yet I’m all for bottom up, people managed socialism.

Now as someone who is so adamant about government operated socialism and stealing my money in order to give a lazy bum like yourself a free ride, you have no interest in seeing how obvious your bias is and how corrupt *you* are in believing you actually have a right to take my money and then kick me in the teeth for having views that are different from yours.

What you could be doing is working for bottom up socialism so that your community, who must know and love you, can have the privilege of taking care of your needs. That would be far more productive than lolling about in a bathtub in the apartment I am paying for, in the water I am paying for, watching the TV I paid for, using the electricity I am paying for,
and working to promote the idea that more of my money belongs to you by some virtue of a magic right you have to take money from someone you don’t even know and whom you don’t have to even thank.

It is sad that you are proud not of yourself, but of an idea that you have barely considered in any depth. If you were proud of your abilities, if you had self-respect, not only would you be more appreciative of yourself, you might even develop an understanding of the ideas you are not yet familiar with. But what is there to motivate you? You have achieved your life’s goal – to not pay taxes and to live free on the dole.

You haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. Try thinking of some approximation to reality before you open your mouth next time. You might learn something.

You haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. Try thinking of some approximation to reality before you open your mouth next time. You might learn something.

You haven’t a clue what you’re talking about. Try thinking of some approximation to reality before you open your mouth next time. You might learn something.

I had a dream the other night.

Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas went out to lunch one rainy afternoon… and got hit by a bus. A really big one. Going really fast.

I had a dream the other night.

Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas went out to lunch one rainy afternoon… and got hit by a bus. A really big one. Going really fast.

I had a dream the other night.

Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas went out to lunch one rainy afternoon… and got hit by a bus. A really big one. Going really fast.

Can you say Korporate Klan of Kommerce?

Can you say Korporate Klan of Kommerce?

Can you say Korporate Klan of Kommerce?

You are surely correct greer8054. Anyone who is even slightly politically aware knows this to be true.

You are surely correct greer8054. Anyone who is even slightly politically aware knows this to be true.

You are surely correct greer8054. Anyone who is even slightly politically aware knows this to be true.

Everything is this country is for sale Third_stone.

Go girls…and boys.

So their fascists? You don’t say.

That was also my first thought. You’d have to be living in a cave with Sir Osama for the last 15 years to know this hasn’t been going on.

Why didn’t these experts reveal who paid off Sandra Day O’Connor to side with the mob in Bush v. Gore?

you…..you….you mean that “activist judges” were actually straw men ???

For the most part, aren’t the corporations all multinational now?

There were plenty of reports before the recent election about all the foreign money that the Chamber was funneling to the Reparasites. And what happened? Nothing at all.

This study is very important because it not only confirms what many of us have already concluded about the SCOTUS, it provides statistical proof that supports the argument. And consider that within the next 2 to 4 years, there are probably going to be a couple of SCOTUS justices who will be retiring. Think about that. The last thing we need is another republican president adding a couple of more anti-American justices to the SCOTUS. If that occurs, the subversion of our democratic-republic will be complete.

The people should be demanding the recall of John Roberts–he flat out lied to Congress–and then there’s Scalia, Alito and Thomas. Those four activist justices have utterly betrayed the trust of the people and should be removed from the high court. The republican party, the US Chamber of Commerce, the named SCOTUS justices, and the corporately-owned media, all seem to be collaborating to destroy our democratic-republic.

Under such circumstances, displays of civil disobedience by the people en masse against those named above is not only warranted, it’s vital to the preservation of our Constitution, our rights, liberties and freedoms. You think it’s bad now–consider what the corporately-owned republicans and their teatards are threatening to do once they regain control of the house in January–shutting down govt, eliminating SS, medicare, medicaid and destroying anything else that benefits the people–they’ve even indicated they want to go after our right to vote. And consider the millions upon millions of people who will be left utterly destitute. They seem to think that our tax money is for the sole purpose of personally enriching themselves and their corporate masters.

And you don’t hear one word out of the republicans about what they plan to do to create jobs that will get people back to work–nothing. You won’t hear them say one thing about creating anything beneficial for the people–they’re all about destroying everything and are doing so under the guise of “the American people have spoken,” all while they and their corporate masters continue to rob us blind. They are the enemy within.

It’s almost comical how they use the religious right before an election (Roe. v. Wade, homosexual marriage, etc.) and then dump them immediately after. The holy rollers never figure it out because the same thing happens over and over.

Iconoclasm, it’s why people like me who care about living in a country that’s more free, less repressed and less run by big business, as well as in one that doesn’t have a government out in the world KILLING people, LEFT America.

couldn’t pay me to live in America again. One of the worst countries in the world, because they’re not only dangerous inside the country, they’re the Evil Empire outside it.

I just totally love it every time they have to do a study to tell me what I already know. Nothing like wasting tax dollars on the obvious.

I have one objection to your post (which is excellent, btw). As proven by the study, it is no longer SCOTUS but, rather, CSCOTUS. Political correctness is everything these days.

Where did you go? Do tell! I’m looking to get the hell outta Dodge but don’t know which way to go

What gets me about stupid Americans though (and unfortunately, it’s the majority of the country), while they’re out complaining about ‘big business running their lives’, they’re still shopping at Wal Mart, Target, Costco, and buying from Exxon et al.

What do you EXPECT if you keep supporting these fuckers? If you must buy at big business, support Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods, at least they’re fighting for the same things you are.

I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve bought anything from a big corporation in the last year. In Thailand, much of what we still have is independent sellers and I wouldn’t set foot in McDonalds, Starbucks, KFC and all the other crap American junk food pushers we have if you paid me a million. I buy most of the stuff I use at a local weekend market (15,000 independent sellers who sell everything) and even my supermarket is a local family concern.

Stop buying from these assholes or you’ve only yourselves to blame. I just don’t get Americans :(

hi yvonneo, you note:

“Think about that. The last thing we need is another republican president adding a couple of more anti-American justices to the SCOTUS. If that occurs, the subversion of our democratic-republic will be complete.”

and a democratic president won’t do the same because … ? i’m guilty of this myself – screaming about the spineless dems – yet when they come to the bargaining table after throwing away all their chips (like single payer – the only solution that works for all – or even the public option) and select a commission of rich bastards to come after granny’s social security – i gotta say there ain’t much difference – just watch how they find the spine to screw the people and help the special interests …

If we don’t have jobs, SS, Medicare/Medicaid, pensions or money, how do you expect Fascism or anything else? We’ll be too busy eating each other. I rather fancy that Fascism ain’t gonna take hold just amongst the 1% of the population. Even for that, they need us.

If Johnny Roberts continues to push his corporate agenda it is possible the liberals wake up and realize it’s time for their version of the Pelican Brief!

Do you know the answer?

The NEOCON’s do not want Roe overturned because they would lose the Christian base and a significant fund raising tool. No they will talk talk talk about Roe but don’t look for them to make a “serious” attempt in our life time!

Spirit, don’t forget Clinton’s campaign donations from the Chinese? Remember that?

Freedom is on the up in Asia.

Sometimes I pine for the good ol’ days when it was called Fascism. Anyhow, Corporatism is over, if . . . .

I do remember that. The response to that was the same as the recent response — nothing.

This is why we need term limits on Justice’s. The longer someone is in a position of power, the more attractive that person is to those who would corrupt the system.

The constant capitulation by the spineless dems to the endless demands of the obstructionist republican thugs does indeed cross the line and renders the current dem leadership guilty of complicity. You will get no argument from me on that point.

The constant capitulation by the spineless dems to the endless demands of the obstructionist republican thugs does indeed cross the line and renders the current dem leadership guilty of complicity. You will get no argument from me on that point.

True that–and btw, thanks! :)

True that–and btw, thanks! :)

While it is heartening to find that some the basic statistics back up what many others have been saying for years, a simple count of cases, decided this way or that, does not begin to justice to the damage that a handful of cases, in those numbers, have done to the constitution and constitutional law. That is, percentage-wise, the count could be opposite and still grave damage could be done. The only good of such counts is lending motivation to doing something about it, but like so many other pseudo-fixes of late, the counter forces may be just as bad and just as extreme as the opposite extremes that provoked them in the first place.

It’s only a matter of time before the majority reject the SCOTUS, Administrations that selectively enforce the laws they favor and disregard or undermine any that stand in their way, and congresses that sell their votes to the biggest contributors (and the two political parties, implied). When that happens, constitutional law and “the rule-of-law” in general will be ignored as government propaganda and, with no other central tenant (i. e., mutual voluntary compliance) to hold us together, chaos will prevail. Dictatorial fascism or socialism might seem preferable, but those require force and I doubt that there is any way to keep this huge divers country together by force and, in view of that and lacking voluntary compliance or compelling reason to do so, it will fall apart.

Many reasons have been given for the fall of Rome but, at base, it fell and fractured because there was no common interest, commitment or reason, and thus no will, to keep it together.

While it is heartening to find that some the basic statistics back up what many others have been saying for years, a simple count of cases, decided this way or that, does not begin to justice to the damage that a handful of cases, in those numbers, have done to the constitution and constitutional law. That is, percentage-wise, the count could be opposite and still grave damage could be done. The only good of such counts is lending motivation to doing something about it, but like so many other pseudo-fixes of late, the counter forces may be just as bad and just as extreme as the opposite extremes that provoked them in the first place.

It’s only a matter of time before the majority reject the SCOTUS, Administrations that selectively enforce the laws they favor and disregard or undermine any that stand in their way, and congresses that sell their votes to the biggest contributors (and the two political parties, implied). When that happens, constitutional law and “the rule-of-law” in general will be ignored as government propaganda and, with no other central tenant (i. e., mutual voluntary compliance) to hold us together, chaos will prevail. Dictatorial fascism or socialism might seem preferable, but those require force and I doubt that there is any way to keep this huge divers country together by force and, in view of that and lacking voluntary compliance or compelling reason to do so, it will fall apart.

Many reasons have been given for the fall of Rome but, at base, it fell and fractured because there was no common interest, commitment or reason, and thus no will, to keep it together.

Why do the Captains of Industry,,,The preachers in America,,,The Wall St. power brokers,,,Many different associations,,,The thousands of lobbyists in Washington and in our state capitols,,,The group of politicians that have been so totally bought,,,State and local officials who have sold out….Some responsible people still populate some of these groups but for the most part our country has been so corrupted at every level,,one wonders if it can ever come back to where it should be…..What caused this devestation,,,we had better find out,,,and that means Congress has to become workable again…Our present generation for the most part has failed itself and the segments of society that they occupy…..Imagery has replaced intelligence and competence,,,Superficiality has replaced substance…Institutions such as the Supreme court,,,Congress,,,The Executive branch all seem to serve the Corporate masters and ignore the needs of the rest of the country,,,We are at a tipping point in this country,,,but most citizens are at a level of apathy that will doom any democracy,,,Of course we have net-works such as FOX NOISE who desire to mis-inform,,,distort and pursue an agenda of “Tea Party NEO-CON right wing control to insure the wealthy only get more so….Their goal in the next few years is to amass $$$,$$$,$$$,$$$ ,,then add $$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$ …………………………………………..Charles Belenchia

Why do the Captains of Industry,,,The preachers in America,,,The Wall St. power brokers,,,Many different associations,,,The thousands of lobbyists in Washington and in our state capitols,,,The group of politicians that have been so totally bought,,,State and local officials who have sold out….Some responsible people still populate some of these groups but for the most part our country has been so corrupted at every level,,one wonders if it can ever come back to where it should be…..What caused this devestation,,,we had better find out,,,and that means Congress has to become workable again…Our present generation for the most part has failed itself and the segments of society that they occupy…..Imagery has replaced intelligence and competence,,,Superficiality has replaced substance…Institutions such as the Supreme court,,,Congress,,,The Executive branch all seem to serve the Corporate masters and ignore the needs of the rest of the country,,,We are at a tipping point in this country,,,but most citizens are at a level of apathy that will doom any democracy,,,Of course we have net-works such as FOX NOISE who desire to mis-inform,,,distort and pursue an agenda of “Tea Party NEO-CON right wing control to insure the wealthy only get more so….Their goal in the next few years is to amass $$$,$$$,$$$,$$$ ,,then add $$$,$$$,$$$,$$$,$$$ …………………………………………..Charles Belenchia

… and more news just in , water is wet and it can get cold in the winter !!

… and more news just in , water is wet and it can get cold in the winter !!

“Becoming” a tool for corporate interests? In other news, water is becoming wet.

Nawwww. Ya think?

Hell the coup is complete! First they stole the presidency for Bush Jr. Now they protect Corporate interests against the harm done to average Americans. Who could ask for more? The saying is true that absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Supreme Court Justices top heavy with NEO-CONS, have lifetime appointments. Absolute power, because they can’t be voted out, impeached, disbarred, sued for legal malpractice, or a mistrial called. They hold on to their positions far into senility, and death. The humane, patriotic, selfless thing to do would be voluntary retirement after so many years, and give way to new faces and enlightened jurisprudence. Justice is blind when the the eyes of these fools have cataracts.

IMPEACH the Supreme Court Five.

i hope in your dream the bus backed up to see what that bump was and after discovering it was only pieces of black material, then it sped away going really fast

i crossed off whole foods, home depot, and loew’s from my list of stores i shop at when they decided to let their employees know how bad it would be if the “Employee Free Choice Act” were past or if they voted for politicians that supported the act.

although it seems like my list of stores that i’ll shop at keeps getting smaller as the large corporations keep getting bigger

Let me tell you a few facts about “paying taxes” that you’re obviously not aware of. First of all, it’s not just selfish, right-wing hypocrites who pay them. Believe it or not, even the most politically progressive of American workers pay taxes. I’m one of them. Difference is, we don’t bitch and moan about it like you and your ilk. Why? Because we realize that in order for a society to function, everyone has a responsibility to contribute to the common good. MY taxes pay for YOUR police and fire protection. MY taxes pay for YOUR child’s schooling. MY taxes build and maintain the roads YOU drive on. MY taxes provide basic necessities for the less fortunate among us. Unlike you, though, I’m happy to chip in what I can. Even when some of my hard-earned tax money enriches the lives of ungrateful assholes like you.
You have no idea what “socialism” is. That you would actually spew out gibberish like “government operated socialism” proves it. To you, the words socialist/communist/fascist/liberal/progressive are interchangeable. They’re synonyms. And you couldn’t define any one of them if your life depended on it.

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”

– James Kenneth Galbraith

“,,,but most citizens are at a level of apathy that will doom any democracy,,,”

the apathy will not only doom any democracy, be but it also doom any revolution

and the part that makes me the most angry is that they all got the thumbs up from enough of the dems & repugs to be able to take their seat on the bench with very little opposition

You are inserting yourself in a fight that is private between me and the person whose name changes on a regular basis, who thinks corrupt government managed social welfare programs are uplifting to people who depend on them while they are not, who is proud that he/she does not pay taxes, and who takes pleasure in taking a defeatist attitude, hiding under the covers while I, who cannot afford to pay taxes as doing so impinges on my ability to pay my own expenses each month, pay taxes to support the likes of this person
who finds my financial support acceptable, but who is mightily ungrateful to have received it, who says “fuck you” a lot because, of course, his/her well-being is far more important than mine or anyone else’s, even though mine and that of others is reduced as a result of the taxes I must pay.

I don’t care what your arguments are because they have nothing to do with the private fight you have inserted yourself into. You must be so gratified to be able to congratulate yourself that you are so high and mighty, such a good citizen. But ask yourself, if you were giving charity to someone would you want to continue to do so if that person was unable to express gratitude of any sort?

Mr. Fascist, you are an arrogant twerp. You have no idea who I am or what I do. You’ve never discussed a single idea with me and yet in your grand sense of superiority you lecture from the godhead of your delusion. Now go home and mind your own business.

the sad thing is the supreme court knows solicitors bribers and they (supreme court ) want their share of the money… they (supreme court) have not made a good
judgement in years

” But ask yourself, if you were giving charity to someone would you want to continue to do so if that person was unable to express gratitude of any sort? ”

You mean, someone like you? Sorry to disappoint you, but I’m GLAD to help out. And maybe someday you’ll learn how to express positive emotions such as gratitude to your fellow human beings.

Sorry, I’ve never heard of a comment section on ANY website that tolerates “private” discourse. And I’ve never considered honest debate to be a “fight”. When you post a comment here, you’d better be prepared to defend your opinions and argue your points with LOTS of different people. Otherwise, get lost.

Far as I can tell, “Why bother” has used the same name while posting OVER A THOUSAND comments. So your claim that he changes his name on a regular basis has no factual foundation.

“I don’t care what your arguments are…”

Then you’re a stubborn, closed-minded simpleton who’s afraid, or unable, to debate the issues.

“Mr. Fascist, you are an arrogant twerp.”

Nice. Once again, you demonstrate your total ignorance regarding fascism. Also, as you so eloquently put it, “You have no idea who I am or what I do.” Add to that your admission that you’ve not even READ my comment. So where the fuck do you get off calling me an arrogant twerp?

“You’ve never discussed a single idea with me…”

I tried to open such a discussion with my original post. But obviously, you’re incapable of engaging in anything resembling intelligent, reasoned discourse. You just want to “fight”.

I’m sorry you’ve been unable to find gainful employment. It’s tragic that you can’t earn enough to cover expenses. But you need to stop scapegoating. Your situation isn’t the fault of “lazy” people. Nor are “illegal aliens” or President Obama or taxes to blame. Honestly. Sincerely.

BTW, paying taxes isn’t “charity”. It’s more like “chipping in”. Get it? And especially while you’re having financial hardships, I’m happy to be able to help out…..

A new “dark ages” with people leaving society to live a bare subsistence life in the country is beginning to look a bit better if this is how civilization is evolving.

A new “dark ages” with people leaving society to live a bare subsistence life in the country is beginning to look a bit better if this is how civilization is evolving.

Wow. You are really hostile and seem to be drawing conclusions based on some pretty wild assumptions on your part. WTF?!? Your unwarranted hostility and baseless accusations and insults makes you sound completely off your rocker and irrational.

Did you forget to take your meds today?

Wow. You are really hostile and seem to be drawing conclusions based on some pretty wild assumptions on your part. WTF?!? Your unwarranted hostility and baseless accusations and insults makes you sound completely off your rocker and irrational.

Did you forget to take your meds today?

No sh*t, Sherlock…

No sh*t, Sherlock…

Another wasted stupid study.
That the Supreme Court has already ruled that corporations are people, trumps any reason to have a study of the obvious. Governance has already been purchased by plutocrats and their corporations. That’s why politicians don’t give a shit about the will of their constituents anymore.
The results of this “corporate personhood” have been:
• Unequal taxes
• Unequal privacy
• Unequal wealth
• Unequal trade
• Unequal media
• Unequal regulation
• Unequal responsibility for crime
• Unequal protection from risk
• Unequal citizenship and access to the commons

Here are some examples of our early laws regarding the regulation of corporations that now need to be revisited:

1. Corporations’ licenses to do business were revocable by state legislatures if they exceeded or did not fulfill their chartered purposes.

2. The state legislature could revoke a corporation’s charter if it misbehaved.

3. The act of incorporation did not relieve corporate management or stockholders/owners of responsibility or liability for corporate acts.

4. As a matter of course, corporation officers, directors or agents couldn’t break the law and avoid punishment by claiming they were “just doing their job” when committing violations but instead could be held criminally liable for their crimes.

5. State, not federal courts heard cases where corporations or their agents were accused of breaking the law or harming the public.

6. Directors of corporations were required to come from among their stockholders.

7. Corporations had to have their headquarters and meetings in the state where their principle place of business was located.

8. Corporation charters were granted for a specific period of time, like 20 or 30 years instead of being granted “in perpetuity” as is now the practice.

9. Corporations were prohibited from owning stock in other corporations in order to prevent them form extending their power inappropriately.

10. Corporations’ real estate holdings were limited to what was necessary to carry out their specific purposes.

11. Corporations were prohibited from making any political contributions, directly or indirectly.

12. Corporations were prohibited from making charitable or civic donations outside of their specific purpose.

13. State legislatures could set the rates that monopoly corporations could charge for their products or services.

14. All corporation records and documents were open to the legislature or the state attorney general.

Another wasted stupid study.
That the Supreme Court has already ruled that corporations are people, trumps any reason to have a study of the obvious. Governance has already been purchased by plutocrats and their corporations. That’s why politicians don’t give a shit about the will of their constituents anymore.
The results of this “corporate personhood” have been:
• Unequal taxes
• Unequal privacy
• Unequal wealth
• Unequal trade
• Unequal media
• Unequal regulation
• Unequal responsibility for crime
• Unequal protection from risk
• Unequal citizenship and access to the commons

Here are some examples of our early laws regarding the regulation of corporations that now need to be revisited:

1. Corporations’ licenses to do business were revocable by state legislatures if they exceeded or did not fulfill their chartered purposes.

2. The state legislature could revoke a corporation’s charter if it misbehaved.

3. The act of incorporation did not relieve corporate management or stockholders/owners of responsibility or liability for corporate acts.

4. As a matter of course, corporation officers, directors or agents couldn’t break the law and avoid punishment by claiming they were “just doing their job” when committing violations but instead could be held criminally liable for their crimes.

5. State, not federal courts heard cases where corporations or their agents were accused of breaking the law or harming the public.

6. Directors of corporations were required to come from among their stockholders.

7. Corporations had to have their headquarters and meetings in the state where their principle place of business was located.

8. Corporation charters were granted for a specific period of time, like 20 or 30 years instead of being granted “in perpetuity” as is now the practice.

9. Corporations were prohibited from owning stock in other corporations in order to prevent them form extending their power inappropriately.

10. Corporations’ real estate holdings were limited to what was necessary to carry out their specific purposes.

11. Corporations were prohibited from making any political contributions, directly or indirectly.

12. Corporations were prohibited from making charitable or civic donations outside of their specific purpose.

13. State legislatures could set the rates that monopoly corporations could charge for their products or services.

14. All corporation records and documents were open to the legislature or the state attorney general.

C’est domage! These guys need to go. Whoever decided to give lifetime judicial position to nine humans beings was a monarchists in his heart. That pig of a monster Scalia is about the worst judge this country has ever seen. He GAVE the 2000 election to that fucking monkey George W. Bush and since then our country has turned into a tyrannical beast ready to murder and maim its own people for greed and monetary gain. This country is just SO OVER!

C’est domage! These guys need to go. Whoever decided to give lifetime judicial position to nine humans beings was a monarchists in his heart. That pig of a monster Scalia is about the worst judge this country has ever seen. He GAVE the 2000 election to that fucking monkey George W. Bush and since then our country has turned into a tyrannical beast ready to murder and maim its own people for greed and monetary gain. This country is just SO OVER!

Exactly! Who the fuck are these people? They are like 9 popes! We don’t need or want 9 fucking popes!

Exactly! Who the fuck are these people? They are like 9 popes! We don’t need or want 9 fucking popes!

[...] from Raw Story: A study has found that the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has undergone a [...]

They were in place. I could blabber on about this, but just google Thom Hartmann and eyeball his books. They had stuff in place. For instance, it was against the law to not have a bucket in your residence in case of a fire. Everyone was part of the “bucket” brigade to help save the commons.

They were in place. I could blabber on about this, but just google Thom Hartmann and eyeball his books. They had stuff in place. For instance, it was against the law to not have a bucket in your residence in case of a fire. Everyone was part of the “bucket” brigade to help save the commons.

They were in place. I could blabber on about this, but just google Thom Hartmann and eyeball his books. They had stuff in place. For instance, it was against the law to not have a bucket in your residence in case of a fire. Everyone was part of the “bucket” brigade to help save the commons.

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The Banksters that took over the monetary system over a hundred years ago are the true criminals. They repeatedly have Congress eating out of their hands. They just print up the money and pass it to those we elect to get the desired result.

The artificial entity known as the United States has indoctrinated, propagandized and lied to us from pretty near the start. A country cannot be truly free as long as paid government thugs can hold a gun to your head and force you to pay taxes!

If we could wrest the monetary system back from the Banksters and use the interest from all loans to run the government, rather than giving it to them, while also eliminating ALL taxation, this country could truly be free.

I don’t blame you one bit for leaving. Why would anyone want to be a U.S. citizen? What are the benefits?

Be well.

The Banksters that took over the monetary system over a hundred years ago are the true criminals. They repeatedly have Congress eating out of their hands. They just print up the money and pass it to those we elect to get the desired result.

The artificial entity known as the United States has indoctrinated, propagandized and lied to us from pretty near the start. A country cannot be truly free as long as paid government thugs can hold a gun to your head and force you to pay taxes!

If we could wrest the monetary system back from the Banksters and use the interest from all loans to run the government, rather than giving it to them, while also eliminating ALL taxation, this country could truly be free.

I don’t blame you one bit for leaving. Why would anyone want to be a U.S. citizen? What are the benefits?

Be well.

The Banksters that took over the monetary system over a hundred years ago are the true criminals. They repeatedly have Congress eating out of their hands. They just print up the money and pass it to those we elect to get the desired result.

The artificial entity known as the United States has indoctrinated, propagandized and lied to us from pretty near the start. A country cannot be truly free as long as paid government thugs can hold a gun to your head and force you to pay taxes!

If we could wrest the monetary system back from the Banksters and use the interest from all loans to run the government, rather than giving it to them, while also eliminating ALL taxation, this country could truly be free.

I don’t blame you one bit for leaving. Why would anyone want to be a U.S. citizen? What are the benefits?

Be well.

Well, it is the most conservative supreme court in a century, so it comes as no surprise they are corporate whores http://goo.gl/N7kx8

Well, it is the most conservative supreme court in a century, so it comes as no surprise they are corporate whores http://goo.gl/N7kx8

Well, it is the most conservative supreme court in a century, so it comes as no surprise they are corporate whores http://goo.gl/N7kx8

NORTHWESTERN UNIV. WASTED A WHOLE LOT OF CASH TO FIND OUT WHAT IS AS OBVIOUS AS THE SUN IN THE SKY! There’s been absolutely NO ‘RULE’ OF LAW’ in AMERICA SINCE THE ‘RIGHT-WING-WEATHY-FINANCED “MURDERS OF JFK, MLK & RFK! Through it all, the best the MAJORITY OF WHITE FOLKS have done is BUY A WHOLE LOTTA GUNS THEY’LL NEER HAVE HE NRVE TO USE TO SAVE THIS NATION FROM A ‘SUDANESE COLLAPSE!

NORTHWESTERN UNIV. WASTED A WHOLE LOT OF CASH TO FIND OUT WHAT IS AS OBVIOUS AS THE SUN IN THE SKY! There’s been absolutely NO ‘RULE’ OF LAW’ in AMERICA SINCE THE ‘RIGHT-WING-WEATHY-FINANCED “MURDERS OF JFK, MLK & RFK! Through it all, the best the MAJORITY OF WHITE FOLKS have done is BUY A WHOLE LOTTA GUNS THEY’LL NEER HAVE HE NRVE TO USE TO SAVE THIS NATION FROM A ‘SUDANESE COLLAPSE!

NORTHWESTERN UNIV. WASTED A WHOLE LOT OF CASH TO FIND OUT WHAT IS AS OBVIOUS AS THE SUN IN THE SKY! There’s been absolutely NO ‘RULE’ OF LAW’ in AMERICA SINCE THE ‘RIGHT-WING-WEATHY-FINANCED “MURDERS OF JFK, MLK & RFK! Through it all, the best the MAJORITY OF WHITE FOLKS have done is BUY A WHOLE LOTTA GUNS THEY’LL NEER HAVE HE NRVE TO USE TO SAVE THIS NATION FROM A ‘SUDANESE COLLAPSE!

Sounds to me like Why bother knows how to chill out in style. No hint about her job status, or whether or not she’s “productive”. One thing for sure, she’s a more pleasant, likable soul than you. Perhaps there’s something to be learned here? Let’s see……
I Know! She’s saying that a person can be passionate about stuff without getting all stressed out and boorish! Bet she lives a longer, happier life than some other folk I know…..

Sounds to me like Why bother knows how to chill out in style. No hint about her job status, or whether or not she’s “productive”. One thing for sure, she’s a more pleasant, likable soul than you. Perhaps there’s something to be learned here? Let’s see……
I Know! She’s saying that a person can be passionate about stuff without getting all stressed out and boorish! Bet she lives a longer, happier life than some other folk I know…..

Sounds to me like Why bother knows how to chill out in style. No hint about her job status, or whether or not she’s “productive”. One thing for sure, she’s a more pleasant, likable soul than you. Perhaps there’s something to be learned here? Let’s see……
I Know! She’s saying that a person can be passionate about stuff without getting all stressed out and boorish! Bet she lives a longer, happier life than some other folk I know…..

Ding Ding Ding …. We Have a Winner !

and to top it off obama gave g h w bush the medal of freedom

Ding Ding Ding …. We Have a Winner !

and to top it off obama gave g h w bush the medal of freedom

Ding Ding Ding …. We Have a Winner !

and to top it off obama gave g h w bush the medal of freedom

We have the “Kangaroo Scotus”

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We have the “Kangaroo Scotus”

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We have the “Kangaroo Scotus”

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Supreme Court becoming a tool for corporate interests: study | Raw ……

Here at World Spinner we are debating the same thing……

[...] Story reports that a new study supports the hypothesis that the “Supreme Court is becoming a tool of corporate interests.” A study has found that the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has undergone a [...]

A study to tell what a lot of us already knew. How about a study about how multinational corporations and mega banks have taken over our government.

A study to tell what a lot of us already knew. How about a study about how multinational corporations and mega banks have taken over our government.

A study to tell what a lot of us already knew. How about a study about how multinational corporations and mega banks have taken over our government.

A study to tell what a lot of us already knew. How about a study about how multinational corporations and mega banks have taken over our government.

A study to tell what a lot of us already knew. How about a study about how multinational corporations and mega banks have taken over our government.

this isnt news. the supreme court is supremely corrupt! they installed bush, and made a fucking mockery of our republic, then they created corporate citizenship so the takeover would be complete! these cocksuckers and traitors and sellouts to the corporate facism that is now our system of government. THEY ARE FUCKING TRAITORS AND SHOULD BE HANGED FOR TREASON!

How are they being paid off? Where is the money? Is it Koch’s money?

Good question how does the CA$H make it back to the FASCIST scotus kangaroos

Here, here !

You know, we truly have reached Orwellian times in an international scale. I left Cuba because of the repression. Today, there is more political freedom there than there is here. How pathetic is that? Won’t be long now before China is the place to go in order to get some freedom. Darwin must be twisting and turning in his grave.

Thanks Captain Obvious, you can beam back up aboard the Starship AlreadyKnewThat now.

5 FASCIST Activist judges took it upon themselves to legalize, corruption of US elections by corporations
Captain Kangaroo, john “Rectal” roberts
samule “Benito alito”
“FAT Tony” scalia
“Uncle Clarence” thomas
anthony Notareal kennedy

“becoming ” WTF !

Roberts already made corporate millions defending these societal leeches before his appointment. He made it clear that his appointment was a pay cut, but I am also sure you are right that these 5 corporatist pigs are getting somehow paid by someone.

They’re not spineless. They’re complicant in catering to corporate interests just as much as the Republicans. Any semblance of rivalry is merely scripted theater designed to placate the unwashed masses.

The People don’t rule this country. Remember this at next presidential election when the talking heads say, “The American People have spoken!” Cause ain’t nothing American about elections that allow foreign interests to vote on the outcome. Thanks to scalia, that sweaty bloated and distended S[upreme]POS cartoon character and the other SPOS’s who have much of the fate of this once Great country in their hands. No rest for the weary folks…

The People don’t rule this country. Remember this at next presidential election when the talking heads say, “The American People have spoken!” Cause ain’t nothing American about elections that allow foreign interests to vote on the outcome. Thanks to scalia, that sweaty bloated and distended S[upreme]POS cartoon character and the other SPOS’s who have much of the fate of this once Great country in their hands. No rest for the weary folks…

The People don’t rule this country. Remember this at next presidential election when the talking heads say, “The American People have spoken!” Cause ain’t nothing American about elections that allow foreign interests to vote on the outcome. Thanks to scalia, that sweaty bloated and distended S[upreme]POS cartoon character and the other SPOS’s who have much of the fate of this once Great country in their hands. No rest for the weary folks…

The People don’t rule this country. Remember this at next presidential election when the talking heads say, “The American People have spoken!” Cause ain’t nothing American about elections that allow foreign interests to vote on the outcome. Thanks to scalia, that sweaty bloated and distended S[upreme]POS cartoon character and the other SPOS’s who have much of the fate of this once Great country in their hands. No rest for the weary folks…

I’m sure she would…

I’m sure she would…

I’m sure she would…

I’m sure she would…

You speak like Bijaz.

How much money is spent to insure they are?

Yep! Bihaz… definitely Bijaz.

Is this supposed to be a newsflash?? Court favor corporations? Only for the last coupla hundred years . . . with maybe a few exceptions in the now-lamented Warren court . . .

The American system of governance is at a tipping point and if it doesn’t turn back to governing for the living breathing people it will collapse and what replaces it could be quite scary!

There’s nothing at all “private” about your fight. This is a B-L-O-G.

Careful, I have never taken a dime from the government and if I were to do as Why bother suggests (sounds like fun!), I still wouldn’t.

Are you going to respond to armorypk last post? I’m interested in hearing how you might respond. By the by, it is fascinating how people talk like such tough guys on blogs while if you were in person you would never speak face to face with someone like that. It’s interesting in a psychoanalytical type of way.

Becoming?

make sure you take a nice long swig of your victory gin, it helps support the troops in eurasia!

“becoming!?!?!?” A little late on the uptake Northwestern U.

Recent studies also include shining flash lights at the sun for extended periods to see what would happen.

Tell it to the Free Market deregulation folks that have destroyed our economy, is trying to destroy our environment & wants privatize everything with little oversight. The only thing is that your on a left of center website, we aren’t the problem more often than not.

Unfortunately Dem leaders need corp cash to get elected, so they have become somewhat too big biz friendly too. But, its the right that wants to dismantle everything to please our corporate masters. They chant about big government & keeping government out of their lives & free markets, but that’s just code for deregulation.

Until money is taken out of elections, things are only going to get worse.

Tell it to the Free Market deregulation folks that have destroyed our economy, is trying to destroy our environment & wants privatize everything with little oversight. The only thing is that your on a left of center website, we aren’t the problem more often than not.

Unfortunately Dem leaders need corp cash to get elected, so they have become somewhat too big biz friendly too. But, its the right that wants to dismantle everything to please our corporate masters. They chant about big government & keeping government out of their lives & free markets, but that’s just code for deregulation.

Until money is taken out of elections, things are only going to get worse.

So when is the SCOTUS gonna rule that we can send a “corporation” to prison when the same “corporation” breaks the law?

(crickets chirping)

http://www.RepublicansAreADisease.com

And to think of all them other judges who got “elected” by using corporate donations…..

Anyone smell anything that seems a little like Fascism?

And the sun is becoming bright at noon.

Unlikely from you, dear.

I couldn’t possibly have said it better than you did, but I will add one quote that also sums it up well: “Taxes are the dues we pay to live in a civilized society.”.

well since this court ruled that corporation could take your property if they wanted it and, that they could contribute as much money as they wanted to election campaigns without revealing it,
this study just ends up stating the obvious. since the american chamber of congress can lobby to it’s heart’s content (including against the health benefits for the first responders) we have become The Unitied States of America Incorporated.

Careful man, if people find out that you’ve figured that out …, well let’s just say stay out of lonely parking garages at night. ;-)

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mostly harmless

I never trusted any asshole trying to sell me a book. Why would you look shit up there when we have libraries and official records.

Used to be a company was given a charter for a set duration to accomplish a given task for a specified number of years. Hartmann is like anyone one else, trying to sell books.

YOu need to go a little FARTHER BACK TO KNOW>>

MOSTLY HARMLESS

FUCKING HOPELESS

I type like him, I’m not speaking.

I’ll donate hemp rope for those fucking traitors! I’d make a great You tube view huh?

I’ll donate hemp rope for those fucking traitors! I’d make a great You tube view huh?

I’ll donate hemp rope for those fucking traitors! I’d make a great You tube view huh?

Your writer’s voice speaks like him…

Your writer’s voice speaks like him…

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Anything you or I have to tell the Free Market deregulators will only slide off of their teflon shields. It’s not only the GOP that wants to please their corporate masters, as Obama is Wall Street’s lapdog too.

Anything you or I have to tell the Free Market deregulators will only slide off of their teflon shields. It’s not only the GOP that wants to please their corporate masters, as Obama is Wall Street’s lapdog too.

Anything you or I have to tell the Free Market deregulators will only slide off of their teflon shields. It’s not only the GOP that wants to please their corporate masters, as Obama is Wall Street’s lapdog too.

Civilized society does not makes it living by killing brown people in far away places. It also does not divide people up into small groups to fight with one another over how to spend what is left of the tax monies collected after illegal wars are prosecuted. Fight over those table scraps and vote to keep the same people in office and in control of continuing illegal wars and poisoning our food and water, etc, etc, etc,.

Now you people who believe that a criminal government is going administer socialist programs without serving the up with a few sides of fascism and sadistic cruelty, then you need to get a grip on reality. Your master plan for Utopia is a pipe dream you will live to wring your hands over and regret to the ends of your days.

Civilized society does not makes it living by killing brown people in far away places. It also does not divide people up into small groups to fight with one another over how to spend what is left of the tax monies collected after illegal wars are prosecuted. Fight over those table scraps and vote to keep the same people in office and in control of continuing illegal wars and poisoning our food and water, etc, etc, etc,.

Now you people who believe that a criminal government is going administer socialist programs without serving the up with a few sides of fascism and sadistic cruelty, then you need to get a grip on reality. Your master plan for Utopia is a pipe dream you will live to wring your hands over and regret to the ends of your days.

Civilized society does not makes it living by killing brown people in far away places. It also does not divide people up into small groups to fight with one another over how to spend what is left of the tax monies collected after illegal wars are prosecuted. Fight over those table scraps and vote to keep the same people in office and in control of continuing illegal wars and poisoning our food and water, etc, etc, etc,.

Now you people who believe that a criminal government is going administer socialist programs without serving the up with a few sides of fascism and sadistic cruelty, then you need to get a grip on reality. Your master plan for Utopia is a pipe dream you will live to wring your hands over and regret to the ends of your days.

See my response to cwnidog that follows – and be careful to open your mind. You are one of the polarized masses and have yet to learn there is no difference between the two parties except in the ways they appeal to your vanities.

Speaking of meds, you have swallowed the wrong pill.

See my response to cwnidog that follows – and be careful to open your mind. You are one of the polarized masses and have yet to learn there is no difference between the two parties except in the ways they appeal to your vanities.

Speaking of meds, you have swallowed the wrong pill.

See my response to cwnidog that follows – and be careful to open your mind. You are one of the polarized masses and have yet to learn there is no difference between the two parties except in the ways they appeal to your vanities.

Speaking of meds, you have swallowed the wrong pill.

haha nicer!

haha nicer!

haha nicer!

Yes, it’s too bad that some people cannot answer a question that challenges their ideology, but can only react with cursing hysteria and insults that have no bearing on the original question.

Yes, it’s too bad that some people cannot answer a question that challenges their ideology, but can only react with cursing hysteria and insults that have no bearing on the original question.

Yes, it’s too bad that some people cannot answer a question that challenges their ideology, but can only react with cursing hysteria and insults that have no bearing on the original question.

D’ya think?

D’ya think?

Well, I’m not surprised to see our suspicions codified by data. Unfortunately, facts have never held sway with the knuckle-dragging trailer trash Republican. This is a story that will only show up on Fox News if it starts growing legs, and then just to ridicule it as “liberal university propaganda.”

Well, I’m not surprised to see our suspicions codified by data. Unfortunately, facts have never held sway with the knuckle-dragging trailer trash Republican. This is a story that will only show up on Fox News if it starts growing legs, and then just to ridicule it as “liberal university propaganda.”

Well, I’m not surprised to see our suspicions codified by data. Unfortunately, facts have never held sway with the knuckle-dragging trailer trash Republican. This is a story that will only show up on Fox News if it starts growing legs, and then just to ridicule it as “liberal university propaganda.”

“Corrupt,Corporate America’s Republican businesses and their Supreme Court.”
Like FOX News…’fair and balanced’.
These are the people who live in the swill of outhouse and port-a-potty basements…where they belong.

“Corrupt,Corporate America’s Republican businesses and their Supreme Court.”
Like FOX News…’fair and balanced’.
These are the people who live in the swill of outhouse and port-a-potty basements…where they belong.

“Corrupt,Corporate America’s Republican businesses and their Supreme Court.”
Like FOX News…’fair and balanced’.
These are the people who live in the swill of outhouse and port-a-potty basements…where they belong.

“Corrupt,Corporate America’s Republican businesses and their Supreme Court.”
Like FOX News…’fair and balanced’.
These are the people who live in the swill of outhouse and port-a-potty basements…where they belong.

They should sell naming rights. I would be willing to broker the deal for a cut of the proceeds. Something like the Citibank Capital One Supreme Court. Kinda rolls off the tongue. TV coverage in the chambers, ad space behind the bench and on the robes and product placement, man product placement. This could be a gold mine.

John Roberts is the most dangerous man in America to the Middle Class. He is one cold, heartless strange fellow indeed. Throw in Clarence Thomas “The Silent Tree Stump”, Fat Tony Scalia and Alito, and together you have quite a boat load of total misfits, who work tirelessly to destroy the middle class of America. The Bush family cartel are very proud of putting these monsters on the Supreme Court.

John Roberts is the most dangerous man in America to the Middle Class. He is one cold, heartless strange fellow indeed. Throw in Clarence Thomas “The Silent Tree Stump”, Fat Tony Scalia and Alito, and together you have quite a boat load of total misfits, who work tirelessly to destroy the middle class of America. The Bush family cartel are very proud of putting these monsters on the Supreme Court.

It’s called impeachment of the supreme court justices who lied during their nomination to the senate. John Roberts specifically said that settled law of the land should stay the way it is and that he would not overturn decades of rulings. What is the first thing he does as chief justice??? Overturn 100 years of ruling on campaign donations from companies and unions. SUPER and with it went our democracy. I believe that because of this ruling, an armed struggle will be the only way to change it back and that means a revolution and replacing the justices on the supreme court. Or maybe we can convince Kennedy to retire and swing the court back to the middle-left.

It’s called impeachment of the supreme court justices who lied during their nomination to the senate. John Roberts specifically said that settled law of the land should stay the way it is and that he would not overturn decades of rulings. What is the first thing he does as chief justice??? Overturn 100 years of ruling on campaign donations from companies and unions. SUPER and with it went our democracy. I believe that because of this ruling, an armed struggle will be the only way to change it back and that means a revolution and replacing the justices on the supreme court. Or maybe we can convince Kennedy to retire and swing the court back to the middle-left.

In 1887 the SC ruled that corporations were not people. A bought off clerk wrote an interpretation of the courts ruling that corporations were people and that interpretation has been used ever since to give personhood to an inanimate invention called a corporation. Since that day we as Americans have lost our soul to corporate rule. Since when has it become patriotic to do the bidding of corporations? This one thing has to change before any of us can get our democracy back.

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SCOTUS is effectively, the consigliare for the corporations.

SCOTUS is effectively, the consigliare for the corporations.

SCOTUS is effectively, the consigliare for the corporations.

SCOTUS is effectively, the consigliare for the corporations.

Of course nothing happened. While they were deregulating banks, they also deregulated themselves. There are no longer laws regulating the donations.
The point on the nationality of a corporation would be, whom do we want to regulate? It is now lawful for a corporation to donate,(buy votes) but was it intended that a corporation wholly owned by the chinese military can buy the presidency? Even republicans never intended that would happen and don’t like it. There is common ground to be found here, but what are the parameters?

Of course nothing happened. While they were deregulating banks, they also deregulated themselves. There are no longer laws regulating the donations.
The point on the nationality of a corporation would be, whom do we want to regulate? It is now lawful for a corporation to donate,(buy votes) but was it intended that a corporation wholly owned by the chinese military can buy the presidency? Even republicans never intended that would happen and don’t like it. There is common ground to be found here, but what are the parameters?

Of course nothing happened. While they were deregulating banks, they also deregulated themselves. There are no longer laws regulating the donations.
The point on the nationality of a corporation would be, whom do we want to regulate? It is now lawful for a corporation to donate,(buy votes) but was it intended that a corporation wholly owned by the chinese military can buy the presidency? Even republicans never intended that would happen and don’t like it. There is common ground to be found here, but what are the parameters?

Of course nothing happened. While they were deregulating banks, they also deregulated themselves. There are no longer laws regulating the donations.
The point on the nationality of a corporation would be, whom do we want to regulate? It is now lawful for a corporation to donate,(buy votes) but was it intended that a corporation wholly owned by the chinese military can buy the presidency? Even republicans never intended that would happen and don’t like it. There is common ground to be found here, but what are the parameters?

Of course nothing happened. While they were deregulating banks, they also deregulated themselves. There are no longer laws regulating the donations.
The point on the nationality of a corporation would be, whom do we want to regulate? It is now lawful for a corporation to donate,(buy votes) but was it intended that a corporation wholly owned by the chinese military can buy the presidency? Even republicans never intended that would happen and don’t like it. There is common ground to be found here, but what are the parameters?

Some say so, and it appears true, especially votes in congress. Happily most of those big money candidates lost last time, although they were too close. Can Americans learn to respond negatively to money on election day?

Some say so, and it appears true, especially votes in congress. Happily most of those big money candidates lost last time, although they were too close. Can Americans learn to respond negatively to money on election day?

Some say so, and it appears true, especially votes in congress. Happily most of those big money candidates lost last time, although they were too close. Can Americans learn to respond negatively to money on election day?

Some say so, and it appears true, especially votes in congress. Happily most of those big money candidates lost last time, although they were too close. Can Americans learn to respond negatively to money on election day?

We can make a difference if we will stop responding to money on election day. Carl Rove’s very life depends on being able top sway voters by spending massive amounts on advertising. Can the people learn, and not vote for people like Angle and Joe Smith, who tell us after they are elected we can find out where they stand? All they had going for them was hate and money, and that drew far more votes than reality merited.

We can make a difference if we will stop responding to money on election day. Carl Rove’s very life depends on being able top sway voters by spending massive amounts on advertising. Can the people learn, and not vote for people like Angle and Joe Smith, who tell us after they are elected we can find out where they stand? All they had going for them was hate and money, and that drew far more votes than reality merited.

We can make a difference if we will stop responding to money on election day. Carl Rove’s very life depends on being able top sway voters by spending massive amounts on advertising. Can the people learn, and not vote for people like Angle and Joe Smith, who tell us after they are elected we can find out where they stand? All they had going for them was hate and money, and that drew far more votes than reality merited.

We can make a difference if we will stop responding to money on election day. Carl Rove’s very life depends on being able top sway voters by spending massive amounts on advertising. Can the people learn, and not vote for people like Angle and Joe Smith, who tell us after they are elected we can find out where they stand? All they had going for them was hate and money, and that drew far more votes than reality merited.

Let us begin to talk impeachment. Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas. They are running dog corporate dupes who lied to get confirmed, and have been destroying the country from within is a subversive manner. Never has impeachment been more deserved.

Nothing has changed. It is still patently unthinkable. There is nobody on earth who would seriously maintain such a position. It is given lip service by the winners in the issue, but I doubt you can find a man on the street who would agree with the sold out Roberts, If he understood the question.

The Supreme Whores, especially Scalia, Dickhead Cheney’s rubber stamp hunting buddy. Too bad Cheney didn’t shoot him in the face.

I don’t disagree with your assessment, but I have a question.

Why doesn’t anyone speak of the poor, starving class?

That is where the middle class is going.

The poor are people too.

I am poor. I used to be middle class.

How about a study to show us how to defeat these cocksuckers.

Are you hiring? Is your company?

By the way, there are many employed people who drink and smoke dope. Usually they are the CEOs.

Productive? What is it that you produce? How does that help the world?

Consider yourself lucky to have a job. It isn’t because you are a harder worker or because you are smarter. Chances are it is because you are lucky.

That old meme about lazy people on welfare is so tired and meaningless. It is just an excuse for the haves to be greedy and feel ok about it.

Get over yourselves – my questioning this person is not something you can research because this person changes his/her name every few days, and even deletes posts so as to make others’ responses nonsensical. So forget it. I will continue to ask this person the same questions until I get a real response and not get away with the cowardly actions he/she has been doing instead of facing the music.

ALL government in the United States is a tool for corporate interests. Anyone thinking otherwise simply isn’t paying attention.

Good reply. Do you have any evidence that the reparasites are having second thoughts about the Citizens United decision? You are correct, once that genie was let out of the bottle, there would be unintended consequences. Hard to imagine how to get that genie back in the bottle now.

I went on a republican chat room I frequent, and advanced the question about what we think of the campaign financing. They were irritated about it, those who understood it.

I find that is the tendency when writing. People are way too quick to
react emotionally. I have found being over cautious (except when I’m
pickin’ a fight) is the best way to respond to ANYONE on a blog.
Please forgive my forward tone. Oh, and Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanza,
and Happy Chanukah, and all that other stuff

Interesting. The volumn of foreign money flowing in probably wasn’t anticipated. I’m sure the intent was to use unlimited campaign funding to control all legislation for their benefit. With foreign funds flowing in, they’re facing unexpected competition.

… these guys are there for life and will never rule against a member of Bush Crime Family Inc. , not that a case would get that far . Our Fed. Courts are polluted with over 30 years of Ronnie Raygun , Bush , (some neocon-Clinton) , more Bush , appointees , that I don’t believe they could be tried for any charges against them . Just too political , don’t ya know .

… these guys are there for life and will never rule against a member of Bush Crime Family Inc. , not that a case would get that far . Our Fed. Courts are polluted with over 30 years of Ronnie Raygun , Bush , (some neocon-Clinton) , more Bush , appointees , that I don’t believe they could be tried for any charges against them . Just too political , don’t ya know .

Stop buying non-essentials. Pay off your debt. Sell your stocks. Save your money, preferably outside of a major US bank. Start your own business. Quit your job. Talk to your friends and neighbors.

At least, this is my approach. It may not work for everyone, but from what I can figure, these are the best actions I can take to deprive the machine of the resources I would normally blindly supply. I quit my job in 13 days.

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None, zero, should have been stopped a long time ago.

It’s been CAPITALISM vs. DEMOCRACY since the 19980s.

:(

wish I lived in a civilized society

It’s like purchasing good will. You don’t buy it you build it up. I mean if the jet lands under the persons ass on the way to the yacht with hookers, it’s not like anyone’s getting a taxable paycheck. That anyone can trace.

That pile of cash, no that’s a campaign contribution.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101220-704647.html

You’re so fucking close dude. That first post then…

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-12-18/dollar-gains-as-economic-recovery-boosts-demand-for-u-s-assets.html

like an inch dude.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101215-704928.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BD2Y520101214

Print print print. inches man.

In a properly run corporate state everyone should have a job, even if it’s as an organ transplant.

So you can link it to internet bullies who argue with you.

Sure, that’s what makes Communism so successful, everybody has a job. They don’t work but they don’t get paid for it either. But they do have a job.

If TONA (the original 13th amendment, ratified into law on March 12, 1819, by the State of Virginia) hadn’t been made to disappear (see amendment-13.org), we wouldn’t be having a lot of these problems. Although it is still the Law of the Land and has never been repealed, very few know about it. Now, it’s a corporate world for sure; or, as Rutherford B. Hayes, our 19th President, said, “A government of the people, by the people and for the people no longer. A government of the corporations, by the corporations and for the corporations.” Even by the 1880′s, the banks and their attendant corporations had taken over.
Perhaps bringing TONA “back” would stop this. If enough presure is brought to bear, then it could possibly be ressurrected.

No, predictably “Jaimie” won’t respond to my post, because, as he so eloquently put it (while staring into a mirror, apparently), it challenges (his) ideology, (and he) can only react with cursing hysteria and insults that have no bearing on the original question.

Oh no you don’t. You can’t suddenly claim that you resent paying taxes because of some righteous opposition to the government’s waging of illegal wars or to their “killing brown people in far away places” – A sentiment which I, along with most who post here would wholeheartedly agree, incidentally.
No, you’ve already revealed the REAL, somewhat less humane and much less selfless motivations behind your tax protest when you accused others of, “…stealing my money in order to give a lazy bum like you a free ride”, and “I don’t want to pay for your lazy unproductive lifestyle choice”.
This, you see, demonstrates the fundamentally different political philosophies of Ron Paul worshipers and us progressives. While we share your anti-war sentiments, we could never subscribe to your rallying cries of “EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!”, and “I’VE GOT MINE, SO SCREW YOU, BUDDY!”

Oh no you don’t. You can’t suddenly claim that you resent paying taxes because of some righteous opposition to the government’s waging of illegal wars or to their “killing brown people in far away places” – A sentiment which I, along with most who post here would wholeheartedly agree, incidentally.
No, you’ve already revealed the REAL, somewhat less humane and much less selfless motivations behind your tax protest when you accused others of, “…stealing my money in order to give a lazy bum like you a free ride”, and “I don’t want to pay for your lazy unproductive lifestyle choice”.
This, you see, demonstrates the fundamentally different political philosophies of Ron Paul worshipers and us progressives. While we share your anti-war sentiments, we could never subscribe to your rallying cries of “EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!”, and “I’VE GOT MINE, SO SCREW YOU, BUDDY!”

Oh no you don’t. You can’t suddenly claim that you resent paying taxes because of some righteous opposition to the government’s waging of illegal wars or to their “killing brown people in far away places” – A sentiment which I, along with most who post here would wholeheartedly agree, incidentally.
No, you’ve already revealed the REAL, somewhat less humane and much less selfless motivations behind your tax protest when you accused others of, “…stealing my money in order to give a lazy bum like you a free ride”, and “I don’t want to pay for your lazy unproductive lifestyle choice”.
This, you see, demonstrates the fundamentally different political philosophies of Ron Paul worshipers and us progressives. While we share your anti-war sentiments, we could never subscribe to your rallying cries of “EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!”, and “I’VE GOT MINE, SO SCREW YOU, BUDDY!”

What are you on about?

What are you on about?

What are you on about?

Ah! Another classic non-answer from the master of meaningless gibberish, off-topic rants and unprovoked insults.
“What are you on about?” While your English teacher is rolling in his/her grave, I’ll try to answer:
Like most of my “in reply to Jaime11″ posts, I’m once again challenging your credibility, your politics, your motives, your tactics and your humanity; relying mostly on facts, direct quotes and expert opinions to back up my arguments.
AND YOU HAVE YET TO REPLY TO A SINGLE ONE OF MY POSTS WITH ANY SEMBLANCE OF COGENT, LOGICAL, SANE COUNTER-ARGUMENTS.
Instead, you employ distractions, insults and/or rhetorical, snide questions (like “What are you on about?”) that contribute absolutely zilch to the quality of the discourse.
And something tells me any reply you might make to THIS comment will be no different from the others…..

Have you ever played devil’s advocate? Or is that too complex for you?

Man… take it easy. It’s ok. Jaimie11 is chillin’. Now it’s time to
chill. I’ve gone off exactly like this before and I tell you… it’s
just not that important to get any kind of upset. Honestly, in these
blogs we are all just connecting, even if we there are people who
really don’t have a clue (not saying you don’t have a clue Jaimie11).

So, Happy Kwanzaa and Happy Channukah and Happy Christmas and Happy
happy for at least now while we, all of us wait for these crazy
fucking people WE have elected to congress sell us all out.

Seriously, truth be told… most of the people in congress are
treasonous people who should pay for their crimes against humanity.

But hey… Merry Christ Mass.

Man… take it easy. It’s ok. Jaimie11 is chillin’. Now it’s time to
chill. I’ve gone off exactly like this before and I tell you… it’s
just not that important to get any kind of upset. Honestly, in these
blogs we are all just connecting, even if there are people who
really don’t have a clue (not saying you don’t have a clue Jaimie11).

So, Happy Kwanzaa and Happy Channukah and Happy Christmas and Happy
happy for at least now while we, all of us wait for these crazy
fucking people WE have elected to congress to sell us all out.

Seriously, truth be told… most of the people in congress are
treasonous people who should have to pay for their crimes against humanity.

But hey… Merry Christ Mass.

Man… take it easy. It’s ok. Jaimie11 is chillin’. Now it’s time to
chill. I’ve gone off exactly like this before and I tell you… it’s
just not that important to get any kind of upset. Honestly, in these
blogs we are all just connecting, even if there are people who
really don’t have a clue (not saying you don’t have a clue Jaimie11).

So, Happy Kwanzaa and Happy Channukah and Happy Christmas and Happy
happy for at least now while we, all of us wait for these crazy
fucking people WE have elected to congress to sell us all out.

Seriously, truth be told… most of the people in congress are
treasonous people who should have to pay for their crimes against humanity.

But hey… Merry Christ Mass.

Big DUH! there, this court has been a painted lady named Roxanne since before Bush v. Gore in 2000.

Big DUH! there, this court has been a painted lady named Roxanne since before Bush v. Gore in 2000.

Big DUH! there, this court has been a painted lady named Roxanne since before Bush v. Gore in 2000.

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