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For the record pretty much the entire US legal system (except state law in Louisiana) is based on English Common Law so yes our judges serve the same function.

This guy's just a dick.

 d-usa wrote:
The Armpit of Texas, home of your crazy branch of Arbites.

No, I think the Arbites are further south, along the Rio Grande...

 d-usa wrote:
The Armpit of Texas, home of your crazy branch of Arbites.

I don't know. Permian might be the armpit of Texas. Have you been to the Permian Basin (formerly Leondo Escondido) ? The only thing worse than Permian is New Mexico.
The whole region makes Baby Jebus cry. Why we shot up the Comanches to get it I'll never know.

 Frazzled wrote:

 d-usa wrote:
The Armpit of Texas, home of your crazy branch of Arbites.

I don't know. Permian might be the armpit of Texas. Have you been to the Permian Basin (formerly Leondo Escondido) ? The only thing worse than Permian is New Mexico.
The whole region makes Baby Jebus cry. Why we shot up the Comanches to get it I'll never know.

Did we shoot up the Comanches to get it, or did we get it as an excuse to shoot up the Comanches. I can never keep the way we screwed the tribes straight...

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
For the record pretty much the entire US legal system (except state law in Louisiana) is based on English Common Law so yes our judges serve the same function.

This guy's just a dick.

True that.
However much of Texas law is actually old Spanish law (read Napoleonic code). But the system itself is generally British.

Interesting note: if you pronounce voir dire correctly the judge will correct you. Its intentionally mispronounced here. If you further annoy the judge he will have you horsewhipped, or worse, forced to eat broccoli and watch Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Yes we play hardball here.


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 d-usa wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 d-usa wrote:
The Armpit of Texas, home of your crazy branch of Arbites.

I don't know. Permian might be the armpit of Texas. Have you been to the Permian Basin (formerly Leondo Escondido) ? The only thing worse than Permian is New Mexico.
The whole region makes Baby Jebus cry. Why we shot up the Comanches to get it I'll never know.

Did we shoot up the Comanches to get it, or did we get it as an excuse to shoot up the Comanches. I can never keep the way we screwed the tribes straight...

Well in our defense, the Comanches were shooting us and Mexico up (the COmanche trail to raid into Mexico is part of texas folklore and even on older maps/reproductions). Then Samuel Colt and Mr. Henry showed them the error of their ways.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Another Civil war? Ok, I say, West and east vs. South.
The sheer stupidity of the republican party is astounding

My agents in the south are ready to undermine any attempt of an organized resistance to the purging of stupidity.

When it's all said and done, lets exile them all to texas, keep it as a state, and then rename it the state of denial.

Since no one has posted this yet, here's the interview footage:

Bunch of slowed, backwards clowns who believe that the UN is going to take over the United States.

The sad part is they're given media attention.

We're one of the members of the council...

And again, with what army?

I like the interviewer just nodding his head and going "uh-huh" over and over again.

 AustonT wrote:

 Howard A Treesong wrote:

 whembly wrote:


Also, I think the British has more class culturely (but, what do I know... my only defense is that my mother travels a lot and those are her words).

What you'll find is that our government procedure is steeped in tradition and etiquette.

I've watched the PMs questions and it's more akin to a schoolyard shouting match than a government steeped in etiquette...Man I wish we did that. AT least then we could actually SEE our representatives bickering like children.

Oh yes there's a lot of that. But they have rules to adhere to, so they still call each other 'the honorable member' while ripping into them in the most childish way. They also can't sit in session if the mace isn't present, so on occasion when things have got heated people gave been known to grab the mace and run off with it effectively suspending the sitting. There's no practical need to have these traditions, they are just respected. It doesn't stop them jeering and being rude, within reason.

Just for my information are your judges elected or appointed? That could have a great effect on why you see the difference, in all likelihood this judge is running for office, and these statements are political because he is ALSO a politician. (I checked he is).

Depending on the level of seniority, judges have to have served as barristers or solicitors for a number of years before being appointed.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
I think the US should stop funding the UN and kick them out of NYC, but I'm not exactly worried about an invasion. The UN couldn't sell girl scout cookies in a famine, invading a country is well beyond their capabilities without the US, UK and a few others doing the /actual/ work while the UN's "generals" strut around the five star hotel closest to the battle space.

I've always found it funny how the people who are opposed to the UN also tend to be the people that don't really understand its scope.

The UN doesn't invade other countries, it might sanction invasions (or general military operations) undertaken by its member states but it doesn't actually lead or perpetrate them. What this means is that "UN generals" aren't "UN generals", they're generals from their country of origin operating with the political approval of the UN.

Even peacekeeping operations, the only military activity that the UN has any sort of control over, don't feature any sort of permanent UN personnel outside the political arena.

 juraigamer wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Another Civil war? Ok, I say, West and east vs. South.
The sheer stupidity of the republican party is astounding

My agents in the south are ready to undermine any attempt of an organized resistance to the purging of stupidity.

When it's all said and done, lets exile them all to texas, keep it as a state, and then rename it the state of denial.

We cant send stupid people to texas, Think of the BBQ man,

Need I remind everyone who wants to get on the Superior Dance that the Congressman who thought an island could sink: 1) is a Democrat; 2) is not from Texas.

Look to your own before finding some minor flnky wingnut to make fun of.

 Howard A Treesong wrote:

Depending on the level of seniority, judges have to have served as barristers or solicitors for a number of years before being appointed.

\Therein lies the difference then between this guy and a judge in your system. He's up for re-election and running on the "people in my district are nutters" platform. His duties also don'[t appear heavily "judicial" in nature actually.

Director of Emergency Management
Prepare County budget for approval by the County Commissioners
Preside over Commissioners Court
Conducts mental competency hearings and other mental health related duties prescribed by law
Serve on Juvenile Board, SPAG Board, Bail Bond Board, and others
Refuse or issue alcohol beverage permits
Responsibilities associated of holding elections
Give notice of public hearings
May conduct Marriage Ceremonies

"

I dont think texans are stupid. I just think politicians are stupid and they somehow spread it to the rest of us

 d-usa wrote:
I don't know what makes me facepalm more.

Or the guys like him and all the weird militias running "drills" in the backwoods thinking they could actually take on a real military.

I get your point there are crazies out there, but isn't this kinda what we thought about the insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq? I don't think thesefolks would ever stop a full on army but lord knows if you put a man on his own turf he can kill a lot more "enemy soldiers", professional or not, before they can get to him.

Just an alternate view point that I was thinking while on the way to work.

On the topic though, I think this judge is out of his mind, and I will give the sheriff the benefit of t he doubt that he only agreed in the sense that he didn't want to make enemies in higher places of Lubbock, if there is such a thing as higher places in Lubbock.

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 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I dont think texans are stupid. I just think politicians are stupid and they somehow spread it to the rest of us

Kind of like Herpes.

 AustonT wrote:

 Howard A Treesong wrote:

Depending on the level of seniority, judges have to have served as barristers or solicitors for a number of years before being appointed.

\Therein lies the difference then between this guy and a judge in your system. He's up for re-election and running on the "people in my district are nutters" platform. His duties also don'[t appear heavily "judicial" in nature actually.

Director of Emergency Management
Prepare County budget for approval by the County Commissioners
Preside over Commissioners Court
Conducts mental competency hearings and other mental health related duties prescribed by law
Serve on Juvenile Board, SPAG Board, Bail Bond Board, and others
Refuse or issue alcohol beverage permits
Responsibilities associated of holding elections
Give notice of public hearings
May conduct Marriage Ceremonies

"

As noted, some counties have judges that aren't judges but run things. I don't quite understand it. If its "county judge" Bob then thats one of them. That indeed is a very political position. True judges of the courts aren't political like that, but can be just as stupid.

Someone threatening BBQ's?

Sometimes I wish there were an organization in charge of going around and tattooing, "THIS PERSON IS STUPID" to peoples' foreheads. I could put my tax dollars behind that.

 Frazzled wrote:
Need I remind everyone who wants to get on the Superior Dance that the Congressman who thought an island could sink: 1) is a Democrat; 2) is not from Texas.

Look to your own before finding some minor flnky wingnut to make fun of.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13383182

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/25/world/la-fg-disappearing-island25-2010mar25

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I just showed the missus that video, she thinks you guys are making this stuff up.

Seriously, fething hell.. how on earth does a bloke like that get to be a JUDGE?!!

In this country, that fether wouldn't be trusted with a pair of fething scissors.

We're going to war people....

 mattyrm wrote:

In this country, that fether wouldn't be trusted with a pair of fething scissors.

In this country, he probably has several automatic weapons to accompany his official position.

In this country, he probably has several semi automatic weapons to accompany his official position.

Fixed

There are crazy people in England too. As well as stupid ones.

Let's not turn this into another gun discussion.

 dogma wrote:

 mattyrm wrote:

In this country, that fether wouldn't be trusted with a pair of fething scissors.

In this country, he probably has several automatic weapons to accompany his official position.

Am I the only one who finds the phrase "fething scissors" disconcerting?

 Frazzled wrote:

 dogma wrote:

 mattyrm wrote:

In this country, that fether wouldn't be trusted with a pair of fething scissors.

In this country, he probably has several automatic weapons to accompany his official position.

Am I the only one who finds the phrase "fething scissors" disconcerting?

Not anymore. Thank you.

I see myself googling this in the future.

I'd love to see how a local sheriff and judge plan to deal with an apc... and or one these: