theocracy now!
it's been a day of transition in the myopic world of CU Law. Buffs is all aflutter with talk of the rankings. BolderLaw is retiring. Johnnie Cochran is dead. And so is church/state separation.
but, in an alarming and satisfying twist of fate, it is alive and well in colorado, where the supreme court decided that maybe the old testament's "eye for an eye" mandate wasn't the most ethically up-to-date standard for determining whether a convict should live or die. boy, i sure hope i never have jurors like those at my trial for blasphemy or cursing, lest they "lay their hands upon [my] head, and ... stone [me]." (Leviticus 24:14).
speaking of leviticus, it's probably a good thing that old testament law is no longer the law of our land. because if it were, our government wouldn't be able to detain foreign nationals for months without due process or access to a lawyer. and they certainly wouldn't consider shipping them off via private jet to be tortured on foreign soil. after all, leviticus says it best: "Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God." (24:22).
but, in an alarming and satisfying twist of fate, it is alive and well in colorado, where the supreme court decided that maybe the old testament's "eye for an eye" mandate wasn't the most ethically up-to-date standard for determining whether a convict should live or die. boy, i sure hope i never have jurors like those at my trial for blasphemy or cursing, lest they "lay their hands upon [my] head, and ... stone [me]." (Leviticus 24:14).
speaking of leviticus, it's probably a good thing that old testament law is no longer the law of our land. because if it were, our government wouldn't be able to detain foreign nationals for months without due process or access to a lawyer. and they certainly wouldn't consider shipping them off via private jet to be tortured on foreign soil. after all, leviticus says it best: "Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God." (24:22).
posted by legally intoxicated at
9:27 PM
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The Colo SC issued a bunch of interesting decisions this week. At least it'll get CU scandal talk off the local radio shows for a little while (or maybe not).
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Buffs, at 8:05 PM
Somehow I think your point is being missed by a whole lotta folks down in CO Springs....
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Ryan Kalamaya, at 7:31 AM
on a related and narcissistic note, today is a busy day for new york tabs! schiavo dead, west side stadium alive, and pope getting last rite. it's a three-headed tabloid monster!!!
and i think our treatment of detainees, in addition to our society's opposition to gay marriage, will be the black eyes by which our grandkids will judge us.
-- carrie
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