Comments on: Mormons Pick Nominees, Part II http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/ Truth Will Prevail Thu, 24 May 2012 03:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jettboy http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100192 Jettboy Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:46:49 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100192 Deleted for arguing that commenters are under no moral obligation to abide by T&S rules. Deleted for arguing that commenters are under no moral obligation to abide by T&S rules.

]]> By: Josh Kim http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100130 Josh Kim Fri, 07 Oct 2005 23:13:09 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100130 thanks for the idea lyle! i'll get on it...as soon as i sample some fine mexican cuisine! thanks for the idea lyle! i’ll get on it…as soon as i sample some fine mexican cuisine!

]]> By: lyle http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100128 lyle Fri, 07 Oct 2005 23:05:13 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100128 Josh: Great idea. Perhaps start with Pres. Benson's suggestion that there is material in the Book of Mormon for people from all crafts/professions to find interest in. That seems to indicate you are on the right track. Josh: Great idea. Perhaps start with Pres. Benson’s suggestion that there is material in the Book of Mormon for people from all crafts/professions to find interest in. That seems to indicate you are on the right track.

]]> By: lyle http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100129 lyle Fri, 07 Oct 2005 23:05:13 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100129 Josh: Great idea. Perhaps start with Pres. Benson's suggestion that there is material in the Book of Mormon for people from all crafts/professions to find interest in. That seems to indicate you are on the right track. Josh: Great idea. Perhaps start with Pres. Benson’s suggestion that there is material in the Book of Mormon for people from all crafts/professions to find interest in. That seems to indicate you are on the right track.

]]> By: Josh Kim http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100126 Josh Kim Fri, 07 Oct 2005 22:53:00 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100126 At BYU theres a writing contest for the Religion department. I was thinking of doing a political science paper on the Book of Mormon. Since the book is indeed a real document of a real people politics and economics should definitely be in there. what do you guys think? any suggestions for sources? At BYU theres a writing contest for the Religion department. I was thinking of doing a political science paper on the Book of Mormon. Since the book is indeed a real document of a real people politics and economics should definitely be in there.
what do you guys think? any suggestions for sources?

]]> By: Adam Greenwood http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100120 Adam Greenwood Fri, 07 Oct 2005 22:00:34 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100120 Ooh, Kaimi. That was so exactly right it gave me shivers. Ooh, Kaimi. That was so exactly right it gave me shivers.

]]> By: Kaimi http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100119 Kaimi Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:57:58 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100119 One quibble -- Harriet Miers isn't AA ball. <a href="http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2005/10/yet_another_bas.html"> She's the Padres</a>. One quibble — Harriet Miers isn’t AA ball. She’s the Padres.

]]> By: TheSnakeGuy http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100116 TheSnakeGuy Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:41:34 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100116 Meirs needs to be withdrawn. The Supreme Court is not a political institution and appointing the presidents personal lawyer hurts its reputation as an independant body. She does not have any constitutional experience. This doesn't have to come from being a judge, but it needs to come from somewhere. She is a stealth candidate that hasn't had to defend her constitutional views in any sort of public way. That is bad precedent. This is a democracy and we should want to have a public discussion. Especially on a subject this important. Roe was a horrible decision. Not just because it had a bad outcome, but because it was bad law. The nominee should be able to say that. Honesty is something Mormons should be for. Having stealth candidates that pretend not to be conservative during the nomination is not being honest. Miers is a good person, but not of Supreme Court caliber. Bush has divided the conservative party. You belong to a party because it stands for something you believe in. I believe in smaller government and judiciary that follows the constitution. The Bush administration has talked the talk, but hasn't walked the walk. I have seen zero evidence that Miers is an originalist/textualist. Even if she is genuinely conservative (I am not convinced) that is not good enough. Take Brown vs Board of Education. The ruling in that case was a good one and it acheived a good outcome. But the rational those judges used to support the decision was horrible. Miers isn't capable of writing good decisions, even if she does get the decision correct. Excuse me while I pull this knife from the Bush Administration out of my back. We have the New York Yankees bench and we put up some AA ballplayer whose greatest acheivements are having a friend who is a president, working on a state lottery commission, and volunteering with meals on wheels. Meirs needs to be withdrawn. The Supreme Court is not a political institution and appointing the presidents personal lawyer hurts its reputation as an independant body. She does not have any constitutional experience. This doesn’t have to come from being a judge, but it needs to come from somewhere. She is a stealth candidate that hasn’t had to defend her constitutional views in any sort of public way. That is bad precedent. This is a democracy and we should want to have a public discussion. Especially on a subject this important. Roe was a horrible decision. Not just because it had a bad outcome, but because it was bad law. The nominee should be able to say that. Honesty is something Mormons should be for. Having stealth candidates that pretend not to be conservative during the nomination is not being honest. Miers is a good person, but not of Supreme Court caliber. Bush has divided the conservative party. You belong to a party because it stands for something you believe in. I believe in smaller government and judiciary that follows the constitution. The Bush administration has talked the talk, but hasn’t walked the walk. I have seen zero evidence that Miers is an originalist/textualist. Even if she is genuinely conservative (I am not convinced) that is not good enough. Take Brown vs Board of Education. The ruling in that case was a good one and it acheived a good outcome. But the rational those judges used to support the decision was horrible. Miers isn’t capable of writing good decisions, even if she does get the decision correct. Excuse me while I pull this knife from the Bush Administration out of my back. We have the New York Yankees bench and we put up some AA ballplayer whose greatest acheivements are having a friend who is a president, working on a state lottery commission, and volunteering with meals on wheels.

]]> By: Adam Greenwood http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100101 Adam Greenwood Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:46:54 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100101 George D., We rely on commenters voluntarily respecting our site and our rules. Your idea that your behavior is our fault because we don't put "real control on your web site" is the exact equivalent of a burglar arguing that his crimes are justified because the doors weren't locked. I had been your strongest supporter among the cobloggers, but since you are unable to comply with the request in 29(2), I shall recommend "moderation"--comments that you post will go into a queue until they are approved by one of the cobloggers. After a period of good behavior, you can ask the commenters via email to have your privileges reinstated. I hope you avail yourself of that opportunity though past experience makes me not sanguine. George D.,

We rely on commenters voluntarily respecting our site and our rules. Your idea that your behavior is our fault because we don’t put “real control on your web site” is the exact equivalent of a burglar arguing that his crimes are justified because the doors weren’t locked.

I had been your strongest supporter among the cobloggers, but since you are unable to comply with the request in 29(2), I shall recommend “moderation”–comments that you post will go into a queue until they are approved by one of the cobloggers. After a period of good behavior, you can ask the commenters via email to have your privileges reinstated. I hope you avail yourself of that opportunity though past experience makes me not sanguine.

]]> By: GeorgeD http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2005/10/mormons-pick-nominees-part-ii/#comment-100098 GeorgeD Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:51:59 +0000 /?p=2617#comment-100098 Deleted. Deleted.

]]>