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Bush Supreme Court Nominee Former Microsoft Lawyer
DaveM writes "Bush's most recent Supreme Court nominee, Harriet Miers, successfully argued that people who were sold defective software by Microsoft weren't "injured," and couldn't participate in a class action against the company. The case involved unstable compression features in MS DOS 6.0, which were corrected by a $9.95 update, MS DOS 6.2. Plaintiffs wanted Microsoft to offer the updates for free, but eventually lost to Miers' arguments."
Now we will have a government that 100% pro oil and microsoft.
She is a pit bull. . .
That doesn't give a shit about consumer rights - yet another corporate advocate. Makes one wonder where she would stand on Tanya Anderson
At least she's not a former horse show manager, as far as we know.
"We are all geniuses when we dream"
- E.M. Cioran
I'm sure the poster is hoping that this article enlightens the /. reader somehow. The fact is that probably 70% of /. patrons are MS hating liberals ("independent" & "moderate" == liberal). So this article is just more fuel for the flames and really does nothing else.
I guess it's pretty nifty how one article can be such a home-run with both Bush haters and MS haters at the same time!!
Bork the bitch!
Rank my idea: http://www.sinceslicedbread.com/node/531
This liberal has a problem with the guy because he is an incompetent buffoon who has little knowledge of or interest in other people's point of view. He also seems to be a small minded petty tyrant who surrounds himself with yes men and cronies. He is completely unsuited for the job of president.
But, yes, I see your point. Bush is neither conservative nor liberal in the current sense. He is simply a crony capitalist. The only consistent agenda he has is to advance the interest of big corporations and the rich corporatists who are his friends and supporters.
What I don't understand is why conservatives support this guy. Is it because he promises to keep the gays in their place by preventing them from getting married? Is it in hopes that he'll appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade? Do some people think that attending the right church is all that matters? Or is it that this country has become so partisan that an incompetent with money and connections will win out over someone like John McCain just so conservatives can "support our guy".
I really don't get it.
Right, because her boss stood behind her with a gun to her head.
I am accountable for my actions. You are accountable for your actions. This person who is being nominated for the Supreme Court is accountable to ALL OF US for HER actions, because the job she is in the hunt for right now is a job serving We the People.
What part of this is unclear?
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
Does posting legal advice on Slashdot count towards your quota?
I yearn for you tragically. A. T. Tappman, Chaplain, U.S. Army.
Do you really think it makes any difference to the people who elected Bush. As anti Microsoft as I am. I'd rather see a justice in place who
I believe will allow the abortion issue to return to the states where the battle to make it illegal can be properly fraught even if they enshrine Microsoft as a corporate god and lock IP rights down so hard that nobody can use the media they bought. Open source will still be there and open source bands as well. Given my the choice between impeding microslime and potentially putting an end to what I view as a murder not unlike the holocaust I would choose murder every time. So would many of the bush supporters. Get me a republican or democrat who is anti-big corporation and anti abortion and he/she has my vote every time, but till then I and pretty much everyone who elected bush for a fist and second term will be forced to choose what we consider the lesser of two evils.
My point is that as political issues go weather or not she likes or defended Microsoft Doesn't hold much sway with the people who gave Bush the power to put her into office.
Bush wasn't elected because he was thought to be good for the economy.
Bush wasn't elected because ( for the most part) because people thought he was right for the country.
He was elected because of peoples opinion on weather or not he will act morally when in office.
The democrats were really shocked by the last exit polls because in some swing states many people polled as voting for Bush did so despite the fact they felt he had made their economic situation worse. They voted for him because they are sic of abortion and buggery being pushed by the political elite as acceptable practices. Given my choice I'd put him in office for a third term.
My post was TrollModded to invisibility. I replied with backup of the suppression, and both my reply and OP were upmodded, getting enough attention to garner actual replies - albeit only a minority had something worthwhile to add. Meanwhile, I also scored some more TrollMods, and some AC replies indicating broad immunity to metamoderation. So you stick with your system, I'll stick with mine.
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Original post:
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My reply:
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Interesting what 10 hours after reposting about the travesty of TrollMods can do to a post. I've gotten several replies, some worth reading, dozens of mods, most not registered here (because they're variously "Insightful" or "Informative") due to the mod report rounding algorithm. Not a single valid point in the negative responses - just misdirection, personal attacks, blaming the victim (America). And, of course, lots more TrollMods, as indicated. But not enough TrollMods to balance the positive ones, which got that message read. The rightwing TrollMod army is running out of steam. For the implications, please discuss among yourselves.
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