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Spike49
06/19/09

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Regarding the SCOTUS ruling: I have worked in the legal profession for many years, and my least favorite saying that I have unfortunately heard way too many times is "I didn't say it was right, I said it was just." Some things about our legal system really, really make me sad.
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inabook
06/19/09

@Spike49: So-- how would you reccomend it be changed, to still balance all the competing interests?
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Jezemale*
06/19/09

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I suppose this black, atheist, homosexual, unwed man should just pack up and move to antartica. I am the shame of America.
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bluewine
06/19/09

@Jezemale*: Hey, at least you're male!*

*According to crazy fucking conservative Michael Savage
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PreposterousHypothesis
06/19/09

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Also, Kim Jong-Il, please stop. I have friends in Hawaii. Do we really need Team America to come in?
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♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
06/19/09

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I wonder how Kim Jong Il feels about his OTHER (older) son who's a Westernized playboy (can we just call him an ex-pat at this point?)....
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L'Adelina
06/19/09

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Wasn't George Tiller a "white Christian heterosexual married male"?

Be careful Savage, people might actually start to think of you as less of an asshole.
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PreposterousHypothesis
06/19/09

@L'Adelina: My thoughts exactly. There are definitely some white Christian heterosexual married males who would strongly disagree with everything that comes out of your filthy mouth, Savage.
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EkaterinaBallerina
06/19/09

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"The white Christian heterosexual married male is the epitome of everything Right with America."

There I fixed it. He clearly meant the Right wing, not right as in true. I mean otherwise, probably not the best time in the Republican party's demise to single-handedly offend every single voting block but one. You do want Republicans in power again at some point right Michael?
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bluewine
06/19/09

@EkaterinaBallerina: Plus, he's needlessly pandering to the one voting block the Republican's really don't need to worry about losing while simultaneously insulting the ones they're rapidly losing.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
06/19/09

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"The white Christian heterosexual married male is the epitome of everything right with America."

Wonder what John Yoo, Clarence Thomas, Michael Steele, Joe Lieberman, Sarah Palin, and Alan Keyes would say about that.
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kithkin
06/19/09

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My favorite part about the Ayatollah's speech was when he blamed "dirty Zionists" for the Iranian situation.

Wait, no, it was the part where he said "We don't claim there is no corruption in our regime. But this is one of the most healthy systems in the world."

No! It was this: "The street is the place of living and trading. Why are you taking to the streets? We have had the election. Street demonstrations are a target for terrorist plots. Who would be responsible if something happened?"

[andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com]
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lilbobbytables
06/19/09

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Also, does anyone else vaguely expect Mike Savage, Glenn Beck, and Bill O'Reilly to have monthly meetings to talk about how great they are, and hug, just so they can get as close as possible to the greatness.

I will stop now before I compose the most horrifying political slash fanfiction the world has ever seen.
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greengrey
06/19/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: I shuddered. I would however, love to see them all fight to the death.
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
06/19/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: it's a monthly circle jerk, let's be honest.
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HarpMadness
06/19/09

@greengrey (raidersofthelostSTAR): I have a feeling that would be the lamest fight to the death ever though, since they are all cowardly cry-babies. However, I think the results would be worth the pathetic spectacle.
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sportz.star
06/19/09

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Re: SCOTUS ruling. Not everything is or should be a constitutional right. That's what laws are for. Note to legislators: pass laws to protect your citizens. All of them.
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Trulymadlyme
06/19/09

@sportz.star: While that's a fine point, you're not exactly right. Due process, including procedural due process, is basically what DNA evidence might fall under. Particularly since the technology either wasn't there or up to snuff. The Court punted. Which is fine. But pretending the constitution doesn't actually do much isn't great, either.
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schweppes
06/19/09

@sportz.star: True. 47 states already provide the protection this person was requesting. Now the ball is those 3 remaining states' court.
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bluebears
06/19/09

@schweppes: 47 states provide SOME protection, and it of course differs from state to state.

@sportz.star: can you really think of no constitutional basis for allowing a prisoner to have his own DNA tested?
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Zombies make the heart grow fonder
06/19/09

@sportz.star: I agree with Sportz actually. Just because I can think of a basis to allow DNA testing doesn't mean that I believe it provides a strong enough basis to define it as a constitutional right. I think SCOTUS did right here by making the federal floor low and leaving room for the states to implement the procedures.

@Trulymadlyme: I agree that procedural due process would be would it would fall under if construed as a constitutional right.
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HarpMadness
06/19/09

@Zombies make the heart grow fonder: Maybe as DNA testing becomes easier to do (I'm assuming the technology will just get better and better), it will become more of a "due process" thing. Since it's been so expensive and time-consuming in the past, it's often been hard for some places to pay for it. Maybe that consideration will go away in time.

Just a general comment and hopefulness. :)
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Trulymadlyme
06/19/09

@HarpMadness: It requires more resources, for sure. Consider that many places can barely process rape kits, I'm guessing that is why DNA evidence is oftentimes difficult to get and/or process. That doesn't mean a person doesn't have a right to such evidence, though. It means that if the government intends on taking away someone's liberty, they should be prepared to expend the necessary resources to prove up their case and to allow a defendant to defend themselves. It was a bad decision.
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sportz.star
06/19/09

@Zombies make the heart grow fonder: Just getting back to this thread . . . I think there are a lot of good points here and I'm in favor of process, but even as a liberal, I'm not in favor of reading more and more process as being procedurally due to all people.

@bluebears: I think, as clearly demonstrated in the dissent, there are arguments for a prisoner having a DNA test, but I also think that this should be a matter of legislation and not constitutional requirement because it essentially would state that there's a constitutional right to use extra-judicial means to introduce new evidence, that existed at all times during the conviction process (though I understand we're talking about old cases here, maybe the technology didn't) in order to change the outcome. It's not really "new evidence" so I don't think it's constitutional. I have zero problem with the laws that give prisoners the right to the DNA test, however. I just think there's a line there.
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lilbobbytables
06/19/09

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Crazy fucking conservative Michael Savage said, "The white Christian heterosexual married male is the epitome of everything right with America."

Sometimes, a statement is so asinine, that I cannot even formulate a response. The best I can do is shrug, and hope that he can't cause any damage from falling off his soapbox.

Also, when you make Michelle Bachmann look sane, there are problems. Really.
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Firefly in the Sky
06/19/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: I wouldn't mind if he damaged himself while falling off the soapbox though.
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NefariousNewt
06/19/09

@Firefly in the Sky: Maybe falling off the soapbox, into a vat of boiling animal fat, or a pond filled ravenous piranhas, or a pit lined with pointed sticks.
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NefariousNewt
06/19/09

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Michael Savage is right: just look at all these winners:

- Dick Cheney

- George Bush

- Newt Gingrich

- Rush Limbaugh

- John Ensign

- John Edwards

- Eliot Spitzer

- Spencer Pratt

Winners, all.
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bluebears
06/19/09

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The Court is SO conservative these days. I don't see that changing anytime soon, unless Roberts or Alito have some shifts in ideology down the road.
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greengrey
06/19/09

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"The white Christian heterosexual married male is the epitome of everything right with America."

I think I'm missing something. What are they good for again?
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kithkin
06/19/09

@greengrey (raidersofthelostSTAR): That was just the prayer that he offers while bowing at the altar of the patriarchy.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
06/19/09

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I bought a memorial candle at the USHM years ago that has since been collecting dust. I think I will light it tonight in honor of Stephen Johns.
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