Hatch babbling incoherently at this point...

...or perhaps it's just me... I've been up with this fucker all night...

Good God, man. Why? But since you have, any highlights you wish to share, or has it been a snooze fest?

He bitched about that pesky "Right to privacy" for quite some time. Seems he thinks that "privacy" is not a right, but the result of "judicial activism"...

I kid you not- he actually said that Americans have no right to privacy- Honest Injun.

that boy is a trip, I tell ya....

the constitution does not mention privacy at all. however it has been read into several aspects (4th amendment for example) it is not an explicit right, and yes judges kinda technically made it up.

IV - Right of search and seizure regulated

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable
cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be seized.

- There is a 'right to privacy' implied in the 4th amendment.

So Santorum is not "technically right", he is tecnically wrong.

How can we have free political association w/o privacy?

How can we have "life and liberty" w/o privacy?

Judges did "make it up"- they are peripheral rights- without them, the specifically expressed rights would weaken as a result.


It's a no-brainer. Ir=t would be impossible to enjoy our express rights w/o privacy- Judicial review recognized this- it's not "made up" at all...

...looks to me like that whole Amendment is about nothing but privacy- How could the 4th Amendment even be enforced w/o privacy?

Just because the word is not used, does not mean the concept is absent...Come on folks, we are smarter than that...

It is part of the constitutional process, you know.

I'd expect nothing less from him.

...and his stances on privacy and gays...

After you've been up all night he probably looks like this:

Sounds like he usually does.

He babbles incoherently when he'shad a good night's sleep too.:shrug:

I got up this morning and turned it there and it was Insane boy Sanitorum then I flip back later to see whinning Orin glad Leahy's up now.

168 to 4

I cannot remember which Democrat brought in these visual aids, but he had giant placards with a 168 and a 4. Good use of TV time.

I heard Leahy wore a t-shirt while he was speaking that said in the front

We confirmed 168 judges for President Bush

and on the back

And all I got was this lousy t-shirt

...or something like that!

That was so great - the Dems are rocking babeeeeeee!

PLEASE! Of course he doesn't give a shit if those female judges are pro-life! He's one of those rich RW white guys! He's nauseating!

handing off to Santorum....for more threats to the Dems.

I live in the Pacific Time Zone, woke up at 2am this morning and started watching CSPAN II. I know that as a member of 'the choir(as in preaching to the choir), I am not totally unbiased, but, jeez, watching the debate between the Dems and the Repukes is like watching a bunch of 5th graders against a Harvard trained debating team. Its funny. Can Senator Bill(Dr Joseph Mengele to any living cat) Frist really be proud of his team?
Ole Orin is babbling as I type, and I fear I am watching the beginning of apoplexy.
What is the point of this? How in the world is going to change their mind?
Little Ricky is now treating armeggedon. Mothers, hide your virgin dogs. Little Ricky is out and about.
Maybe the pink tutu Senate Democrats are gone, replaced with standup people, with real backbones. Its about time.

I just hope Daschle can go fucking nuts on the pukes.