Word: argumentative
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...legalizing doctor assisted suicide, court watchers now believe Roberts will be every bit as conservative as his predecessor, Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Which means Alito's replacement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has the potential to move the court dramatically to the right. Unfortunately for Democrats, the argument that Bush would soon move the Supreme Court in that direction didn't help them in the 2004 election, and it isn't likely to help them much now either...
...Toomey to pass legislation that will oblige campus police departments to follow the same free-access policies that already apply to public police departments. In the lawsuit, Harvard argued that the HUPD, as a private entity, should not have to divulge internal records. The SJC agreed with this argument, finding that the state law governing free-access standards does distinguish between public and private police forces. But the pertinent distinction in this matter should not rest on who signs a police officer’s paychecks. Instead, the pertinent distinction should separate those who are deputized with state police powers...
...stray from the field of science while pretending to do science," he says. "It only creates confusion between the scientific plane and those that are philosophical or religious." Whatever problems there may be with the teaching of evolution, he argues, should be challenged on scientific grounds. Facchini's argument was not presented as an official Church position, but Osservatore Romano is often a vehicle for the Roman Curia to air its views...
...areas like Lakeview. Homeowners are infuriated by a recommendation to halt rebuilding--indeed, to stop issuing permits--for four months, until May 20, in the worst-hit neighborhoods. Joe Canizaro, the millionaire developer in charge of the urban-planning effort, believes the delay will prevent a scattershot revival. The argument goes that, with nearly half the city's pre-Katrina population not expected to return, if people rebuild in largely abandoned areas, they couldn't expect much in the way of services from a cash-strapped city...
...That argument doesn't cut it with folks like Freddy Yoder, who is determined to rebuild his house with or without government help. "Gimme a break," the Lakeview resident growled at the commission's presentation. "We don't need a rail system. We're in the mud. If you can't give us direction, get the hell out of our way." The most troubling aspect for homeowners: the threatened use of eminent domain to clear the most heavily damaged areas for developers. "I'm going to fight--whatever it takes," warned Harvey Bender of the Ninth Ward. "It's going...