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there's something about that 'i have more foreign policy experience than sarah palin' meme that's floated around facebook that unnerves me. because while ms. palin may not have much of an excuse for lacking stamps in her passport, being that she can see russia from her porch, a lot of other people have lacked the privilege to hop around the globe, thereby depriving them of that claim.
but, by now you probably have heard that when asked to discuss a supreme court decision besides roe, gov palin's response was, "um roe?".
or something like that. so how about a more practical challenge?
i don't expect you to necessarily know a whole repertoire of supreme court cases. and i don't think that such knowledge is inherently a sign of anything other than a knowledge of US supreme court cases, except maybe a vested interest in (US) civics.
yet, i'd be willing to bet that most people here could name at least one other court case.
including ones from high school social studies-related classes, hollywood, or recent media (/journal-blog) stories.
so i challenge you to name at least one and give a vague synopsis. repeats are acceptable. this is not a competition. no gold stars for pullng out obscurity for the sake of obscurity, just gold stars all around for particpating, but you can still pat yourself on the back for the less-known.
badlysocializedthere's something about that 'i have more foreign policy experience than sarah palin' meme that's floated around facebook that unnerves me. because while ms. palin may not have much of an excuse for lacking stamps in her passport, being that she can see russia from her porch, a lot of other people have lacked the privilege to hop around the globe, thereby depriving them of that claim.
but, by now you probably have heard that when asked to discuss a supreme court decision besides roe, gov palin's response was, "um roe?".
or something like that. so how about a more practical challenge?
i don't expect you to necessarily know a whole repertoire of supreme court cases. and i don't think that such knowledge is inherently a sign of anything other than a knowledge of US supreme court cases, except maybe a vested interest in (US) civics.
yet, i'd be willing to bet that most people here could name at least one other court case.
including ones from high school social studies-related classes, hollywood, or recent media (/journal-blog) stories.
so i challenge you to name at least one and give a vague synopsis. repeats are acceptable. this is not a competition. no gold stars for pullng out obscurity for the sake of obscurity, just gold stars all around for particpating, but you can still pat yourself on the back for the less-known.
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Date: 2008-10-11 11:39 pm (UTC)Other than that, I'm a huge fan of the Marshall Court. Yadda yadda yadda federalists. But hey, people like this idea of "interstate commerce" and "judicial review" and "limits on executive power". All results of the Marshall Court.
Ok, so I'll admit to turning to Wikipedia for some deets, but Worchester v. Georgia is interesting, as it establishes Native Americans as sovereign and assigns all dealings to recognized Nations as federal responsibilities, nation to nation dealings, not a realm of states.
There are a lot more cases I'm keen on, but really, Marshall set precedent and is a huge figure in the judicial legacies we still deal with.
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Date: 2008-10-11 11:47 pm (UTC)