leh-nerd skin-erd Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 12 minutes ago, Koko78 said: Don't make me force majeure you right up the res ipsa loquitur, mother *****! Crap. I was anglicizing res ipsa loquitor and input veni vidi vici. I wasn't even trying to sound tough, I just $#@!ed it up. Though... It's tough getting old. Some of you take advantage of me with your youth privilege. I'm the real victim here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 25 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: Crap. I was anglicizing res ipsa loquitor and input veni vidi vici. I wasn't even trying to sound tough, I just $#@!ed it up. Though... It's tough getting old. Some of you take advantage of me with your youth privilege. I'm the real victim here. Caveat emptor. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) On 8/24/2019 at 7:57 AM, Buffalo_Gal said: I'm not sure which RBG thread I should be posted in. {insert dazed and confused emoji}Analysis: Justice Ginsburg’s “Bile Duct Stent” – A Treatment Typically Used in Advanced Cases to Provide End of Life Care </snip> (the statement put out)This is important because a biliary stent is only installed if a tumor was large enough to cause blockage of the bile duct from the liver to the intestine.It is typically performed in cases where the patient has cancer on the duct itself and often predicates liver cancer.Again the stent is typically only used in advanced cases and often only surgery is done for early cases: </snip> Radiation is also the last resort when surgery is no longer possible; also a sign its in an advanced stage. They really only do it to extend a person's life (months), at the cost of their quality of life; a cure at that point is deemed unrealistic. They are really going to try and keep her on the bench until she dies... I wonder if she refused to step down under Obama, (when her Cancer was first diagnosed) because she wanted Hilary to choose her replacement. ? Edited August 26, 2019 by unbillievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 6 hours ago, unbillievable said: They are really going to try and keep her on the bench until she dies... Or until the Democrats control the White House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/23/2019 at 6:19 PM, whatdrought said: From a purely neautral stand point, as far as partisanship and the court goes, she made a terrible miss-calculation by not retiring during the Obama admin. The reward for the idiocy that everyone assumed Hillary was a shoe in is going to be paid in full if she passes or has to step down and Trump is given another seat to fill. Her problem was more ego as she wasn't convinced Obama couldn't successfully appoint somebody as liberal as her. Here's what she had to say in September of 2014 when the filibuster was still in place. She's of the mindset that McConnell's shenanigans forced Reid to end the federal judge filibuster. If I resign any time this year, he could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the court. [The Senate Republicans] took off the filibuster for lower federal court appointments, but it remains for this court. So anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they’re misguided. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: Her problem was more ego as she wasn't convinced Obama couldn't successfully appoint somebody as liberal as her. Here's what she had to say in September of 2014 when the filibuster was still in place. She's of the mindset that McConnell's shenanigans forced Reid to end the federal judge filibuster. If I resign any time this year, he could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the court. [The Senate Republicans] took off the filibuster for lower federal court appointments, but it remains for this court. So anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they’re misguided. She chose poorly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 18 hours ago, Koko78 said: Caveat emptor. Carpe cervisiam! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 8:36 AM, SoCal Deek said: Very very well said. This is it in nutshell! (By the way, the vast majority of the American public believes this as well.) the Courts usually make the law, always have, always will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 4 hours ago, snafu said: She chose poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Her problem was more ego as she wasn't convinced Obama couldn't successfully appoint somebody as liberal as her. Here's what she had to say in September of 2014 when the filibuster was still in place. Her Cancer was first diagnosed in 2009 when the Democrats had full control. She should have stepped down then. Obama appointed Sotomayer, which is MORE liberal than she is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 11:00 AM, Koko78 said: Any judge (especially with a lifetime appointment) that gives a flying crap about being "popular" should not be on the bench. Which is why they were made as lifetime appointments. The move to limit terms will make the court even more political. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, Just Joshin' said: Which is why they were made as lifetime appointments. The move to limit terms will make the court even more political. i can't imagine how it could be more political than it has been since Day One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 She's in Buffalo today: https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/26/ub-welcomes-supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg/ 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 My daughter is there. Sending me updates. . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 She RBG is a tough old bird. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, keepthefaith said: She RBG is a tough old bird. It's true. I hate most everything about her ideas and opinions, but I respect her commitment to them and the dedication she has had to stick it out so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, unbillievable said: Her Cancer was first diagnosed in 2009 when the Democrats had full control. She should have stepped down then. Obama appointed Sotomayer, which is MORE liberal than she is... That was before the Tea Party infiltration in Congress though then they got Sotomayer through and the Dems had the supermajority (for the most part) in the Senate. Ginsburg beat cancer in '99 and again in '09 when they caught the cancer in the early stages. Being only 75 at the time I can see why she wasn't ready to retire and also didn't see the Tea Party coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 8 hours ago, row_33 said: the Courts usually make the law, always have, always will. I’m going to hope this is sarcasm. If not, your ignorance is hanging out. You may want to check your fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/08/26/get-ready-for-apocalypse-ruth-n2552156 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) On 8/26/2019 at 6:40 PM, SoCal Deek said: I’m going to hope this is sarcasm. If not, your ignorance is hanging out. You may want to check your fly. yes, the textbooks say they INTERPRET the law, so that settles it for 90% of people.... like you i guess? the courts MAKE the law whenever they want to sadly it's often because our elected legislatures won't do this when it's required of them Edited August 28, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 36 minutes ago, row_33 said: yes, the textbooks say they INTERPRET the law, so that settles it for 90% of people.... like you i guess? the courts MAKE the law whenever they want to sadly it's often because our elected legislatures won't do this when it's required of them There’s a lot more that goes into writing a law than you apparently know. Yes, the courts do make rulings, but that’s not the same as actually writing a bill/law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Even though he is in Canada, I seem to remember row_33 is a lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, Wacka said: Even though he is in Canada, I seem to remember row_33 is a lawyer. No, he's a forensic accountant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: No, he's a forensic accountant. So he's a lawyer, but with less personality? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, DC Tom said: So he's a lawyer, but with less personality? He's an accountant with an evening job cleaning up Abby's lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 28 minutes ago, DC Tom said: So he's a lawyer, but with less personality? Not even close. Lawyers can't do math (other than billing, oddly enough.) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 27 minutes ago, Koko78 said: Not even close. Lawyers can't do math (other than billing, oddly enough.) Even some are proteges of Bendini, Lambert, & Locke's accounting method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I knew it was associated with law somehow. Your memory gets a lire fuzzy in your 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 12 hours ago, 3rdnlng said: No, he's a forensic accountant. So he counts eyeballs and spleens and other gross stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 33 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: So he counts eyeballs and spleens and other gross stuff? He specializes in crayonz---wax on and then wax off. Very detail oriented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 5 hours ago, 3rdnlng said: He specializes in crayonz---wax on and then wax off. Very detail oriented. 90% quasi-lapidary data-intensive work 5% boredom 5% sheer terror when things get reviewed in detail 18 hours ago, Koko78 said: Not even close. Lawyers can't do math (other than billing, oddly enough.) Receivership/corporate recovery lawyers are usually good at math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 7 hours ago, row_33 said: Receivership/corporate recovery lawyers are usually good at math. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 8 hours ago, row_33 said: Receivership/corporate recovery lawyers are usually good at math. at first glance i thought you that said they were good at meth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 To put a super majority on the court for decades to represent a dying minority would not stand. But this is not, by any reasonable measure, the largest problem evangelicals face. It is, instead, the massive sell-off of evangelicalism among the young. About 26 percent of Americans 65 and older identify as white evangelical Protestants. Among those ages 18 to 29, the figure is 8 percent. Why this demographic abyss does not cause greater panic — panic concerning the existence of evangelicalism as a major force in the United States — is a mystery and a scandal. With their focus on repeal of the Johnson Amendment and the right to say “Merry Christmas,” some evangelical leaders are tidying up the kitchen while the house burns down around them. Why is that point so low? There are a number of reasons, but one of them, Campbell argued, is “an allergic reaction to the religious right.” This sets up an irony. “One of the main rationales for the very existence of this movement was to assert the role of religion in the public square in America. And, instead, what’s happening in that very movement has actually driven an increasing share of Americans out of religion.” This alienation preceded the current president, but it has intensified during the Trump era. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/evangelical-leaders-are-tidying-the-kitchen-while-the-house-burns-down/2019/08/29/49d09a14-ca95-11e9-a4f3-c081a126de70_story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Koko78 said: you can't even imagine what some meetings look like when we are called in by lawyers we expect they aren't too advanced on the um...... more complex matters of accounting. often the receivership/corporate recovery lawyers are very well into it and know the file a lot better than i would expect fortunately accountants have a special language (like every guild and trade) and can make outsiders cower with a few jargon sentences. ------------------------- as for making law, Roe v. Wade was completely invented and made law by the SC and we still are arguing every single jot and tittle of this outrageous decision (before one bothers to put MORAL concerns into it) quite an accomplishment!!! in Canada, jury nullification during the trial of the most publicity seeking abortionist has resulted in practically no law whatsoever for 35?? years, and no Parliament would dare resurrect the issue. Edited August 30, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 --------------------------------------------- and by the way, if you retain lawyers to do work that has accounting or tax issues, INSIST they hire accountants to do this work quite often firms are giving this work to junior staff, delusionally thinking they can take the stand instead of certified accountants for expert witness testimony it is a pure pleasure to destroy them with 3 basic questions that they cannot answer about accounting, getting all their work bounced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Ruth Bader Ginsburg misses court due to illness Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not on the bench for oral arguments Wednesday due to illness, according to Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts announced she was "indisposed due to illness." </snip> 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 When she does eventually pass, it will be interesting to see how the media treats her passing as compared to that of Anton Scalia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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keepthefaith Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 (edited) Trump should announce his next judge appointment now and have the Senate take it up. No reason not too. If RBG is gonna hang on til death due to spite, then Trump should appoint a replacement so that the court has 9 healthy judges. It's like getting a new puppy when the old dog is on its last legs. 38 minutes ago, Nanker said: When she does eventually pass, it will be interesting to see how the media treats her passing as compared to that of Anton Scalia. She will be celebrated in that crowd more than any American ever. Edited November 13, 2019 by keepthefaith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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