Flake wrote:Frown: So many people think they are constitutional scholars today. I am weary of asking people if they actually know what they are talking about.
My wife and I are attorneys, and this irks us considerably. The shere level of "aggressive ignorance" regarding the U.S. Constitution is simply astounding - especially from many of our elected officials. Some people think that because they have read "pop" history books and the basic text of the U.S. Constitution (excluding, of course, Amendments XI through XXVII) they are somehow transformed into constitutional scholars capable of deciding the most difficult issues of constitutional law. It is the equivalent of me saying that I am qualified to perform brain surgery because I once saw someone play "Trauma Team". People should certainly question judges and constitutional scholars, but I wish that they would educate themselves a little bit more before baldly and agressively asserting that their view of constitutional law is correct.
What I don't get is why people don't look at past decisions on constitutional issues. Even if you don't think you agree with the decision made, you might change your mind after reading about it or at least better understand the other perspective.
Since this signature affects old posts, I'm leaving a message here in case anyone searches for my username. This account died in early 2013. I am no longer a fundamentalist.
Don't add to my problems by pretending my past views are still held in the present. I do not have any patience for that. Feel free to ask me what I think now.
I agree completely. The U.S. Supreme Court's decisions are - and have been for quite some time - written by some of the most brilliant legal minds in the country. Moreover, decisions interpreting the U.S Constitution are generally very well written and easily understood. Summaries of the most important decisions are readily available:
BoringSupreez wrote:This may sound heartless, but if I was faced with the choice between paying over a thousand dollars in vet bills or putting down the animal and getting a new one, I'd go for the second one. I only ever have mutt cats I got for free, so those are super easy to replace.
Trust me, coming from living on a ranch, this happens way too often. People may not understand having that one cow that comes and eats out of your hand, that you can pet, and having to shoot it when it breaks its leg. But the way I've been taught, you couldn't waste it. Nope, hang it up by the back legs and cleaning it for dinner that night.
If someone had asked me up front: "Do you want to spend several thousand to keep you cat healthy" the answer would have required at least some thought - and would probably have leaned towards a "no" if I am being honest. When it comes at you $20-$50 at a time for just one more test, one more injection, one more night, etc...it is a much harder call to make. How do you turn down a $50 injection or a $75 X-Ray if it might be the thing to fix the problem or lead to the answer?
The cat is 10 and has almost always been relatively healthy, so we are inclined to try and get him past whatever this might be. The next step is for him to see a specialist if we can't get him to start eating at home this weekend (we're going to force-feed him some slurry tonight), and if the specialist figures out the problem and the problem is correctable without too much expenditure, then we'll do what needs to be done to get him healthy (what "too much" is of course remains to be seen).
My sister's cat was having some kidney problems that led to a bunch of other things recently. After spending quite a bit on special food and lab work, the vet discovered that whatever was wrong with her kidney has basically disappeared and she is on her way to a fast recovery. I really like cats so I would spend some money to help keep my pets alive, they're like family, man.
Incognito D wrote:Mere months after buying my original GBA, Nintendo trolled me hard by releasing the SP.
Ticked - back in our usual office, heavy smell of must in the air. Despite dropping almost 100k into the cleanup of the building, its still not right... Smiled - She said yes...so November 3rd is the date.
fastbilly1 wrote:Smiled - She said yes...so November 3rd is the date.
Awesome.
Ticked: Didn't sleep for crap last night. I tossed and turned the whole night and don't think I slept for more than 15-20 minutes at a time so I feel like ass.
Smile: Got a bike rack yesterday so I'm only lacking a cable lock for the hitch and attached bikes to be all set.
fastbilly1 wrote:Smiled - She said yes...so November 3rd is the date.
Yeee-Haw! and I never say yeee-haw.
Best Wishes pal. Life just gets better from here on out.
My brother in law also got engaged over the weekend. Told pops-in-law "Well, this will cost me a pretty penny on the bachelor party and tux rental", to which he replied ".....I don't think it is going to be that kind of wedding". He's guessing maybe a guys night out at a friends house and blazers and khakis for the ceremony.
Works for me. Love a great wedding reception whether it's Don P or a keg of Yuengling.
Thanks fellas. We are working on getting a house in the next few months, so I can transfer up there in October.
We are going to have an odd registry, well secondary registry. The primary one is for family and church friends, so the missing silver, and cookery/housing items. The secondary registry will be on Amazon and/or a Google Doc. It will contain fun things like legendary Dragoncon Memberships, NES games, MVS carts, and random pc controllers like two logitech g27 and two g940s...
