The annual selection of the top 500 lawyers in America has begun at LawDragon. You can vote for your favorite colleagues, teachers, or counsel.
While I am happy to be on the ballot, I am more happy to see others not on the ballot. Notably, John Ashcroft is no longer on the list. Nor is John Yoo or most other Bush lawyers. Also missing is Alberto Gonzales this year.
What is interesting is the absence of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are also off the list, even though the rest of the Court makes it on the ballot. Judiciary Chairman John Conyers and other members of Congress are also not on the list.
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Bring back the Monkey guy! He was making sense, and is probably a great lawyer.
Answer the man, M Appleton. I’ve been following along to, this guy wayne ain’t no slouch.
Mr. Appleton, why should my sobriquet be a deterrent in answering my question regarding abortion? Because I will not disclose my name inhibits you from answering my question? I will reiterate this one more time, you are a gutless coward and your silence is YOUR answer. Case closed…..
Oh yeah, get that copy of ‘Father Smith Instructs Jackson’. Peace be with you..
Byron, my final thought for today. If you ever come across the writings of George Tyrell, you might find the person who most closely resembles M.Appleton in thought, word and deed. I believe this excommunicate ex-Jesuit would find much in common with the heretical beliefs of Mr. Appleton. Mr. Appleton likes to throw around Catholic names to impress. I am a little surprised he has not quoted the writings of Karl Rahner or Hans Kung or Hans Urs von Balthasar and let’s not forget Edward Schillebyx. These are theologians in the church of the last 50-60 years who have been most controversial. I doubt M. Appleton has read any of them, let alone G.K. Chesterton or Cardinal Newman. He makes murmurings that he is this catholic lay intellectual, but it is all rubbish. It is vapid and performed with smoke and mirrors. This gutless man cannot even answer my question because he will expose himself for what he truly is. He couldn’t care less what the Churches teaching is on anything, unless it conforms to his value system. In this world Byron you will meet many Appleton’s, my advice is to run and pray for them.
As crazy as buddha is, I find some of his post’s amusing sometimes even brilliantly composed. Didn’t necessarily say I agreed with the content, I’m just recognizing his talent as a writer, and thinker. He has a unique intelligence, a kind of destructive intelligence, either way, he is most entertaining at times. Go have a cold suds buddha and watch a ball game. I’m a die hard Tiger fan from Detroit. Although I reside in the Inland Empire.
Buddha,
Mine spells better then I do, but the I had to switch to an optical mouse, because the hair kept clogging up the standard one.
Gyges,
I have issues with getting my monkey to use spell check. The gibbons do just fine, but those monkeys are T-R-O-U-B-I-L.
Byron, if you enjoy science and paleontology I have a suggestion. Read some of the wrtings of Pierre Teihard de Chardin. He was a french Jesuit, who came into conflict with the Society of Jesus and the Holy Office in Rome. Look to see how a classically trained scientist is able to integrate his understanding of science and the evolution of man, with his own belief system as a Roman Catholic priest I read the ‘Divine Milieu’ some years ago, but I still have a copy somewhere in the house.
Byron, I hope you read the writings of G.K. Chesterton. You may be somewhat confused though. A holy, saintly man like Chesterton would unlikely have much in common with the likes of Mr. Appleton. I think you are astute enough to figure this out, as well as the obvious flim-flam, Mr. Appleton provides.
Byron, we all have a conscience. Even a heathen in a dark foreboding jungle. Listen to your conscience. People in this world get into trouble when they disobey there conscience. Our Lord has given a all men a conscience to discern right from wrong, even the unbaptized pagan is given this moral compass. Does abortion sound reasonable? Do you think abortion is pleasing to Our Lord? Always follow your conscience and then appeal to the Church on matters of faith and morals. People don’t turn to M. Appleton on matters of faith and morals, you turn to holy mother Church. You would lose your faith if you subscribe to the rubbish this man advocates!
Let’s not forget what’s really and truly important. How do we rig this contest? I’ve got a monkey I’ve trained to use the computer (before you ask, yes I did was make sure he was locked up for the past few hours), but this site requires your information…
I’m stuck, my Monkey’s not that good of a liar.
“Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” is something that is apparently lost to the RCC just as much a “appropriate comment” is lost to some trolls.
This isn’t a Catholic country.
Cannon Law does not apply to U.S. citizens unless they voluntarily submit.
No one coming here is primarily interested in the RCC. Why? Because, duh, this is a law blog.
And, duh, this is a thread that has zero to do with the RCC.
Do you go to Food TV’s web site and rant about how bad your latest consumer electronics purchase sucked?
No.
Well I say no, but in all fairness, you might.
So why do you come here to babble endlessly off topic absent mental illness?
It’s a rhetorical question but I expect nearly incomprehensible gibberish as is your M.O. about how you like to “get someone” or some other self congratulatory nonsense to make you feel like people don’t laugh at you behind your back or, indeed, to your face. Not that I’ll read it any more than I’ve read that other inane crap, but I do so like it when the vein in your forehead starts to pulse.
If what you want is Papal sanction, Vatican City needs another person to shout aimlessly in the streets about which Pope they like best. But if you ask the people below real nice like they might give you enough lithium to make flying to Italy unnecessary.
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Mr. Appleton, please respond to the question. It is most simple sir. Ah, you cannot respond, you will then expose yourself as excommunicate and heretic. You are a clanging cymbal Mr. Appleton, with NO CONVICTION! Maybe you should stand on the fifth, you know all about that………..
Byron, as you go about your faith exploration, remember two things. First, Wayne/Gregory has not been appointed to the post of Grand Inquisitor, regardless of what he/they may say. Second, you can safely assume that the CCD instruction you have received is authentic and more reliable than harangues by anonymous bloggers.
Good night, Wayne/Gregory.
Mr. Appleton, you are a coward and gutless. You won’t answer the question for obvious reasons. You should not blog on this matter, you lack the fortitude to be honest and forthright. This is why I say you are deceptive and duplicitous! I love to smoke heretics out of there holes, especially you Mr. appleton……
Byron, you need to conform to the teachings of the church, the Church will not conform to your personal value sysytem, if it is in conflict with the Church on matters of faith and morals. Didn’t they teach you that in your CCD class?
Byron, if a person advocates abortion, performs an abortion conspires with someone to seek an abortion or through legislation perpetuates abortion, he then commits a grave sacrilege! This is a sin that crys to Heaven for vengeance! This sin is murder, and a person who advocates or sanctions abortion is excommunicate and also is now heretic. Mr. Appleton, I believe you have (by your silence on this matter) allowed us to construe your feelings regarding abortion. Thank you for so cleverly exposing yourself to a “neophyte” like Byron. You will be on my prayer short list Mr. Appleton…
Wayne:
I am personally opposed to abortion and think it to be terrible. But I cannot reconcile any organization whether private or public having authority over personal morality. In China abortion is mandated by the state, if the state can make abortion illegal it can also compel an abortion. The state has no right either way.
Sadly, all the reading of Aquinas and Chesterton has done nothing to temper the horrible dilema, this man Mr. Appleton finds himself in. He cannot respond to the question because he will then expose himself as excommunicate and heretic…..