12 Days For Justice Open Thread

Posted by Steven D | Dec 8, 2005 | 20 |

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Dean Pajevic on December 8, 2005 at 5:05 pm

Jeeeeeeeez, Steven! Talk about puttin’ the pressure on! OKAAAAYYYYY. We’ll do it.

(What did Manny promise you to do this?)
Man Eegee on December 8, 2005 at 5:11 pm
volunteers to do the write-up are as follows:
- Day 1 (posted 12/11; sent 12/12): A warning to Congress
  that Alito is a threat to them, weakening checks and balances. It’s
  personal! – [Open]
- Day 2 (posted 12/12; sent 12/13): age discrimination/ Family Leave Act – [Open]
- Day 3 (posted 12/13; sent 12/14): Alito’s failure to recuse – trust him now? – [Open]
- Day 4 (posted 12/14; sent 12/15): threat to people with disabilities – [Open]
- Day 5 (posted 12/15; sent 12/16): Roe v. Wade. – Connecticut Man1
- Day 6 and 7 (posted 12/16; sent 12/17): separation of church and state/religious freedom – Alice
- Day 8 (posted 12/17; sent 12/19): Alito’s membership in CAP (Concerned Alumni of Princeton). –Teacher Toni
- Day 9 (posted 12/19; sent 12/20): racial discrimination related to Alito’s court opinions. – BostonJoe
- Day 10 (posted 12/20; sent 12/21): gender discrimination related to Alito’s court opinions. – furryjester
- Day 11 (posted 12/21; sent 12/22): enivroment/immigration/worker’s rights. – Man Eegee
- Day 12 (posted 12/22; sent 12/23) a concluding message of some kind. Just Say, “No?” “We’ll be watching?” – CabinGirl
So which day are you going to help with? Lurkers are also welcome to apply!

Steven: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

If I don’t work on this protest at the moment my head is going to asplode. This is much more productive of an outlet for my frustrations.
- Dean Pajevic on December 8, 2005 at 5:15 pm
  
  I’ll do disabilities if no one else wants it.
  - Man Eegee on December 8, 2005 at 5:32 pm
    
    I know you’re a busy bee so your willingness is much appreciated. 🙂
    - Steven D on December 8, 2005 at 5:54 pm
      
      I’ll do the refusal to recuse himself (Day 3), if you get no other takers.
      
      Just let me know.
      - Dean Pajevic on December 8, 2005 at 6:09 pm
        
        You’d be great at that, Steven … being an attorney and all.
      - Man Eegee on December 8, 2005 at 6:09 pm
        
        thx Steven, I really appreciate it. We have to try our best to stop Alito. I’m hoping this will spread like a wildfire as the days approach.
      - Connecticut Man1 on December 8, 2005 at 6:42 pm
        
        Cool… Major support from you on all aspects of this.
        Thanks again!
  - Connecticut Man1 on December 8, 2005 at 5:53 pm
    
    Alriiiiight!!!
    
    3 fabulous days left to chose from…
- Connecticut Man1 on December 8, 2005 at 5:49 pm
  
  So which day are you going to help with? Lurkers are also welcome to apply!
  
  And don’t forget that if a day is taken, it doesn’t mean that you can’t add more to it. (BUT Please take a day of your own as well! lol Can you handle the pressure?)
  
  Sidenote:
  Has anyone begun tackling a “preamble” to all of the diaries that will go up daily? A little paragraph or two that can be used daily to tie it all together (Kindof like you, Man E, did so well for the multiple diaries on Operation Yellow Feather?)
  
  Zero day is fast approaching.
  
  Yikes! We are good to go from day five on!!! And Tampopo was originally thinking it might be too big a project…
  
  Though we still have yet to see anything on the first and fastest approaching day. ?4 days? to get the first shot across Alito’s bow out there… 4 day, 4 more ideas… Piece of cake Tampopo. 🙂
  - Man Eegee on December 8, 2005 at 6:13 pm
    
    I’m amused that we’re working backwards. It helps keep the adrenaline pumping.
    
    Now.
    
    Who is going to volunteer for Days 1 and 2?
    
    Is there a code to make the text blink and grow exponentially? 😀
    - Connecticut Man1 on December 8, 2005 at 6:48 pm
      
      I’m amused that we’re working backwards. It helps keep the adrenaline pumping.
      
      How else do you expect to defeat the agenda of an ass-backwards administration?
- Raging Hippie on December 8, 2005 at 7:47 pm
  
  I’ll gladly help anyone who needs some legal research done on this–I have access to LexisNexis, and I know my way around it pretty well (used to teach legal research and writing).
  - Man Eegee on December 8, 2005 at 7:56 pm
    
    if you don’t mind, will you re-post your offer in the thread so more eyes will see it?
    
    Thanks RH, the LexisNexis access will be a huuuuge help to provide meat to our arguments.
    - Raging Hippie on December 8, 2005 at 7:58 pm
      
      Just posted. I’ll go back over there and add an e-mail address so y’all can reach me.
- Connecticut Man1 on December 11, 2005 at 4:11 pm
  
  The DRAFT of the DAY 1 diary is already up HERE!
Connecticut Man1 on December 8, 2005 at 5:22 pm

Thanks for putting this up again!

(From one Stephen to a misspelled other!)
Connecticut Man1 on December 8, 2005 at 7:37 pm

They even have a video up now…(Quicktime Video)

What the video covers:

Meet Dick and Jane America. They just got out of college and they’re looking forward to living the American Dream. But what does the future hold for them in Alito’s America? Let’s find out…

Dick and Jane had better watch out for machine guns! In Alito’s America, laws restricting machine gun possession could be struck down.

Dick and Jane thought their personal medical decisions, including ones related to reproductive health, were theirs to make – but they thought wrong! In Alito’s America they might have help from the government, whether they want it or not!

One day, Dick and Jane’s son, Bobby, gets strip searched by police officers. Bobby wasn’t a target of their investigation, and the officers’ warrant didn’t cover him. But that doesn’t make it unconstitutional in Alito’s America!

Once upon a time, the courts stood up for the rights of the individual against powerful interests and corporations, and the courts allowed Americans to rectify the injustice of workplace discrimination. Not in Alito’s America, as Dick and his colleagues find out the hard way!

When he first took his job, Dick’s workplace was safe. But in Alito’s America many workers got excluded from federal job safety laws because of Alito’s narrow view of the federal government’s power to protect the health and safety of its citizens. Tough luck, Dick!

Ah, retirement at last! Unfortunately, America’s rolling vistas and natural treasures ain’t what they used to be. In Alito’s America, the people have little power to hold corporations accountable for violating environmental laws. And the government won’t do it either, given Alito’s narrow interpretation of its power to protect its citizens. Too bad, Dick and Jane! Guess you’ll just have to suck it up.

I love research that is as easy as watching TV!
floridagal on December 8, 2005 at 9:05 pm

someone wanted to recommend or have a thought in my Kos diary. I did not slam anyone, just defended Dean from the front page stuff.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/8/18837/0759
deano on December 8, 2005 at 9:42 pm

Anyone catch this one?

Outrage.

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