Trump's new Nazi girl lies through her teeth

Not saying she will be the same way but Cavanaugh hasn't toed the Right line with his rulings so far. Which has surprised me.

As for crushing conservatism because it's neo-fascism well I think the same could be said for the liberal movement it has become too socialist. This country has become too much far right or far left and there needs to be a center or we're all fucked. Nobody wants to listen to the other sides opinion, it's all you're a liberal you're wrong or you're a conservative you're wrong and each side buries their head in the sand.

Senator Whitehouse did the best job of tracing the Federalist Society's sponcership of this nominee in addtion to the other conservatives on the court. 

In matters where the Federalist SOciety had a case  before the Supreme Court the result was a 5-4 split with all the Federalist Society judges ruling in favor of the same  special interest group that put them on the bench.  That dynamic happened 80 out of 80 times.

They clearly got what they paid for...and they'll get more of the same from this chick.     

To those who whine about that conservative boogeyman, SOOOOCIALISM, I just say:

1. What's wrong with socialism?

2. Do you realize that we already have many elements of socialism in our government and economy that nobody gets panty-twisted about, such as twelve years of free school for everyone?

3. Do you understand the difference between socialism and social democracy?

The difference between liberalism and conservatism is that the latter views the 1950s as some kind of golden era. Liberalism, by contrast, looks to the future--which most conservatives don't give a fig about because they'll all be dead soon anyway.

Of course. The existing conservative justices were bought and paid for and are so far being slavish party loyalists. No reason to think that Barrett will be any different.

The only positive effect--and it's a small one--will be to diminish the public's respect and regard for the Court. It will be viewed as just an appendage of the Republican party.

Free school? Where?

You complained about having to buy supplies for you classes. Take 50+% of your check away before you even see it and then see how much you spend for your students before you say fuck'em I have to have food too.

My mom had 4 kids that she paid for supplies, books and our lunches. I don't remember what the cost was for my older syblings but I remember many years my books cost over $100/yr. My mom never had a job that paid better than minimum wage her whole life. There was no free books there was no free lunch and there was no free supplies and she never asked for a handout and never wanted one.

Socialism is a dark hole that we can't fund, that is what is wrong with it.

Why do you care how much you get paid for a teaching job if it's just going to be given back to the government for the social programs?

I know take it from people that innovated and earned that money. Why should they have something I can't have. 

Sorry not everybody is a winner in this world.

Rick, you have a sadly distorted view of the world, and that's something I can't fix. You seem to think that elementary and secondary school aren't free and that I pay 100% of my salary in taxes.

That's so far divorced from reality, I don't know what to say.

FYI, I pay about 28% of my paycheck in taxes. I'm glad to do it.

It is you that is distorted. Not once did I say you pay all your paycheck in taxes, for a teacher you have shitty reading comprehension. I clearly stated that school is not free, Maybe it is in Oregon but in Indiana where I grew up along with Illinois and here in Nevada it sure as hell isn't free, elementary to high school. Unless you consider paying to rent the books and having to buy supplies free. And if you do then why do you complain about spending $300 on supplies for your classes, it's free right?? It's your extra contribution to socialism.

Don't add words to my mouth. That makes your argument shit just because you have nothing for rebuttal.

As for the world, I see it as it is.

Rick, what part of Indiana did you grow up in?  I remember my schoolbooks being around $100 a year too. When I was in high school, they started creeping up to the $150 range (1980s) I always thought it was odd calling it buying your books since you had to return them at the end of the year. I remember they always embarrassed the poor kids by taking their books away if their parents didn't pay the rental fees. 

Ah, I love to travel back in time. 

Rick's posts remind me of Book Store day in High School, list of required books in hand, money provided grudgingly by mom.

"Do you want a new or used one?"  Asked the Book Store worker.  Uh, used, please.  The used were much more entertaining anyway, margin notes and doodles and such.  I guess they didn't change books every year back then.

I never got to work the Book Store.  Thought those kids must have had connections.  I was an office monitor for one period one year; it was air-conditioned, the only room in the whole school that was, so that was great.  The Business Practice teacher assigned me to assist the Band Director.  One of the few things I was good at, typing.  For the Band Director I typed mailing labels, endlessly, day after day.

Business Practice class:  Typing, Shorthand, and Bookkeeping.  Remember Shorthand?  Never used it.  I couldn't tell you one character today.

Mom gave me enough money to buy lunch every day.  She never knew I only bought a Coke and one of those little dixie cups of vanilla ice cream, made a Coke float, pocketed the rest of the money.  Yeah!

Then on to higher education.  And those books.  Talk about sticker shock.

And, yes, as Mark said, we turned the books in at year end.  Don't recall getting a refund.  Hmm.  

Candy

They didn't even give us country bumpkins a new or used option. If the book was in the current edition we got used.  Every year, I got at least a few books that were 6 plus years old, missing pages and or had a cover that was held together by tape. The best ones were the ones that had dirty jokes written in them.

Oh No! This thread triggered a fond memory. When I was a Freshman, I left my history classroom to go to the bathroom. When I came back, some girl had written in my history book that I made her cream in her jeans and that she thought about me when she masturbated. Sadly, I never found out which young lady in that class was so fond of me. It is one of my greatest regrets.