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Dareka Posted 16 years ago
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Liability and envy
Two questions from this http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/us/politics/11nominees.html?hp.
Conservatives reject the notion that what they seek amounts to activism, saying they want justices who do not interpret the Constitution and laws to promote a policy agenda. But they said the public has come around to their view that the courts have overreached, and they have made the issue a potential liability for Democrats.
What are "the issue" and "liability"? The "issue" is the courts' overreaching and "a liability" is Democrats' responsibility in effect?
Liberals have had Scalia envy for nearly a quarter-century, only to be let down.
This sentence doesn't make much sense to me. What does judege Scalia envy and who is being let down?
Conservatives reject the notion that what they seek amounts to activism, saying they want justices who do not interpret the Constitution and laws to promote a policy agenda. But they said the public has come around to their view that the courts have overreached, and they have made the issue a potential liability for Democrats.
What are "the issue" and "liability"? The "issue" is the courts' overreaching and "a liability" is Democrats' responsibility in effect?
Liberals have had Scalia envy for nearly a quarter-century, only to be let down.
This sentence doesn't make much sense to me. What does judege Scalia envy and who is being let down?
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hp . Conservatives reject the notion that what they seek amounts to activism, saying they want justices who do not interpret the Constitution and laws to promote a policy agenda. But they said the public has come around to their view that the courts have overreached, and they have made the issue a potential liability for Democrats.
- hp .
- Conservatives reject the notion that what they seek amounts to activism, saying they want justices who do not interpret the Constitution and laws to promote a policy agenda.
- But they said the public has come around to their view that the courts have overreached, and they have made the issue a potential liability for Democrats.
- What are "the issue" and "liability"?
- The "issue" is the courts' overreaching , the activism that is seen as overreaching and "a liability" a thing that causes problems (for the Democrats) is Democrats' responsibility in effect?
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Hi,
Two questions from this http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/us/politics/11nominees.html?hp.
Conservatives reject the notion that what they seek amounts to activism, saying they want justices who do not interpret the Constitution and laws to promote a policy agenda. But
Two questions from this http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/us/politics/11nominees.html?hp.
Conservatives reject the notion that what they seek amounts to activism, saying they want justices who do not interpret the Constitution and laws to promote a policy agenda. But
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Thank you for answering my questions.
>"a liability" a thing that causes problems (for the Democrats)
Is the sense close to "vulnerability"?
>It's like saying that my neighbour has a new Porsche, and
>"a liability" a thing that causes problems (for the Democrats)
Is the sense close to "vulnerability"?
>It's like saying that my neighbour has a new Porsche, and
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Hi,
>"a liability" a thing that causes problems (for the Democrats)
Is the sense close to "vulnerability"? Yes, you could say that in this context.
In other contexts, a bit less.
eg A business's money that it owes to other people is called its 'liabilities'.
Clive
>"a liability" a thing that causes problems (for the Democrats)
Is the sense close to "vulnerability"? Yes, you could say that in this context.
In other contexts, a bit less.
eg A business's money that it owes to other people is called its 'liabilities'.
Clive
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>eg A business's money that it owes to other people is called its 'liabilities'.
Thank you.
>eg A business's money that it owes to other people is called its 'liabilities'.
Thank you.
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