Comments on: Let’s Go to the Videotape! http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/lets-go-to-the-videotape/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:56:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Stuart Buck http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/lets-go-to-the-videotape/comment-page-1/#comment-11159 Stuart Buck Wed, 02 May 2007 13:35:43 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/lets-go-to-the-videotape/#comment-11159 I can't believe Justice Stevens really thinks that when Justice Scalia learned to drive some 55 years ago, two-lane highways had been phased out in favor of "super-highways." That isn't true even today, and was much less true in Scalia's teenage years. I can’t believe Justice Stevens really thinks that when Justice Scalia learned to drive some 55 years ago, two-lane highways had been phased out in favor of “super-highways.” That isn’t true even today, and was much less true in Scalia’s teenage years.

]]> By: Joe Paulson http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/lets-go-to-the-videotape/comment-page-1/#comment-11158 Joe Paulson Tue, 01 May 2007 02:44:07 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/lets-go-to-the-videotape/#comment-11158 Prof. Akhil Amar must be shaking his head given his push for letting juries ('the people') decide more often whether or not something is reasonable or not for 4A purposes. Anyway, given that most of the justices are around 70, I'm not exactly sure how many are too 'young' ... Thomas also knew a thing or two about Southern back roads, no? Prof. Akhil Amar must be shaking his head given his push for letting juries (’the people’) decide more often whether or not something is reasonable or not for 4A purposes.

Anyway, given that most of the justices are around 70, I’m not exactly sure how many are too ‘young’ … Thomas also knew a thing or two about Southern back roads, no?

]]> By: Peter G http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/lets-go-to-the-videotape/comment-page-1/#comment-11157 Peter G Tue, 01 May 2007 02:18:39 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/lets-go-to-the-videotape/#comment-11157 Shouldn't there be a link for the reader to vote "affirm" or "reverse" after viewing the tape for him/herself? I mean, after all, what's the good of this overt appeal to <i>vox populi</i> if the populi don't then get to vote whether the Nine Jurors got it right or wrong? Shouldn’t there be a link for the reader to vote “affirm” or “reverse” after viewing the tape for him/herself? I mean, after all, what’s the good of this overt appeal to vox populi if the populi don’t then get to vote whether the Nine Jurors got it right or wrong?

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