primitives being Catholicophobes; Pedro Picasso asking too much

[franksolich]

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4335832

Oh my.

The things the primitives think of, to discuss.

oberliner (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-07-10 08:52 PM
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Supreme Court May Soon Lack Protestant Justices

With U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talking openly about retirement, attention has focused on the "who" — as in who is on President Obama's short list of potential nominees. But almost nobody has noticed that when Justice Stevens retires, it is entirely possible that there will be no Protestant justices on the court for the first time ever.

Let's face it: This is a radioactive subject. As Jeff Shesol, author of the critically acclaimed new book Supreme Power, puts it, "religion is the third rail of Supreme Court politics. It's not something that's talked about in polite company." And although Shesol notes that privately a lot of people remark about the surprising fact that there are so many Catholics on the Supreme Court, this is not a subject that people openly discuss.

In fact, six of the nine justices on the current court are Roman Catholic. That's half of the 12 Catholics who have ever served on the court. Only seven Jews have ever served, and two of them are there now. Depending on the Stevens replacement, there may be no Protestants left on the court at all in a majority Protestant nation where, for decades and generations, all of the justices were Protestant.

The first Catholic to serve was Chief Justice Roger Taney, historically famous for writing the Dred Scott decision upholding slavery. After he left, no Catholic was appointed for 30 years. But by the early 20th century, the nation settled into a pattern in which there was one seat on the court occupied by a Catholic, and usually one by a Jew, beginning with Louis Brandeis in 1916. There was no Jewish justice, however, in the 24 years between 1969 and 1993. The 20th century hiatus for Jews began under President Nixon, who, when asked by his attorney general when he was going to fill the Jewish seat, replied, "Well, how about after I die."

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DavidDvorkin  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-07-10 08:58 PM
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1. I demand an atheist justice!

Or at least someone without any declared belief. Such people make up 15% of the population, so we should have one SC justice from our group.

Or perhaps it would be best not to start this ball rolling at all.

Captain Hilts  (1000+ posts)      Wed Apr-07-10 08:59 PM
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3. All the Catholics are right-wing crank Catholics.

caraher  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-07-10 09:43 PM
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16. Sotomayor is a RW crank???

Tx4obama  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-07-10 11:20 PM
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22. The current SCOTUS

In order of seniority:

Roberts - Roman Catholic
Stevens - Protestant
Scalia - Roman Catholic
Kennedy - Roman Catholic
Thomas - Roman Catholic
Ginsburg - Jewish
Breyer - Jewish
Alito - Roman Catholic
Sotomayor - Roman Catholic

Demeter  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-07-10 09:00 PM
THE DEMENTED PRIMITIVE
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4. Quick! Appoint some Legal eagle atheists!

I cannot adequately express my contempt for these "Catholic" Supremes, because what they REALLY are is the spear point of Fascism. There's nothing of the Christ or St. Francis and everything of St. Dominick, founder of the Inquisition, and his boss, Innocent III, about them. They have no intention of ensuring separation of Church from State.

Atman  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-07-10 09:30 PM
PEDRO PICASSO, #11 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
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13. Good.

Why do I give a shit? Why should ANY religious stance have an impact on MY life? I don't give a **** if there are no Catholics, no Protestants, no Jews, no Buddhists, no nothin' on the SCOTUS. How about just a bunch of well-educated men and women who don't rely on floating ghosts, mythology and hokum to guide their judgment? Is that too much to ask?

[The Village Idiot]

The DUmmies are just the kind of people those NAZI propaganda films were made for.

[IassaFTots]

You know.  It never once dawned on me to find out what the SCOTUS's religious affiliations were.  Not once.   

[docstew]

I like how they demand atheist judges, claiming they need representation too.  That's not what SCOTUS is for, DUchebags...

[DefiantSix]

You know.  It never once dawned on me to find out what the SCOTUS's religious affiliations were.  Not once.   

But then, you're not the one turning an interesting shade of puce anytime somebody crosses themselves before eating in a restaurant.   

[IassaFTots]

But then, you're not the one turning an interesting shade of puce anytime somebody crosses themselves before eating in a restaurant.   

True.  Having a Baptist/Catholic/Jewish/Unity/Methodist/Atheist family, has taught me much about respecting other people's religious beliefs.   


Pssst....the most conservative/Republican are the Unity and Athiest members.  Runners up are the Baptist and Methodist.  The Jewish side probably has an account at DU.   

[JohnnyReb]

True.  Having a Baptist/Catholic/Jewish/Unity/Methodist/Atheist family, has taught me much about respecting other people's religious beliefs.   


Pssst....the most conservative/Republican are the Unity and Athiest members.  Runners up are the Baptist and Methodist.  The Jewish side probably has an account at DU.   

I want to fill the "luke-warm" bench.

[USA4ME]

Atman

How about just a bunch of well-educated men and women ...

If Pedro had stopped there he would have said something that was at least valid.  But alas, Rob Mc doesn't know when to shut his flap while he's ahead.

Poor Pedro.

I just want justices who are strict Constitutionalists and correctly intrepret the letter and intent of the law as the Founding Fathers designed.  These justices do that (Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito), these don't (Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor), and this one does on occasion (Kennedy).  As is the case with all countries, it is the weak (Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor), and those who agree with the weak, that eventually cause the country to disappear into the dust bin of history.

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[AllosaursRus]

Who knew????????????

I never realized it was on the questionnaire!

[longview]

"... the spearpoint of facism?"  That's incredible.  Who knew? 

Until this post I never knew what any of their religious affiliations were.  I'll probably not retain this amazing information very long either.