That's what I wish the reason was for fencing in the Supreme Court. Instead, I'm taking the fence as having a deeper symbolism. It's a striking visual image of how far the Court has gone to distance itself from the rest of the nation.
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- Oregon Commentator
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October 2023
Recent Posts
- Lament for Kevin McCarthy
- The fields of the House republicans need no Gaetz to guard them
- One of Donald Trump's upcoming trials commemorates Benjamin Harrison's "spectacularly corrupt administration"
- Fulton County's indictment of Donald Trump and friends, analyzed
- Chief Justice John Roberts indirectly alludes to Ambrose Bierce, lexicographer
- The Laquedem Plan to Relieve Our Supreme Court Justices from the High Cost of Vacations
- The Laquedem Plan to Improve Continuing Legal Education and Honor a Legal Leader
- Shemia Fagan's resignation: the lettuce wins again
- Isaac's 2023 Tax Day reading from A.P. Herbert
- Sometimes "20 to 30" is a phrase that describes an age bracket . . .
Recent Comments
- Dan a Wasil on Fulton County's indictment of Donald Trump and friends, analyzed
- Chris Snethen on 2022 Endorsements II: NO on Measure 113 (truant legislators), YES on Measure 114 (gun regulation)
- Allan L. on Endorsements III: The race for Governor
- Isaac Laquedem on Why forgiving student loans makes the republican party's indentures fall out
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- MrFearless47 on Clarence Thomas points the way to the future - and to the past
- bojack on Is William Baxter (1929-1998) the culprit behind today's shortage of baby formula? History and economics say "yes"
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