{"id":4093,"date":"2005-09-19T02:41:37","date_gmt":"2005-09-19T06:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/09\/19\/holy-cow-of-bull-and-manure\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:23","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:23","slug":"holy-cow-of-bull-and-manure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/09\/19\/holy-cow-of-bull-and-manure\/","title":{"rendered":"holy cow: of bull and manure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prof. Yabut’s back from vacation. Enough said:<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

mislead us not into temptation<\/em><\/strong>: Sadly, I can’t go back to those days <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

of innocence, when I believed priests were always right. Back <\/font>in April<\/font><\/a>,<\/font> <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

we discovered the website of Priests for Life<\/a> (whose leader is Fr. Frank <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Pavone) and focused on the current online poll question, which appeared <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

to misread the roles of the Legislature and the Courts. This weekend,<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

we finally saw the<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font> results posted<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>Question: <\/font>Should the United States Congress exercise \"courthouse1\"<\/em><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

veto power over Supreme Court decisions?<\/em> <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Results: Yes: 1329 No: 580 <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Comment: Given the fact that the Supreme Court has exceeded <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

its own Constitutional authority numerous times by legislating <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

from the bench against the will of the people (Roe vs. Wade<\/em> being <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

the key example), and given the fact that these excesses have <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

had such a high price (such as over 42 million abortions), it seems <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

both reasonable and imperative to us that something be done by <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Congress to limit the power of the Court. <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Despite Prof. Grace’s concise explanation<\/font><\/a> of when Congress may <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

and <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>may not “veto” the actions of the Supreme Court, <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font> Fr. Pavone <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

continues <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>to espouse a <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>flawed <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>understanding of our Governmental <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

system. In an attempt to <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>influence the Roberts Confirmation process, <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Fr. Frank issued the <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>proclamation “Why We Voted<\/em><\/a>” [for George W. <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Bush] — making it <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>clear that the vote of like-minded persons was <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

based on Bush’s <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>promise to nominate judges <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>who would interpret <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

the constitution in <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>a manner consistent with their <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>pro-life goals. <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

The Statement then <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>concludes: <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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“This [Supreme] Court, which holds such <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>an important place <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

in our system, is \u201csupreme\u201d only in <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>reference to the other <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

courts in the judicial branch of government, <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>and not<\/em> in <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

reference to the other branches! The President and the <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>Congress are just as capable of interpreting the Constitution <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

as <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>is the Court. In fact, they are sworn to do so.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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\"courthouseN\"<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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“Moreover, the Supreme Court is not<\/em> supreme over the moral <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

law. God alone has our ultimate allegiance, and what we pray <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

for <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>above all this week is that every judge understand the limits <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

of <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>his or her authority, and the profound obligation to respect <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

the <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>rights \u2013 starting with life itself \u2013 that are bestowed not by <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

any <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>Court, but by the Creator.”<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Because I know several “serious” Catholics who believe every word <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

from Fr. Frank is “gospel,” I’m sorry to see him spread misinformation.<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Because the word of an apostate might not mean much to Fr. Frank,<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

I’m hoping current “credible” Catholics out there with legal expertise <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

will write to him and explain the Court’s truly “supreme” role when <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

it comes to constitutional interpretation<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font> (i.e<\/em>., Marbury v. Madison<\/font><\/a>, <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>1803<\/em>), <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

along with the requirement <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>that <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>justices <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>put the Constitution <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>ahead of <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

personal religious or moral <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>beliefs. Email him at mail@priestsforlife.org<\/a> .<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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\"tiny You might point Fr. Pavone to the website of the<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

pro-life group Fidelis<\/a>, which explains on its Federal<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Courts page that “Today, virtually every significant<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

moral issue is litigated in these courts. Following<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

the appeals process, there are no options available<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

for Americans other than the very difficult and extremely<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

rare process of an amendment to the Constitution.”<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\"tiny However, the f\/k\/a<\/em> gang wonders why Fidelis<\/em> was so<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

enraged this week at Sen. Feinstein. Fidelis President<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Joseph Cella commented<\/a>, that her remarks at the Roberts<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Confirmation hearing were “the most disturbing because<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

she referred to the Catholic faith as ‘dictates.’ It shows<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

her callous insensitivity and ignorance of the teachings<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

of the Catholic faith.” We suggest Mr. Cella read our<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

post on serious catholics<\/font><\/a>, and also check out the<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

statement of Catholic weblogger Jay Anderson<\/a>, who<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

declared on September 13:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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“Let me go on record. Should John Roberts ever vote to<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

uphold Roe<\/em> and Casey<\/em> on the basis of stare freakin’ <\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

decisis<\/em>, there is a much stronger argument for denying<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

him Communion than there is for denying Communion<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

to a pro-abort politician like John Kerry. In fact, he should <\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

be denied Communion should he ever vote to uphold such<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

an abomination.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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\"bullN\"<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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“As a Supreme Court Justice, Roberts would have the power<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

to right the wrong that was perpetrated by the Court in Roe<\/em>,<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

just as the Brown<\/em> Court corrected the miscarriage of justice<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

wrought by Plessy v. Ferguson<\/em>. To forego that opportunity<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

on the basis of a mere prudential rule of construction like<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

stare decisis<\/em> would be unpardonable.”<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Similarly, Priests for Life<\/em>, quoting from various authoritative Church<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

documents, also declared<\/a>:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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“We urge those Catholic officials who choose to depart from<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Church teaching on the inviolability of human life in their public<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

life to consider the consequences for their own spiritual well<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

being, as well as the scandal they risk by leading others into<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

serious sin. We call on them to reflect on the grave contradiction<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

of assuming public roles and presenting themselves as credible<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Catholics when their actions on fundamental issues of human life<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

are not in agreement with Church teaching. No public official,<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

especially one claiming to be a faithful and serious Catholic, can<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

responsibly advocate for or actively support direct attacks on<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

innocent human life” (US Bishops, Living the Gospel of Life, <\/em>1998,<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

n. 32).<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

“No appeal to policy, procedure, majority will or pluralism ever<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

excuses a public official from defending life to the greatest extent<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

possible. As is true of leaders in all walks of life, no political leader<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

can evade accountability for his or her exercise of power (Evangelium<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Vitae, 73-4). Those who justify their inaction on the grounds that<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

abortion is the law of the land need to recognize that there is a higher<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

law, the law of God. No human law can validly contradict the<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Commandment: ‘Thou shalt not kill'” (US Bishops, Living the Gospel <\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

of Life, <\/em>1998, n. 32).<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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it’s not swearing<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

it’s the only language<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

those cows understand<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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<\/font><\/em><\/strong>DeVar Dahl<\/strong><\/font><\/a> – A Piece of Egg Shell<\/em><\/strong><\/font> <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font> WHC WorldHaikuRev<\/em>. I:3<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

<\/a> Wake Up and Smell the Manure!<\/strong><\/em> <\/em>That’s the caption under this great<\/a> take-off <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

on Grant Wood’s famous, oft-parodied<\/font><\/a> painting, American Gothic<\/em>. Taken by <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

photographer John Whipple, the illustration goes with the cover story in this week’s <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Metroland<\/em><\/a>, titled “Agriculture Wars<\/em><\/a>.” (Albany, NY, by Rick Marshall, Sept. 15, 2005). <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

It’s the sad tale of oblivious yuppies, who have moved to the countryside seeking the <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

joys of rural life, only to discover [who knew?!] that even small farms can be quite noisy <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

and smelly. The article has some humorous anecdotes, plus a fertile field of opportunities <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

for lawyers representing homeowners, farmers, local zoning boards, etc. Indeed, reading <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

it, I was surprised<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font> that Walter Olson doesn’t already have a separate Agriculture category <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

over <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>at Overlawyered.com<\/font><\/a>. Among things law-related that I learned:<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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\"bullG\" In NYS, many rural legislators are considering local<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

“Right-to-farm” laws to supplement State laws covering <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

agricultural districts. Farmers with neighboring housing <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

development hope the new laws will give them some <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

protection against nuisance lawsuits and allow them to <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

continue normal day-to-day farming operations that often <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

seem to irk and surprise neighbors — e.g.<\/em>, the use of manure,<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

the sound of cows and other livestock, the noise from farm <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

machinery early or late in the day, and slow-<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>moving vehicles <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>on rural roads. <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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harvest moon<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

somebody’s cow moos<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

and moos and moos<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font><\/em><\/strong>DeVar Dahl<\/strong><\/font><\/a> – A Piece of Egg Shell<\/em><\/strong><\/font> <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n


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\"tiny NYS already requires that home buyers sign Buyer-Beware <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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Disclosures in rural districts (warning of sounds and smells),<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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and the local right-to-farm laws would extend the disclosure <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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requirement to mixed-use areas.<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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“tinyredcheck” The hot legal issue these days is whether “agri-tourism<\/a><\/em>” and <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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“entertaiment farming” — like <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>seasonal hayrides, cornfield mazes <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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and pumpkin-decorating <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>parties — should <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>count as protected <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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agricultural acitivity. <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n


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The article notes: “<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>Ask local farmers about their experiences with neighbors new <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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to the agricultural lifestyle, and you\u2019re likely to hear a long list of baptism-by-fertilizer <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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scenarios. . . . . While such experiences were once an occasional source of humor, <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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for many farmers the Green Acres<\/em> jokes have grown old from overexposure. <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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\"bullGF\" Even with the passage of new right-to-farm laws, “the threat of a court battle <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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can <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font>become the straw that breaks the small farmer\u2019s back.” Tim Kilcer, agricultural <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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program leader for the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County, notes:<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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\u201cSure, [the agricultural district law] gives a certain amount of protection, <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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but that doesn\u2019t stop someone from getting a lawyer and hauling your butt <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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to court anyways\u2014and when you\u2019re just getting by and getting worn down <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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by it all, it can be enough to make you say, \u2018To heck with this.\u2019 “<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n


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“PrairieHoT” <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n


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Prairie D’oh! Companion<\/strong><\/em>: We’d like to add our voice to those who have <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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complained <\/span><\/span><\/font>about <\/font>Prairie Home Companion<\/font><\/a>‘s silly legal action <\/font>to force<\/font><\/a> the weblog <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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MNSpeak<\/font><\/em><\/a>.com to cease and desisit from selling it’s <\/font>Prairie Ho Companion<\/font><\/a> t-shirts. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Geez, Garrison, ain’t you rich enough yet? [via <\/font>Overlawyered<\/font><\/a>.]<\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Bulls-n-Cows Together<\/em><\/strong>: As potty parity <\/font><\/font>buffs<\/font><\/a>, we can’t help but point to a <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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related topic of interest covered well by Walter O. last week: Unisex bathrooms<\/a>.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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my best moo<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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all the cows<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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stop and look<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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<\/font><\/font><\/em><\/strong>DeVar Dahl<\/strong><\/font><\/a><\/font> – A Piece of Egg Shell<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/font> <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n


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\"JohnRobertsPix\" No Bull<\/strong><\/em>: Your editor agrees with <\/font>Ann Althouse<\/font><\/a> that the Washington <\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Post<\/em>‘s <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span>reasons for <\/font>supporting the confirmation of John Roberts<\/font><\/a> as Chief Justice <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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of <\/span><\/span>the Supreme Court are more persuasive than the New York Times<\/font><\/em><\/a> call to <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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reject the nomination. (and see <\/font>LA Times<\/font><\/em><\/a>, Rosa Brooks, “Liberals, pick <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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another battle,” via Howard B<\/font><\/a>) WashPo<\/em> aptly concluded<\/font><\/a>:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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<\/span><\/span>“Judge Roberts represents the best nominee liberals can reasonably <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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expect from a conservative president who promised to appoint judges <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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who shared his philosophy.” and <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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“If presidents cannot predictably garner confirmation for nominees with <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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unblemished careers in private practice and government service, they will <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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gravitate instead to nominees of lower quality who might excite their bases. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Mr. Bush deserves credit for making a nomination that, on the merits, <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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warrants support from across the political spectrum. Having done their <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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duty by asking Judge Roberts tough questions, Democrats should not <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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respond by withholding that support.”<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n


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As we first mentioned above: enough said. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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\"noYabutsS\"<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n


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<\/a> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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