Recent content by jayem

In point #2 of the OP I addressed the issue of each panel hearing the same or similar cases. I stated that they’ll jointly decide which cases will be heard by each panel. There shouldn’t be any overlap. As I see it, we’ll still have one Supreme Court. It’s just divided into 2 teams. Kinda...

One more item I forgot to mention. An ethics code with teeth. Which will apply not only to SCOTUS Justices, but to all judges in the federal judiciary. And also to clerks, assistants, secretarial staff and anyone working in the federal court system. No more schmoozing with, or gifts from wealthy...

Each year, SCOTUS receives about 7,000 to 8,000 petitions for writs of certiorari. The Court usually accepts about 80 for hearings. There have to be cases where a SCOTUS opinion would be important and set nationwide precedents. But here we are in the 21st century, while the highest court in the...

Of course. The same language is on my high school and college/grad school diplomas. For a long time, Jesus has been a calendar marker to separate BC (before Christ) from AD (anno domini--the year of the Lord. ) Which obviously refers to Jesus. His presumed dates are still in use. But the modern...

But you said that the founders should have stated that our country is under the authority of Jesus. Which is endorsing Christianity over other religions. That’s very problematic. We are a multi-religious society and government must not show favoritism to any one paricular religious belief. But...

I haven't seen the last 3 Dirty Harry movies: The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool. I have the DVDs, but I haven't gotten around to watching them. I'll blame it on Netflix. I kinda got hooked on their true crime documentaries, and the Stranger Things series.

As long as we're quoting, here's one from James Madison. Who largely wrote the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights: “What influence, in fact, have ecclesiastical establishments had on society? In some instances they have been seen to erect a spiritual tyranny on the ruins of the civil...

Wrong. Religion is divisive— as bad as politics, if not more so. 3-4 million people were killed in the 16th-17th century Catholic/Protestant wars. Where was Jesus?

Good thing they didn't. As Blaise Pascal (a devout Catholic) wrote: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”

This is Article III, Sec. 1 of the Constitution. AKA, the Vesting Clause: Section 1 Vesting Clause The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the...

I think we're mostly on the same page. I'm all in for tighter border security. But government should still offer amnesty to those undocumented immigrants who--aside from illegally entering--are otherwise law abiding, and have been living, working, and contributing to our economy for years. They...

Back in 2013, a bill that would modernize immigration was introduced in the Senate. S.744 addressed the most important immigration issue that no one talks about. Which is what to do with all of the undocumented immigrants who have been living and working in the US for years. I've heard...

There's a significant amount of mythology re. the founding of Rome. According to tradition, Romulus and Remus were twin brothers--the sons of a mortal woman, and Mars, the god of war. The local king demanded they be killed. To save their lives, their mother put the babies in a basket, and...

The university where I live offers adult classes in conversational Spanish. I've thought about taking them. Not exactly cheap, but some Spanish fluency will likely be useful in the years to come. And I can watch Telemundo to maintain what I've learned. I'm reminded of a saying attributed to one...

The evidence is crystal clear that Donald Trump has a malignant case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. The man thinks he is far above ordinary people and is never in the wrong. When in fact he’s a demagogue, a bully, and a would-be dictator. He is totally unfit to be President. The only...