Random Stuff XII: Faith-based Edition

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Federally Funding Fundies:

On Monday the Washington Post reported about a Bible-thumping-and-hate-fueled cheerleading session in favor of Samuel Alito's confirmation for a seat on the US Supreme Court. Amidst the usual right-wing lies about the "far-left judicial activism on the Supreme Court" protrudes this highly disturbing, militant

Comments

[kayigo]

There's a reason why the Hippocratic oath says, "first, do no harm".

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Yeah, I almost put that in there. The author did talk about Hippocrates and Galen, and their sometimes quirky notions about science. For example, Galen thought that blood crossed the interventricular septum by way of a multitude of tiny, invisible pores.

[6_bleen_7]

The current system makes some sense, in that it forces Congress to consider all the issues very carefully before confirming a nomination. In any rational world, an extremist shouldn't make it through the process. (Note: The jury is still out on whether we presently live in a rational world. I'm not keeping my hopes up.)

If the majority of American voters would remove their heads from their own recta for a few moments once in a while, term limits in general wouldn't be necessary. I like the 22nd Amendment, though. FDR was getting some loopy ideas near the end.