tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post8912252191861379199..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Obamacare Shows There Are No RulesK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-4766036962029810572013-07-06T06:30:17.319-07:002013-07-06T06:30:17.319-07:00The government is still legitimate in that it stil...The government is still legitimate in that it still makes the rules and enforces them. It just doesn't follow them all.<br /><br />Going back to the first comment by DDE, I didn't read the decision, but how on Earth did DOMA get overturned? It must have been sheer whim and fancy by the court.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-34593811701396434142013-07-06T00:31:23.315-07:002013-07-06T00:31:23.315-07:00"DDE, the government is legitimate by definit..."<i>DDE, the government is legitimate by definition.</i>"<br /><br />If that were true, then 'legitimate' is a meaningless term.Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-84466974728392742072013-07-05T18:19:08.041-07:002013-07-05T18:19:08.041-07:00So if the POTUS decides to not enforce a law, or p...So if the POTUS decides to not enforce a law, or part of a law, is he "faithfully executing the office"?<br /><br />Just wondering...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-75409756745026665152013-07-05T15:22:15.022-07:002013-07-05T15:22:15.022-07:00DDE, the government is legitimate by definition. I...DDE, the government is legitimate by definition. It is the government and of that fact there is no question. At issue is whether or not it is consistent or predictable.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-50048712627827956412013-07-05T13:37:22.216-07:002013-07-05T13:37:22.216-07:00Our great and benevolent leader has decided it is ...Our great and benevolent leader has decided it is better if we have more time to adjust to this change. May he be ever wise. <br /><br />/sarcJedi Master Ivyannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-90932789471352099232013-07-05T10:11:00.114-07:002013-07-05T10:11:00.114-07:00Oh, now!
"We get to do whatever we want and ...Oh, now!<br /><br />"We get to do whatever we want and you get to shut up" is still a rule.Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-26123941912106283362013-07-05T07:52:07.119-07:002013-07-05T07:52:07.119-07:00The prop 8 decision is so much worse than the supr...The prop 8 decision is so much worse than the supreme court over ruling a vote of the people. No, they ruled that any vote of the people, our legitimate source of political power, can be circumvented by public servants who decide not to enforce or defend the will of the people.<br /><br />The same was decided in the DOMA case.<br /><br />There is no rule of law. This will bleed through all law and the underlying legitimacy of the republic is now in doubt.Doo Doo Econhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010201031724821495noreply@blogger.com