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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome not a Disability
An Anonymous Coward writes: "It turns out that the Supreme Court of the United States doesn't think Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a real disability. See here for details." Read the summary or the whole opinion. In a nutshell: just because a woman was sufficiently disabled that she couldn't perform her job due to carpal-tunnel, doesn't mean she was sufficiently disabled to be considered disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Everyone who has that nagging pain in your wrists should probably read this decision.
It's ok if it's not a disability as long as I can still use it as an excuse for misspelling words.
we aren't a democracy. we are in fact a republic. There are major and important differences. Look them up, there will be a quiz tomorrow.
-These aren't my pants.
You are a dork.
You need to die.
Die Billy Die.
Please die so that they may bury you in that burlap sack.
Hey, and take that damn BSD is dead troll and Stephen King is dead troll with you
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No no no. We are a democracy and a republic; the two things are NOT mutually exclusive.
I've noticed a very good trend in recent Supreme Court decisions: they have been very strict in their interpretation of laws passed by congress.
All courts in recent times have largely ignored the actual wording of the Constitution and simply made stuff up. Personally, I think this is bad, but the Constitution is vague or silent in many areas, and it's very hard to fix because the amendment process is so difficult. So I can sort of see why it happens.
However, in the last few decades, the Supreme Court has routinely done the same with laws passed by congress. There is really very little excuse for this; congress can and does change laws all the time. However, in the last few years, this has largely stopped. The Supreme Court now seems to be interpreting laws passed by congress as written. A very good thing if you believe in representative democracy and the rule of law. It will force congress to write clear laws and explicitly change them when necessary.
You have been Eradicated!!!
Anyways I agree with you.
(Quick Aside) You know, every time I see the name Eradicator now I cringe in rememberance of playing r.es on de_dust.
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