Monday, October 31, 2005
Employers seeking to control private lives of employees
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You know, I am all for property rights in that if someone doesn't want something on their property, they have every right to say that. But when you control the private lives of your employees and the legal activities they pursue, you have crossed the line.
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people had something to say.
You know, I am all for property rights in that if someone doesn't want something on their property, they have every right to say that. But when you control the private lives of your employees and the legal activities they pursue, you have crossed the line.
Link is to the printable version, so that you don't have to suffer through the ads that you don't know you are clicking to. How's that for 'skip this ad', See-BS assholes?
people had something to say.
Alito
Thanks to RedState.org through Emperor Misha, we have found some credentials for Judge Alito here on TownHall.com. These are the things that piss of the Dems, so we like them. Well, some of them. We won't comment on the others, because we don't know all the facts or refuse to entangle ourselves in a hornets nest, like the overturning of Roe.
Some highlights:
1. Glad we agree. Congress has been raping that "commerce clause" for FAR too long. And it REALLY pisses of Ted "Err, ahh, how did this water get in my scotch" Kennedy. And it logically follows that if it pisses him off, then Kerry, Reed (D-NH), Diane "Turn them all in, Mr. and Mrs. America" Feinstein, and Schumer (D-NJ) must really have their panties in a wad. And I can't say that it upsets me much.
2. Well, exactly who fathered the child/fetus/lump of tissue? If your dog had to be put down, would that not be a family decision? Do you just go out and shoot it because it had something other than rabies? If it had a bum leg, bee stings, or got into fight with another dog, would you not consult your other half and vet? But its somehow different when its a baby? "Its inside me, its my decision" you say? Umm, exactly how did it get created? Shouldn't someone who had a part in creating it have some say or at least the right to know beforehand (and the right to bitch about it) in the decision to destroy it?
3. Investing is risky. How many lawsuits do you see trying to get money back from the dot-com burst?
Personally, Bush could have done better. But I will reserve full judgement until I learn more about the man and his carrer, along with the types of decisions he has made and will more than likely keep making on the Supreme Court.
people had something to say.
Some highlights:
Alito Dissented from Decision Upholding Conviction Under Federal Gun Laws; Argued that Congress Had No Right to Enact the Law. Alito also dissented from a decision upholding a conviction under the federal law prohibiting the transfer or possession of machine guns, claiming that there was not sufficient evidence in the record to show that Congress had the power under the Commerce Clause to enact the law. [See United States v. Rybar, 103 F.3d 273 (3d Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 807 (1997)]
Alito Would Require Women to Notify Husbands Before Exercising Her Reproductive Rights. Alito wrote a troubling opinion concerning reproductive rights in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. The Third Circuit in Casey upheld a number of the provisions in the restrictive abortion law enacted by Pennsylvania in the late 1980’s, in an opinion that questioned Roe v. Wade. But the Third Circuit struck down the law’s requirement that women notify their spouses before having an abortion. Alito dissented because he would have gone even further than the rest of the court and would have upheld the spousal notification requirement. He claimed that there was no showing that there would be an undue burden on women from this mandate. [Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 947 F.3d 682 (3d Cir. 1991) , aff’d in part, rev’d in part 505 U.S. 833 (1992); Washington Times, 10/29/91]
Alito Ruled That Investors That Bought Junk Bonds In Donald Trump’s Defunct Casino Were Not Eligible For Compensation. The 3rd Circuit Court dismissed ten consolidated lawsuits filed by investors who bought $675 million in junk bonds from Donald Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino. The investors felt that they were misled by about the amount of debt the Casino had accumulated and the risk inherent in the investment. [Pennsylvania Law Journal, 10/25/93]
1. Glad we agree. Congress has been raping that "commerce clause" for FAR too long. And it REALLY pisses of Ted "Err, ahh, how did this water get in my scotch" Kennedy. And it logically follows that if it pisses him off, then Kerry, Reed (D-NH), Diane "Turn them all in, Mr. and Mrs. America" Feinstein, and Schumer (D-NJ) must really have their panties in a wad. And I can't say that it upsets me much.
2. Well, exactly who fathered the child/fetus/lump of tissue? If your dog had to be put down, would that not be a family decision? Do you just go out and shoot it because it had something other than rabies? If it had a bum leg, bee stings, or got into fight with another dog, would you not consult your other half and vet? But its somehow different when its a baby? "Its inside me, its my decision" you say? Umm, exactly how did it get created? Shouldn't someone who had a part in creating it have some say or at least the right to know beforehand (and the right to bitch about it) in the decision to destroy it?
3. Investing is risky. How many lawsuits do you see trying to get money back from the dot-com burst?
Personally, Bush could have done better. But I will reserve full judgement until I learn more about the man and his carrer, along with the types of decisions he has made and will more than likely keep making on the Supreme Court.
people had something to say.
