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Lonestarblue

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97. I have waffled on the idea of expanding the number of SC judges, but I think it is needed.

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 11:41 AM

Sep 2019

The SC takes only about 2% seconds of cases from the appeals courts, which leaves a lot of power in the hands of the appeals courts. We have 13 US Appeals Courts, including the one for DC and the one for the Federal Circuit. Currently each SC justice oversees more than one district. That a lot of cases to oversee and most likely affects the number of cases the SC itself can take on. Your idea of reviewing laws quickly before they cause harm is important, yet it takes years for bad laws to get a hearing and they may go into effect unless a lower court judge issues a stay.

I would be in favor of 11 SC justices, with the Chief Justice overseeing both the Federal Circuit and the DC courts, as he does now. Two of the smaller (or less active) appeals courts might also be combined under one justice. There are so many more cases now, yet the number of SC justices has not changed in decades. I think we might have a more balanced court with more people on it so that one or two rabid ideologues are not able to do so much damage, as I believe Antonin Scalia did.

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Event hall cancels mixed-race couple's wedding: 'Our Christian beliefs don't allow mixed weddings' [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2019 OP

Damn fools, wacky christians again. ... has become a code word for hatred and racism, I guess. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #1

It's time to rename them azureblue Sep 2019 #13

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "They just like the name but don't want to walk the walk." n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #17

+1 njhoneybadger Sep 2019 #42

Too much bdamomma Sep 2019 #52

Useful distinction and terminology. Thanks...and God Bless. ;) nt Paladin Sep 2019 #80

Like so many people, PatSeg Sep 2019 #85

I don't even know if that would work, since most of them aren't even that familiar smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #86

There's also "Christianists". That one's been around for awhile. calimary Sep 2019 #88

Every Christian faith cherrypicks and distorts. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #96

slaves obey your master is in the new testament not_the_one Sep 2019 #105

I think that's great. Biblicons! Maraya1969 Sep 2019 #108

No, they're Christians...nt SidDithers Sep 2019 #147

They are very much Christians. trotsky Sep 2019 #173

Not the best video, with no face showing, but it should be enough to sue the hell... brush Sep 2019 #57

It's incredible! I can't believe this bullshit is going on in 2019! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #63

Their religious beliefs will win. The current makeup of the supreme court AJT Sep 2019 #101

You think a local case like that will get all the way to SCOTUS? brush Sep 2019 #111

That may be the point... establish the precedent. AJT Sep 2019 #113

It's such an obvious violation of civil rights laws the circuit court might not take it, much less.. brush Sep 2019 #115

Even Scalia would have ruled against the church in this case. John Fante Sep 2019 #163

Phony Christians -- There's not a WORD in the New Testament about race whathehell Sep 2019 #129

They make up crap as they go along. Incredible. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #132

It would seem so. n/t whathehell Sep 2019 #164

Idiot should read the Bible dalton99a Sep 2019 #2

Where in the bible is that supported? Buckeyeblue Sep 2019 #3

Nathan 6:66 whistler162 Sep 2019 #6

Sue the shit out of them. TeamPooka Sep 2019 #100

see thats not true...there is no nathan questionseverything Sep 2019 #127

This has ALWAYS been the goal of those assholes pushing the bullwinkle428 Sep 2019 #4

Yep. Along with ban any religion but their own. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #134

Since there's only one Race, the Human Race, then there's no such thing abqtommy Sep 2019 #5

People like that old woman could care less about science. Blue_true Sep 2019 #135

Beware of any sentence that starts with: superpatriotman Sep 2019 #7

For sure! Faux pas Sep 2019 #12

Or: "Well, I don't want to argue my faith .." DemoTex Sep 2019 #25

If he's going to claim "faith" to circumvent settled law, then he damn well better "argue his faith" JHB Sep 2019 #35

+1 happybird Sep 2019 #69

I had an aunt who always said she was a god fearing woman. Never trusted her. SummerSnow Sep 2019 #27

Neither would I. I don't trust anyone that wears religion as a badge. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #67

I've been screwed over enough times by those kinds of people Crunchy Frog Sep 2019 #104

I've had some bad dealings with these characters on eBay. Bought some things not because RKP5637 Sep 2019 #107

No kidding. It's a lot like "I'm not racist, but..." You just know some nauseating catbyte Sep 2019 #28

You can't be Faux pas Sep 2019 #8

Maybe we need to call them Racetians. OregonBlue Sep 2019 #46

Lol there you go! Faux pas Sep 2019 #90

Haven't been checking my posts. Tygh Valley. OregonBlue Sep 2019 #172

Ah Faux pas Sep 2019 #174

I knew I knew the name. We used to go to the coast a lot. I know the OregonBlue Sep 2019 #178

Small world, huh? Faux pas Sep 2019 #179

Oh gosh. I moved back to Missoula just in time u OregonBlue Sep 2019 #181

Lol Faux pas Sep 2019 #182

Spread the word about Scarsdale Sep 2019 #9

This is the goal of these "Christian" laws. yardwork Sep 2019 #10

Exactly! mountain grammy Sep 2019 #37

I don't know whether it is still the case, but several "Christian" universities frown on interracial Blue_true Sep 2019 #136

So if God/Jesus is against inter race marriages/families then why did he/she make it so they ... Botany Sep 2019 #11

The King of the Jews would have been black? Wouldn't he have been... you know, Jewish? N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #38

You can be Jewish and dark skinned. irisblue Sep 2019 #43

In present day Somalia you have a Jewish tribe that by DNA that can be traced back to Bethlehem. Botany Sep 2019 #47

Link? I'd love to read about that. hedda_foil Sep 2019 #83

I'm not arguing for a "European" Jesus with blond hair and blue eyes. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #89

He would have been darker than some American Blacks. Blue_true Sep 2019 #139

Middle Eastern Jews are often brown like your photo IronLionZion Sep 2019 #155

Alexander the Great brought the blonde haired, blue eyed Jesus image to the Middleeast from what Blue_true Sep 2019 #138

Aleaxander the Great died in 323 BC DFW Sep 2019 #165

Then I got the name wrong. It may have been the crusaders that brought a Europeanized Blue_true Sep 2019 #176

The crusaders would indeed make more sense. DFW Sep 2019 #177

Ethiopian Jews are black and their history is ancient. nt procon Sep 2019 #81

"Faith" JDC Sep 2019 #14

The sanctity of Holy matrimony for conservative Christians - Kim Davis keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #15

+1 dalton99a Sep 2019 #18

They were stupid enough to SAY that openly? Hellooo big lawsuit! George II Sep 2019 #16

That venue just bought a lot of lawyer time. irisblue Sep 2019 #19

I sure hope so. bitterross Sep 2019 #157

Reminds me of a neighbor... HipChick Sep 2019 #20

People will say they aren't REAL Christians. Girard442 Sep 2019 #21

Do the REAL Muslims need to take back the brand from ISIS and al Qaeda? N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #39

Here are some examples of what Christians could do Mariana Sep 2019 #55

The Methodist church, for example, just enacted some vile anti-LGBT rules for all of their churches. RKP5637 Sep 2019 #71

all of that is being challenged and will be voted again in 2020 yellowdogintexas Sep 2019 #160

Thanks very much for the update!!!! RKP5637 Sep 2019 #175

Hi Mariana - You make a very interesting point. Pendrench Sep 2019 #76

Loll! Anon-C Sep 2019 #84

That doesn't answer my question. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #87

Christians don't HAVE to do anything about stuff like this. Mariana Sep 2019 #102

Remember after 9-11, SCVDem Sep 2019 #114

Many of them did do that, for example: Mariana Sep 2019 #118

Thank you, that's precisely the point I was trying to make. Jedi Guy Sep 2019 #144

Of course they don't have to do/say anything. Mariana Sep 2019 #152

No, but almost everyone is insisting that they do. Why should Christians be held to a different Blue_true Sep 2019 #140

"If it bleeds, it leads" "sex/scandals sell" etc... WePurrsevere Sep 2019 #58

This. Thanks, WeP. Hortensis Sep 2019 #116

... Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #150

The MOSt irritating news stories for me are those that aptly describe a serious problem that makes hlthe2b Sep 2019 #22

I agree! Very annoying blugbox Sep 2019 #59

The Supreme Court has a lot to answer for. Lonestarblue Sep 2019 #23

+100 Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #44

Extremely well said!!! The crap SCOTUS enacts is incredible! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #73

Supreme fallacy Nasruddin Sep 2019 #74

I have waffled on the idea of expanding the number of SC judges, but I think it is needed. Lonestarblue Sep 2019 #97

Exactly! Well writ indeed. nt procon Sep 2019 #82

I'd love to see Clarence Thomas in a decision allowing discrimination against interracial marriage DFW Sep 2019 #166

This place needs to be picketed and protested against with every oz of energy...scumbags like... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #24

I thought all men (& women) are created equal according to bible? at140 Sep 2019 #26

I think you're thinking about the Declaration of Independence SCantiGOP Sep 2019 #45

Me thinks you are right! at140 Sep 2019 #95

certainly neither document view women as equal Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #103

According to the bible blugbox Sep 2019 #65

Actually, nothing could be farther from the truth. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #156

Did I wake up in 1955 Soxfan58 Sep 2019 #29

They need to it their venue up for sale... GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #30

When Trump was asked in a recent interview which was his favorite New or Old Testament? usaf-vet Sep 2019 #31

Same here, generally. yonder Sep 2019 #122

Bob Jones University used to forbid mixed-race dating rpannier Sep 2019 #32

I read that Liberty University frowns on interracial dating. Blue_true Sep 2019 #141

Wouldn't be surprised rpannier Sep 2019 #148

I'm pretty sure Jesus said CCExile Sep 2019 #33

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." spanone Sep 2019 #34

Such an accurate observation. Newest Reality Sep 2019 #72

These miscreants Newest Reality Sep 2019 #77

Mrs. Mississippi Corgigal Sep 2019 #36

I think they have a lawsuit in the making........ Historic NY Sep 2019 #40

Can't find this place on yelp but here are their google reviews Takket Sep 2019 #41

For some states and many of their citizens there is no hope. democratisphere Sep 2019 #48

So ironic. Homophobes invented the threat of a "Gay Agenda" as an excuse to discriminate agains gays Nitram Sep 2019 #49

I had to check and see where this happened and that it really was not... TruckFump Sep 2019 #50

Oh brother... FailureToCommunicate Sep 2019 #51

Says "Video unavailable" Sugarcoated Sep 2019 #117

"i dont want to argue my faith" lame answer for i dont know . hope they sue . AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #53

This situation like the wedding cake decision and the Hobby Lobby decision lonely bird Sep 2019 #54

Her "religious" beliefs are not going to help her in this case. mn9driver Sep 2019 #56

Sexual orientation was a protected class in other cases. None have gone right. NutmegYankee Sep 2019 #66

Mississippi has a "religious freedom"law. mn9driver Sep 2019 #75

What I'm saying is other states HAVE LGBTQ protections along with race, etc. NutmegYankee Sep 2019 #94

Yes, but there is no federal right to be free from discimination OrwellwasRight Sep 2019 #161

Their website and Facebook page are both "unavailable" at this time. TruckFump Sep 2019 #60

To these type of mercuryblues Sep 2019 #61

. MissB Sep 2019 #68

Booneville, Mississippi. That's where they've spent the years since the Civil Rights Act. (n/t) SMC22307 Sep 2019 #62

I'm sure Jesus is so proud happybird Sep 2019 #64

just racists hiding under the cover of the Bible. Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #70

--- should be worth about $25K. 3Hotdogs Sep 2019 #78

This is how cristocentric religion will wither and die procon Sep 2019 #79

Bigots are using the code words "religious beliefs" to allow them to discriminate. SunSeeker Sep 2019 #91

Leprosy SteelSmasher Sep 2019 #92

ty for this questionseverything Sep 2019 #128

Doesn't this train of thought also include . . . Iliyah Sep 2019 #93

Maybe someone should try and book some kind of party for TruckFump Sep 2019 #98

Their "Christian" beliefs suck. NoPasaran Sep 2019 #99

So, that's their excuse for racism? Brainfodder Sep 2019 #106

Well then fuck their event hall Blue Owl Sep 2019 #109

The commerce clause of the Civil Rights Act mrmpa Sep 2019 #110

When someone tells me they're religious Alwaysna Sep 2019 #112

I have gotten to the point where I instantly tune people out once Blue_true Sep 2019 #142

If they are going to do business they can't discriminate. LiberalFighter Sep 2019 #119

The Supreme Court has said they can discriminate if their religious beliefs dictate Blue_true Sep 2019 #145

They are still pissed off over SCVDem Sep 2019 #120

I think they are still pissed off... uriel1972 Sep 2019 #121

'When I call myself a Christian,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, struggle4progress Sep 2019 #123

They are OK to do this as long as they do not use my roads, my fire dept, my police Eliot Rosewater Sep 2019 #130

I'm going to tell God how you treat me struggle4progress Sep 2019 #124

"I don't want to argue my faith," she said while effectively arguing her faith... Beartracks Sep 2019 #125

I've never met a "christian" who wasn't a hypocrite. nt Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #126

Same here. The loudest ones are the most hypocritical. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #146

Just get ready for more of these stunts as the President and Pence gear up under NotHardly Sep 2019 #131

it bears repeating: these white Christians conveniently forget that Jesus was a Person of color, and onetexan Sep 2019 #133

Well that certainly put me back in my place! Generic Other Sep 2019 #137

I refer to them as Hypochristians. chwaliszewski Sep 2019 #143

Disgusting Brave-newworld Sep 2019 #149

Fucking xian racists. stopbush Sep 2019 #151

they've pulled down their facebook page. Gone dark. Not speaking to the press Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #153

Aw, shucks. Reckon my friends here better get hitched at Pizza Hut down the street then. lambchopp59 Sep 2019 #154

Here we go.... RhodeIslandOne Sep 2019 #158

I guess they missed that part about loving thy neighbor as thyself The Liberal Lion Sep 2019 #159

WTF is wrong with these people? Lady_Chat Sep 2019 #162

I was part of a "mixed" wedding DFW Sep 2019 #167

And she probably voted for the guy who banged a porn star. edbermac Sep 2019 #168

I am happy I was raised without religion DIVINEprividence Sep 2019 #169

Some Christians have fucked up beliefs...nt SidDithers Sep 2019 #170

just another bigot/racist try to explain away her bigotry and racism by hiding behind the bible. nt Javaman Sep 2019 #171

"The venue has since apologized in a now-deleted Facebook post." struggle4progress Sep 2019 #180