tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4092288457752401504..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: When You Live In A Fishbowl...Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-63616550252101138652014-10-30T15:28:40.273-07:002014-10-30T15:28:40.273-07:00Mea culpa on Kelo. You are right, I am wrong. An...Mea culpa on Kelo. You are right, I am wrong. And, I'll even back off on my stance on the court being 'conservative' … because that isn't true, either. My complaint with the court is that you have 4 people on either side who tend to vote lockstep, including Thomas, worst of all, who just asks Scalia how to vote. The court should not be a partisan thing, and I don't think it serves the public well that it is. The reason why I tend to think 'Conservative' is that the liberals tend to stay more out of the spotlight … and the conservatives tend to upset me more. But Kelo, yes -- blame that atrocity on the libs. I don't remember being called out on it before, but I'm sure you did.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-17458700318304244832014-10-29T19:23:38.722-07:002014-10-29T19:23:38.722-07:00You've made this mistake before--and been call...You've made this mistake before--and been called on it. It wasn't the conservative justices on the Supreme Court who decided Kelo. You need to get it right once and for all.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1426719178359517112014-10-29T08:35:54.240-07:002014-10-29T08:35:54.240-07:00I know that it was a unanimous decision not to all...I know that it was a unanimous decision not to allow this … which I applaud. The conservative side got an easy one right. I said 'more likely,' and I stand by that, since the conservative side seems much more willing to subvert the Constitution, as they did in completely redefining the eminent domain provision. I probably should have extrapolated; I think virtually everyone on the court is a partisan, and I dislike that on both sides. Kennedy is the one guy left who actually thinks about the complicated issues … but, if you're looking at trampling freedoms, it's going to be the right 4 more likely to do it. And the fact that we have CHP officers trading nude selfies from phones they confiscated, shows that the decision has had little weight.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-41025690862790460512014-10-29T08:12:15.190-07:002014-10-29T08:12:15.190-07:00Max, you should check how that "conservative ...Max, you should check how that "conservative Supreme Court" ruled on cell phone searches before you spout off incorrect statements *yet again*.<br />Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-41758903707950152452014-10-28T23:43:05.965-07:002014-10-28T23:43:05.965-07:00Just a bit of context, if you will. The fact he d...Just a bit of context, if you will. The fact he did initially see her pics is not necessarily an issue. Searching the cell phone, <i>assuming they had consent or a warrant</i>, is legit.<br /><br />Now forwarding this to others...that is inexcusable and they need to be held to account either criminally or administratively.Mike Thiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929567856363413549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-3897499698618299782014-10-28T21:28:46.421-07:002014-10-28T21:28:46.421-07:00This speaks to a greater issue: without a warrant...This speaks to a greater issue: without a warrant, officers have right to seize your phone, but not to access it … and, unless they have a modeling consent form, they can't distribute photos of you, clothed or not.<br /><br />That this issue even exists? Conservative supreme court. Much more likely to allow these searches … it's why we reasonable people (I'd say liberal, but I'm not) detest people like Clarence Thomas.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com