Comments for Patterico's Pontifications

Comment on Watching the Presidential Polls by redc1c4

redc1c4 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:25:51 +0000

Yep, I’m sure Obama will claim credit for it.

he might as well, since no one else seems eager to claim credit for it.
hell, they don’t even want to vote on it……

Comment on “Deem and Pass”: Will the Courts Allow an Unconstitutional Action to Stand? by MD in Philly

MD in Philly — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:24:39 +0000

Ignore me if this makes no sense…

My understanding is there are two issues involved-

one is that the House and Senate need to pass “the same bill”, which they haven’t done

the other is they want to say the House can make their own rules as to what it means to “pass a bill”, and they’re going to say it is passed, or deemed, because they say so, and this is how they are going to say that tyhe House “passed” the Senate bill without voting on it

then the question is to what extent can the House make its own rules, and to what extent can and will the court tell them they need to have their rules in a way that meets other Constitutional criteria

Is that a fair summary?
(No need to take a vote, I’ll be satisfied if someone trustworthy deems it so, or not)

Comment on More Organizing for America Astroturf by Ellie Light

Ellie Light — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:14:54 +0000

you bitter clingy rethuglicans need to shut up and start supporting Obama.

Comment on “Deem and Pass”: Will the Courts Allow an Unconstitutional Action to Stand? by SPQR

SPQR — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:12:02 +0000

Comment by Patterico — 3/18/2010 @ 9:44 pm

I know, my point was more that imdw’s Scalia slam was just f’ing lame BS.

Comment on More Organizing for America Astroturf by Ag80

Ag80 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:11:53 +0000

I have no problem with astro-turfing if the astro-turfers are honest about their backing.

But, then, that’s not astro-turfing is it?

Comment on More Organizing for America Astroturf by imdw

imdw — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:05:37 +0000

When the ellie light stuff came out, weren’t lots of folks saying the offering of ways for people to send their own messages was a common practice these days?

Comment on More Organizing for America Astroturf by IgotBupkis

IgotBupkis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:03:19 +0000

Clearly, you should get onto it with your own info, find out who they are shilling this crap out to, and do two things:

1) Do as they ask, and write a letter of support under the name “Ellie Light”

2) Write another letter calling attention to the astroturfing campaign and shaming the editors for falling for it.

Comment on “Deem and Pass”: Will the Courts Allow an Unconstitutional Action to Stand? by Ag80

Ag80 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:01:34 +0000

Finally. We have a prediction and I hope he’s right. About the vote, not the outcome. If he’s right, I know what the outcome will be.

Comment on “Deem and Pass”: Will the Courts Allow an Unconstitutional Action to Stand? by imdw

imdw — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:54:38 +0000

“By a vote, or procedural rule?”

By voting to pass it.

Comment on “Deem and Pass”: Will the Courts Allow an Unconstitutional Action to Stand? by Eric Blair

Eric Blair — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:53:46 +0000

Legal beagle is opining about Constitutional law. Love it!

Defend that D!