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Old 06-25-2008, 12:47 PM
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Default Re: Bush's Supreme Court Slashes Exxon Valdez Judgemetn by 80%

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you are siding with an oil spill that destroyed the Alaskan coast and caused massive environmental damage.

thats the side of evil.
A trifle overdramatic wouldn't you say? The side of evil? Destroyed the coast?
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This is my post in the other thread on this issue. I figured I'd consolodate.

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Soaring oil prices have propelled Exxon Mobil to previously unforeseen levels of profitability in recent years, posting earnings of $40.6 billion in 2007.

It took the company just under two days to bring in $2.5 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2007.
I don't know the nuts and bolts of the case, so I can't offer an opinion on the ruling itself, but BDS in the other thread, and these two lines in the article you provided, stick out to me. What bearing does Exxon's profit have to do with the legality of the case brought against them? The case is supposed to be judged according to the law, and wha's right or wrong. The ruling isn't supposed to be based on how much money Entity X takes in, or how much profit Company Y made last year. There is no reason for Reuters to have even put that in the article. It's irrelevent to the case. The only reason they did so, is to tag into the negative emotion that exists against Exxon. Basically what Reuters is subtly implying is that the court ruling is wrong cuz Exxon took in $2.7 Billion last quarter, and made $40 Billion last year. That's ridiculous. The court should base everything on right & wrong. Period.
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Bush tipped it from almost even to being solidly conservative. Roberts for Rehnquist is pretty much a wash, but Alito for O'Connor was a jump to the right - - and that was all it took to go from 4-4-1 to 5-4 (with Souter being the only wobbly).

If you think I meant that he appointed them all.......well, I won't even waste the time on that.
Here Here, it's utterly shocking that the guy with the constitutional authority to put up judges, which then have to be confirmed by congress, did so as he saw fit. Utterly CRIMINAL I tell you. does this mean the NEXT GUY that get voted into the white house get to do the SAME THING.

SHOCKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Dude, it's the system. Have no fear............ many of them are old as the hills and Obama will get to put Rev. Wright on the court in due time.

Actually, in the last few rulings, for those following, have decidedly been UN-CONSERVATIVE, including the other case today, which involved the use of the death penalty.
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