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To: Sam who wrote (136623)4/15/2010 6:57:14 AM
From: JohnM  Respond to of 542961
 
Rehnquist was like a legal genius, all right. A sound understanding of the Constitution, lol.

Wonderful illustration. I had forgotten this one.



To: Sam who wrote (136623)4/15/2010 9:28:00 AM
From: Mary Cluney  Respond to of 542961
 
<<<Rehnquist was like a legal genius, all right. A sound understanding of the Constitution, lol. >>>

Idiot savant comes to mind:

person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory) or a vast legal vocabulary used to advance unhumanitarian positions.



To: Sam who wrote (136623)4/15/2010 10:16:00 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water  Respond to of 542961
 
This example does not go to the premise we are arguing about. That this is something non-lawyers can do (SC Justices clerks are lawyers.).