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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:34 PM
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Scalia To Teach Bachmann's Inaugural Class On The Constitution
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/scalia-teach-bachmanns-inaugural-class-constitution

Last week we noted that Rep. Michele Bachmann intends to have David Barton as one of the instructors for the weekly class on the Constitution that she is organizing for members of Congress.

On Friday, she told Lou Dobbs that Justice Antonin Scalia had agreed to teach the inaugural class:

:snip for video at link:

Since this is "practice," if you will, doesn't that pretty much make Scalia the coach?

Am I the only one who senses a possible problem with having a sitting Supreme Court Justice essentially coaching members of Congress on how to vote in accordance with the Constitution?

More at the link ---
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:36 PM
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1. I didn't realize both could read
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:42 PM
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6. Humor is so important right now.... Thank you!
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 07:04 PM
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14. Is that the Constitution where the Supreme Court elects the president?
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:37 PM
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2. Isn't it great that SCOTUS gets lifetiime appointments to keep them apolitical
:puke:
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:38 PM
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3. 1st class.. How to steal an election 101.
2nd class, how to take money from lobbyists while retaining the look of propriety..
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:38 PM
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4. He's totally porking her. n/t
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:50 PM
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8. gee thanks. I didn't need dinner anyway
:spray: :puke:
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 07:23 PM
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17. Just ate and now will go vomit thank you.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:39 PM
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5. But what if they've studied it before?
Won't that cause problems?
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burnsei sensei Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:49 PM
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7. Yeah. This is that great constitutional scholar
who said that the government gets its power from God instead of the consent of the governed.
Stellar.
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WillyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:51 PM
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9. Big K & R !!!
:wtf:

:kick:
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Stevenmarc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:53 PM
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10. We should give Congressional candidates a test on the Constitution before they can run
Excuse me but this is one of those things I expect a member of Congress to know.
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:54 PM
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11. A fascist whack job is going to teach a moron the COnstitution
Edited on Mon Dec-13-10 06:54 PM by fascisthunter
is this SNL material or what?
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:54 PM
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12. My irony meter exploded
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 06:55 PM
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13. mine too. n.t
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 07:16 PM
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15. How are they going to explain "no religious test shall be required for public office"?
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 07:21 PM
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16. And this is how they will now think..... at link....
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