Dale Petroskey, the President of Baseball Hall of Fame just canceled a Bull Durham 15th anniversary party because Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon are vocally anti-war and not supporting our troops.
Since all US servicemen take an oath to support and defend the Constitution, I find this action ironic. Also, he seems to have taken this action without consulting anyone, including his own board, the local chamber of commerce, or anyone else associated with the event. Maybe this guy is angling for Saddams old job.
Congress was about to pass a law removing judicial discretion when applying sentencing guidelines to child abuse cases. However, a Republican congressman has added language which would limit judicial discretion in all cases. Since this was not the original intent of the bill and goes beyond the subject of the bill, it was being challenged on procedural grounds but appears to have passed anyway.
Chief Justice Rehnquist and many federal judges have spoken out against Congress severely limiting judicial discretion.
It would be really nice if after our troops are finished defending the Constitution, they could come back and find that it still exists.
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