Re: In defence of Krugman and against Alexander Cockburn: choice of targets

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

JKS writes:>I'd be proud to defend the First
>Amendment ina NAzi case too.<

I wrote:
>if the gov't cracks down on the Nazis, they crack down on
>the Left, too, most often in a bigger way. A first
>amendment defense of the Nazis is indirectly
>defending the Left.

From: Kenneth Campbell 
Elementary, my dear Mr. Devine. :)

You know, FDR packed the Supreme Court down there and that was a huge
influence felt in the social fabric of US lives for decades... an
influence which is now waning.

--> for what it's worth, FDR didn't succeed in "packing" the Supes (by appointed a few beyond the usual nine members), though he did have an influence. Interestingly, it was Eisenhower who appointed Earl Warren, the leader of the liberal "Warren Court." He later said that it was a mistake, but I think it reflects the fact that back then there was a wing of the GOP that wasn't that bad (compared to say, McCarthy).

... You should definitely support your local loon Nazi's right to smoke
tobacco.

--> they should be _forced_ to smoke tobacco.

Jim