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Federal Judge in San Antonio blocks SB4

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:32 pm
by RPBrown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/im ... 50b01bc6a7

When a federal judge blocks what in effect is a federal law, he or she needs to go

Re: Federal Judge in San Antonio blocks SB4

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:16 pm
by MeMelYup
"Likely to be found unconstitutional."
He could not say it was unconstitutional, but likely to be found. Sounds like a wish list.

Re: Federal Judge in San Antonio blocks SB4

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:34 pm
by Oldgringo
A guy named Garcia questions an anti-sanctuary law. You're kiddin', right? Y'all reckon he's a democrat, too?

Re: Federal Judge in San Antonio blocks SB4

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:39 pm
by nightmare69
Federal judges have way too much power. You don't like a law just block it.

Re: Federal Judge in San Antonio blocks SB4

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:58 pm
by Oldgringo
nightmare69 wrote:Federal judges have way too much power. You don't like a law just block it.
Agreed! Our founding fathers unforseeably screwed up when they wrote in that part about "for life". We desperately need TERM LIMITS for federal judges as well as for congress.

Re: Federal Judge in San Antonio blocks SB4

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:18 am
by JustSomeOldGuy
Oldgringo wrote:
nightmare69 wrote:Federal judges have way too much power. You don't like a law just block it.
Agreed! Our founding fathers unforseeably screwed up when they wrote in that part about "for life". We desperately need TERM LIMITS for federal judges as well as for congress.
You have to remember that average life expectancy was significantly shorter back in the 1700's. Physical issues (heart attack, kidney disease, etc) on average took you out long before senility, dementia, or alzheimers set in...........The founding fathers expected their supremes to croak BEFORE diminished (mental) capacity became a factor.........

Re: Federal Judge in San Antonio blocks SB4

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:43 am
by Oldgringo
JustSomeOldGuy wrote:
Oldgringo wrote:
nightmare69 wrote:Federal judges have way too much power. You don't like a law just block it.
Agreed! Our founding fathers unforseeably screwed up when they wrote in that part about "for life". We desperately need TERM LIMITS for federal judges as well as for congress.
You have to remember that average life expectancy was significantly shorter back in the 1700's. Physical issues (heart attack, kidney disease, etc) on average took you out long before senility, dementia, or alzheimers set in...........The founding fathers expected their supremes to croak BEFORE diminished (mental) capacity became a factor.........
Okay, that was then, this is now. Let's fix it!