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ProfessorGAC

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44. Nailed It

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 03:14 PM

Nov 23

Originalism is the most intellectually lazy construct I can imagine.
It's rooted in strict constructionism, but requires interpreting the constitution (which they say doesn't need interpreting) by imaging what someone was thinking when they wrote what they wrote 240 years ago.
It's just a made up philosophy to allow rationalizing decisions they were already predisposed to make because of their paranormal mind-reading abilities.
Scalia was a fraud, Thomas is a fraud, and anyone who espouses Originalism is a fraud.

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kids KNOW!!! Years ago there was a young girl ( maybe 11) in town who went to the police station samnsara Nov 23 #1

Yup, my oldest granddaughter was "the nicest, kindest" girl at 11... haele Nov 23 #43

What is with these "christian" parents? mwmisses4289 Nov 23 #2

so much of their self worth is tied up in their kids. mopinko Nov 23 #5

rules azureblue Nov 23 #8

It makes me wonder does she do this to her students? mwmisses4289 Nov 23 #9

spare the rod, spoil the child Brainstormy Nov 23 #10

I'm an atheist but... NNadir Nov 23 #12

James Dobson and his fellow travelers would disagree with the Episcopalian Priest. paleotn Nov 23 #22

That is a really interesting interpretation, and it does makes sense... electric_blue68 Nov 23 #40

there's ALWAYS another explanation Brainstormy Nov 23 #45

It's in the bible. Old Testament christians are a violent bunch. sop Nov 23 #14

Ok, I haven't read a Bible in so long, I've forgotten a lot it (thankfully). mwmisses4289 Nov 23 #20

It is. You know, the 'spare the rod spoil the child' bullshit. Joinfortmill Nov 23 #15

It is in fundigelical circles. They're all about it. paleotn Nov 23 #16

I remember those cases now. I believe mwmisses4289 Nov 23 #25

When you govern your life by a 2000 year old book, what would you expect? walkingman Nov 23 #32

Nailed It ProfessorGAC Nov 23 #44

It's the whole philosophy of... COL Mustard Nov 23 #17

A lot of conservative Christian parents are all in on corporal punishment, and back it up with passages from the bible. Martin68 Nov 23 #33

It's an EXCUSE MorbidButterflyTat Nov 23 #41

Well, disciple and discipline have the same root meaning. cloudbase Nov 23 #3

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Cell phones and CCTV are great. multigraincracker Nov 23 #6

agreed BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 23 #7

Sickening.. mountain grammy Nov 23 #11

My outrage has no bounds. None. Throw her in jail. NOW. Joinfortmill Nov 23 #13

The shool was using Old Crank Nov 23 #18

Some people shouldn't breed Aviation Pro Nov 23 #19

This woman needs some serious jail time. flashman13 Nov 23 #21

Dead eyes. niyad Nov 23 #23

I am of a generation where corporal punishment was very common. In fact it was the norm. Although hitting a child 20 Fil1957 Nov 23 #24

Yeah, our butts got it only once with either open palm or wooden paddle. mwmisses4289 Nov 23 #26

That's horrible.🙁 Dave Bowman Nov 23 #27

A "Christian" school UpInArms Nov 23 #28

"it transpired" bucolic_frolic Nov 23 #29

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Where does it say she was "Teacher of the Year"? Bluetus Nov 23 #31

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Thank you. I think we should be clear Bluetus Nov 23 #39

It was clear MorbidButterflyTat Nov 23 #42

Big brother deserves praise Iris Nov 23 #34

Lil bro too. I think lil bro filmed it, sent video to older bro BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 23 #37

Those are strong bonds. Iris Nov 23 #38

Read something once that helped me have a bit more sympathy for some of these lunatic fundamentalists EverHopeful Nov 23 #36