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Old 08-02-2010, 12:38 PM   #1
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Bold mine - obviously...

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What are you talking about?

She issued a preliminary injunction, ~snip~

She didn't issue a final ruling on the law,
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The judge didn't strike down any part of the law;

she said that the most controversial parts couldn't take effect
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Semantics, a law delayed is a law denied.
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She didn't make a ruling ...
I'm sure it's perfectly normal and common.
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Old 08-02-2010, 12:44 PM   #2
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I think the decisions is pretty much what I expected. Its going to get punted upstream anyway.

Kept the obvious parts that were compliant and put "on hold" those that were in question. I like that she didn't rule with an "all-or-nothing" decision.
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Oh yes. I find it rather ironic that this administration has been saying publicly that they are immigration friendly while the numbers of deportations have increased.
They have done an excellent job of playing both sides of the issue.
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Here Obama does what you want, in bunches, but you guys find ways to casually dismiss it.
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The judge didn't strike down any part of the law; she said that the most controversial parts couldn't take effect until the case had been decided, which seems pretty reasonable to me.
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I didn't realize that HM - Now that I think about it thats even worse than striking it down.
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I admittedly do not know what her "job" was in the situation, but she apparently didn't make a ruling. Instead of ruling for or against, she just sent the issue upstairs.
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But apparently she did...


Key word being semantics.
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~snip~ That's the type of situation that preliminary injunctions are for.
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Bold mine - obviously...

I'm sure it's perfectly normal and common.
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What are you talking about?
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What, indeed?
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Old 08-02-2010, 01:24 PM   #3
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Bold mine - obviously...
I'm sure it's perfectly normal and common.
There was no bold, except for the usernames.

Shawnee's post shows that you understood this stuff four days ago. What happened?
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Old 08-02-2010, 01:48 PM   #4
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There was no bold, except for the usernames.

Shawnee's post shows that you understood this stuff four days ago. What happened?
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Here Obama does what you want, in bunches, but you guys find ways to casually dismiss it.
There's no fun in the cure, the fun is in the bitch, or in the sycophantic slurping of ass-kissing.
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