Comments for The Jury Talks Back

Comment on I might just be in love… by The Army daddy Dana

The Army daddy Dana — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:31:43 +0000

Ahhh, Mr Jacobs, you didn’t link to the specific story, so I assume that you meant this lady.

Apparently, SPC Pico hasn’t been writing you too frequently, or you’d have known about her promotion. And at her last drill, she passed yet another physical fitness test, something which the linked lady might have a bit of difficulty in doing; it seems as though the sit-ups would be particularly challenging.

I’m guessing that this young lady outweighs the entire Pico family — including the cats!

Comment on The streets of Paris are still lined with trees by Pons Asinorum

Pons Asinorum — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:46:32 +0000

I blame Global Warming.

Comment on The streets of Paris are still lined with trees by Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:41:07 +0000

I could have swore that it was Bush’s fault…

Comment on The line is so thin I can’t even see it. by AD - RtR/OS!

AD - RtR/OS! — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:14:08 +0000

“… a female teacher who slept with her underage male students. Should she be sentenced to twenty-five years to life?..”

I think we should poll the parents of those students. I don’t think the answer would be unanimous.

Comment on The streets of Paris are still lined with trees by AD - RtR/OS!

AD - RtR/OS! — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:58:10 +0000

But of course, the financial meltdown in Greece is the German’s fault, because they looted the Greek Treasury in 1941!
Didn’t you get the memo?

Comment on Health care procedural recap by Dana

Dana — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:02:39 +0000

Nice recap. Again the absolute desperation to get this thing passed is all we need to know. Its hard to fathom one man being so in need of validation – so much so that he is more than willing to undermine the will of the people.

Comment on Health care procedural recap by AD - RtR/OS!

AD - RtR/OS! — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:59:19 +0000

Great Prez pix…
Expect to see it on a MN billboard, captioned:
I Won!

Comment on Health care procedural recap by aphrael

aphrael — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:37:00 +0000

You might also ask “How can the House condition their vote on the actions of the Senate?”

Right.

Part of the problem I have with discussing this is that until I see how the particular rule is structured, I can only speculate about what they might be trying to do and whether that would be OK.

But I feel comfortable saying this: a resolution by the House saying that “[bill x] shall be deemed passed if the Senate does [y]” cannot possibly comport with the presentment clause. Such a resolution would be no different than the legislative veto.

Comment on My favorite item from the PotUS’s proposal by Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:48:11 +0000

Early 30’s, and I simply won’t pay. I welcome their attempt to force me to. I’ve always wanted to have my name associated with a Supreme Court Case, and this method means I don’t have to involve a rifle and a bell tower…

Comment on The line is so thin I can’t even see it. by Subotai

Subotai — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:48:02 +0000

I fail to see a problem with this.

The problem is that it’s not what is being proposed. Conservatives are supposed to be hard-headed and realistic, but there’s a lot of mawkish sentiment driving the proposed policy changes here.

There was a case in the news last year about a female teacher who slept with her underage male students. Should she be sentenced to twenty-five years to life? If not, how do we identify which people should be given those harsher sentences?

There is such a thing as an acceptable level of death. About 40,000 people die each year in auto accidents. We could reduce that number, at a cost, but we deem that doing so is not worth the extra cost.

Are “too many” children/teenagers being kidnapped and murdered each year? It’s not obvious to me that the answer is yes, but it is obvious that many people are not bothering to even ask the question.