Recent Supreme Court Rulings - Page 3

LabRat · 06-28-2005, 11:49 AM

is a 'tax base' the amount of tax generating things in a municipality?

wolf · 06-28-2005, 12:28 PM

I know that everybody wants Disney to be responsible for the cute widdle kid's demise, but what kind of parent takes a four year old onto a centrifuge?

Happy Monkey · 06-28-2005, 12:43 PM

Most amusement park rides are centrifuges of one sort or another.

lookout123 · 06-28-2005, 12:47 PM

i thought he died while on the mission space ride? i also thought that was the equivalent of Soar over California. that is basically an Imax screen with you lifted a few feet off the ground in a chair that will tip forward, back, side to side with loud noises, to simulate flight etc. having been on that ride only recently, i don't see how it could even be remotely looked at as a cause of death.

or is this a different ride?

Clodfobble · 06-28-2005, 12:50 PM

I thought it was specifically mentioned in the article that the cause of death was completely unrelated to the ride, he just happened to die while on it.

jinx · 06-28-2005, 01:31 PM

I don't think the cause of death has been determined - it's just been noted that he didn't have any signs of trauma.

mrnoodle · 06-28-2005, 01:50 PM

I'm sorry to hijack from the story about the dead kid

but I thought this was an interesting little display of citizen outrage. I would dearly love to see this succeed.

wolf · 06-28-2005, 01:53 PM

Copy of Atlas Shrugged in the nightstand? I'd stay there.

cjjulie · 06-28-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

For once I'm with Scalia and Thomas...

so your saying if your family, along with many other families on the street, owned a nice but small piece of property across the street from the water and a developer came along and proposed to the town that he wanted to build high end condominiums and upscale shops where the houses are standing and have been handed down for generations, you would say that was fair???? Just so the town could make more tax revenue (or is the trickle down theory, you pay me, I pay him, he pays her, it goes through, the 3 of us get rich what do we care)

Radar · 06-28-2005, 03:00 PM

A Libertarian developer has just filed paperwork to take away David Souter's house to build a hotel.

This land WAS your land...

Instead of a bible in every room, it will have a copy of Atlas Shrugged in every room.

http://www.freestarmedia.com/index.html

wolf · 06-28-2005, 03:03 PM

See Post #37, Radar. Mr. Noodle is faster on the draw.

Clodfobble · 06-28-2005, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjjulie

so your saying if your family, along with many other families on the street, owned a nice but small piece of property across the street from the water and a developer came along and proposed to the town that he wanted to build high end condominiums and upscale shops where the houses are standing and have been handed down for generations, you would say that was fair???? Just so the town could make more tax revenue (or is the trickle down theory, you pay me, I pay him, he pays her, it goes through, the 3 of us get rich what do we care)

Scalia and Thomas voted against the amendment, julie. HM is uncomfortable because he finds himself in agreement with conservatives.

glatt · 06-29-2005, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I hope that the Justices who voted for this have their homes taken away to build malls.

Wow, my wish just may come true!!

Justice Souter's home may be seized to build hotel

Quote:

On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow Clements, faxed a request to Chip Meany the code enforcement officer of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire seeking to start the application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road. This is the present location of Mr. Souter's home.

Clements, CEO of Freestar Media, LLC, points out that the City of Weare will certainly gain greater tax revenue and economic benefits with a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road than allowing Mr. Souter to own the land.

The proposed development, called "The Lost Liberty Hotel" will feature the "Just Desserts Café" and include a museum, open to the public, featuring a permanent exhibit on the loss of freedom in America.

Clodfobble · 06-29-2005, 09:06 AM

psst... glatt... check out posts #37 and #40.

mrnoodle · 06-29-2005, 09:18 AM

Hey, have you heard that they're trying to seize Souter's land to build a hotel? :O

06-28-2005, 11:49 AM	#31
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	is a 'tax base' the amount of tax generating things in a municipality? __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

06-28-2005, 12:28 PM	#32
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I know that everybody wants Disney to be responsible for the cute widdle kid's demise, but what kind of parent takes a four year old onto a centrifuge? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2005, 12:43 PM	#33
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Most amusement park rides are centrifuges of one sort or another. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-28-2005, 12:47 PM	#34
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i thought he died while on the mission space ride? i also thought that was the equivalent of Soar over California. that is basically an Imax screen with you lifted a few feet off the ground in a chair that will tip forward, back, side to side with loud noises, to simulate flight etc. having been on that ride only recently, i don't see how it could even be remotely looked at as a cause of death. or is this a different ride? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

06-28-2005, 01:31 PM	#36
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I don't think the cause of death has been determined - it's just been noted that he didn't have any signs of trauma. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

06-28-2005, 12:50 PM	#35
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I thought it was specifically mentioned in the article that the cause of death was completely unrelated to the ride, he just happened to die while on it.

06-28-2005, 01:50 PM	#37
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I'm sorry to hijack from the story about the dead kid but I thought this was an interesting little display of citizen outrage. I would dearly love to see this succeed. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

06-28-2005, 01:53 PM	#38
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Copy of Atlas Shrugged in the nightstand? I'd stay there. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2005, 03:00 PM	#40
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	A Libertarian developer has just filed paperwork to take away David Souter's house to build a hotel. This land WAS your land... Instead of a bible in every room, it will have a copy of Atlas Shrugged in every room. http://www.freestarmedia.com/index.html __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

06-28-2005, 03:03 PM	#41
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	See Post #37, Radar. Mr. Noodle is faster on the draw. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-29-2005, 09:06 AM	#44
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	psst... glatt... check out posts #37 and #40.

06-29-2005, 09:18 AM	#45
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Hey, have you heard that they're trying to seize Souter's land to build a hotel? :O __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

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