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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2009 -> 09:22 AM) Your point kinda reinforces mine. We have picked the laws we want to pick for a reason. Why should judges get the legislators jobs of picking the new laws? To me is breaks the chain of checks and balances. I don't think it breaks it at all. If SCOTUS gets a case where existing law (case or legislated) is not relevant or clear, they have to make a decision, which is de facto creation of law. They have no choice - they have to decide the case as it would best seem to fit into US legal system. And to do that, to interperet the spirit and core of US law when the specifics aren't there, it only makes sense to reference other common law countries to see how they handle it. The legislature could then later, legislate anything they'd like.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2009 -> 09:13 AM) Which is pretty much the standard political "apology" of the 21st century. Yeah, that is the truth. I get so tired of that. Politicians now seem to apologize almost exclusively in the format of, "Im' sorry that [insert person/group/nation/race/religion] felt offended by what I said about and misunderstood me." That is not an apology at all.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2009 -> 09:10 AM) Its not ignorance to want to interpret your own laws through the eyes of your own country. The law isn't something where you can pick and choose what to look at. They have very finite statues and prior rulings that are supposed to be their basis. Why would a law in a different part of the world be relevant to our own laws? That doesn't make any sense. We don't live somewhere else, so why would we use their laws to govern us? People keep missing two things here. First, no one, Ginsburg or otherwise, is saying we look at other laws when we already have related laws or jurisprudence in place that give us the answer. So no one is trying to use other laws to govern our nation. As you say, we have finite laws to work with, and they don't cover everything - so why on earth would you not take a look at what others have done, as a reference? Just like state courts look to other states' decisions for guidance, even though the laws of each state are slightly different. Second, I hope everyone realizes that the laws of this country, Constitution included, were guided in great part by finding the best in breed from other countries. Our laws are rooted in common law and other laws already present in other countries well before our laws existed. The US didn't invent the concept of law. So, our laws and court decisions are all influenced by foreign laws already anyway.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2009 -> 09:07 AM) I would actually argue the east coast is the best place because there are so many people in a small area, much like Europe. The less population density, the less chance something like this will work. That is going to be the biggest problem with high speed in the US is that our population is spread over such a wide area, it isn't going to be nearly as effective as a place like Japan where everyone is right on top of each other. East coast is already home to the one place where high speed intercity rail already works profitably - the Amtrak Acela.

I actually watched the game last night, seeing what Contreras had. His forkballs ended up well short of the plate a lot, but when he got the grip right, they were active and near or in the zone. His fastball wasn't at its fastest, but was close. His slider, especially from the side, was effective most of the time. I don't often say this, but, I agree with Hawk's assessment last night - I think JC is close to putting it back together after a long time off. His pitches are moving, he still has velocity, he just isn't precise yet. I think he'll get there, given another few starts.

Cassel comes off the DL and is activated at Charlotte (takes Egbert's slot, who was promoted to Chicago, with the DFA of MacDougal). Made his first appearance last night, in relief: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 10:07 PM) Ah, good plan. The root is fixing Somalia, but that is in the eye of the beholder Fixing Somalia is a huge, expensive and dangerous undertaking, and I am not sure we could even do that right now if we wanted to. Better to do an amalgam of other things: --Make sure the coalition vessels are flagged with countries with the right laws, as I said --Work with the Somali interim government to do land raids, as they have proposed, by providing some guidance, equipment and money --Special Forces units to go in and start picking off these guys on land --Work with shipping companies to get them to either not go into this area, or be required to have armed security on board --Establish some very specific paths through the area, like flight paths, that the coalition recommends ships stay within - this will dramatically reduce the amount of sea space the coalition ships need to patrol

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 02:29 PM) Looks like Justin Cassel has been activated to take Egbert's place in Charlotte, I think that means MacDougal being sent back to Charlotte won't happen. They either trade or release him outright. Unless Owens' slot is still open in Charlotte?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 01:40 PM) Sucky underachievers? Not so much. I'd even call Carrasco an overachiever - his "tools" are nothing special, but somehow he usually gets the job done. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 01:43 PM) Former Royals. That is true.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) Great, sounds like MacDougal and Carrasco. At least he hasn't "maxed" out his potential...I would rather see Egbert, Poreda or Nunez get a chance than watching the same old sorry storyline game after game. I say this more about Mike and DJ, who has meant a lot to this team over the last year...kind of like a Ross Gload contributor who's underappreciated. MacDougal and Carrasco are polar opposites as pitchers - how can anyone be like both of them?

Heads must be thrilled. Anyone have better confirmation than MLBTR yet that they can link here? Before I pin it?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 11:34 AM) Just read this on twitter: LOL Any word on the other big question? (He was asking permission to use his campaign funds for his legal defense)

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 11:10 AM) He specifically talks about Claypool and the rest of the Northside commissioners. He makes assertions that the reason that they are against him is because of the color of his skin. In fact, in the second part of that interview he pretty much blames everything from bad press, to why people are against him on race. I can't see the video at work, I'll look at it tonight. Stroger is just as awful as his father (if not worse).

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) I watched an interview that Carol Marin did on wttw tonight with Stroger. He is a walking victim. What a joke. How does one justify giving a high school graduate a 58k job based on being a waiter. Here is his interview. I don't understand how anyone can vote for this guy in the next election. I don't understand how anyone voted for him in the first place. I said before, the Dems actually had a good candidate, in Claypool - but he wasn't the establishment guy and got no party support in the primaries, so Stroger won there (barely even then). I voted for Peraica, even though I didn't like him much, because he was still far better than Stroger.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 10:44 AM) I completely disagree with the position that SCOTUS should be using international law, in any way. Our entire system is designed around our own judicial precedent, not that of other countries. Did you read the rest of the thread? Ginsburg, and us, are talking about the corner cases, where domestic judicial precedent isn't available or isn't clear.

I'm sure its been discussed, but I'm also sure they would rather that Beckham put in some significant time in them minors before going all the way to the majors. And again, let's just TRY to give Anderson a real shot here, since he's been pretty darn good since he took over as a starter. How many different "ideas" have we seen in the past week or two for CF? Wise on his return, Owens, Lillibridge, Alexei/Beckham move, etc. If in mid-May Anderson is hitting for crap, and Wise is back from the DL, then maybe it makes sense to revisit things.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 09:52 AM) Yeah I was just kind of referring to "European colonists" generically. All the European colonizing nations did some bad stuff during those periods. Some regions got it worse than others, and some nations were worse than others. In terms of the Americas, I think Spain takes the cake for the worst of it. Their treatment of the natives in the western hemisphere was particularly bad.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 09:38 AM) That sounds great on the surface, but how do you reconcile what would in effect be ignoring your own country's laws? Presumably, the laws of your country reflect your morals, ethics, etc. Is there a danger in setting those aside? I guess the route that would fit is to have each country rewrite their piracy laws to reflect modern realities or hire the thugs of the world to deal with the problem. No, I am not saying that a country flag their own vessels otherwise. I am saying that vessels flagged as NATO (not flagged as a country specifically) should choose a NATO country flag that gives them the tools they need. And NATO should focus on getting the countries with the most useful laws, the most involved in this. Countries like Belgium, who are basically impotent for this purpose, should be encouraged to provide assistance in some other theatre.

QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 08:58 AM) What's the story on Bergesen? Is this his debut? Yes. He is a 23 year old who pitched in AA last year, then 2 games at AAA this year. Looking at his numbers, doesn't look like a power guy - more of a control pitcher (last year at AA, he had only 4.4 K/9, but just 1.6 BB/9). Finished last year with solid results. 4th round pick in 2004, has command of at least 3 pitches and a "lively low 90's sinker" according to scout.com.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 08:54 PM) I had a religion teacher who thought he was all badass (he was a some-what old guy who said he knew all these moves, like he could rip your heart of your chest, kill you by barely touching you, and crap like that. He also claimed he knew how to throw a chie ball, oh and that he was trained for several year in martial arts and s*** like that. Plus he tries to act all mysterious and never reveal much about his past) and said if he wanted to, he could make me give up a secret of national importance. Of course I denied that he could make me talk. However, some of his torture ideas were a bit creepy that he would have actually thought of them. His favorite was to stuff a hose in someone's mouth, and pin shut your nose and, well, your man hose. I must say, that is just plain wrong. um... wow. what religion was this?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 08:36 PM) This would be excellent news out of the CARB. Good. Corn ethanol was at best a bridge technology anyway, we need to move on.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 08:10 PM) Q's hair looks too much like Blagojevich. Blago modeled his after TCQ's. God is his comb pilot.

How was Wassermann "recalled"? I don't get that. Also, sad to see Bunky Kateon released. Isn't he the guy that was all set to go to law school, and the Sox convinced him to give playing a shot?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:25 PM) Lillibridge, Getz and Betemit are safe. None of them are going anywhere. The obvious choice is Jerry Owens with Brent becoming the backup CF and Ozzie being content with only 1 lefty off the bench. How is Betemit at corner OF? I know Getz has played some LF. I just think that leaves the team thin on the OF. Wow, nice outing by Garrett Johnson. 8 K's in 6 innings in that game, and in his two starts so far he has 2 BB against 11 K. I wonder if he did indeed put on some velocity like they wanted him to after the draft. And I am still in awe of that B-Ham lineup. That is just some serious hitting talent in there.