Posted on 03/23/2005 9:37:12 AM PST by xzins
The moment Congress, exercising it's authority under the U.S. Constitution, assigned this case federal jurisdiction, it became a FEDERAL matter.
Stop it with this stupid states rights nonsense. That dog won't hunt.
Give me minute or two.
At least she could go outside and get the food and water her faith allows.
Because it wants the 11th Cir to grant the preliminary injunction restoring the feeding tube. They are well within their rights to do so, as they are attempting to enforce legislation that was duly enacted by Congress.
Amen!
Can the judges finish the farce and facade now?
Precisely, so stop wasting everyone's time with meaningless and irrelevant hypotheticals.
Yes, you are right.
Pardoned of being married to Michael Schiavo.
"I believe that the next 24 to 36 hours will be very interesting and I believe he will step in if the courts do not."
Boy, do I hope you're right! I just emailed the A.G., Jeb, the Pres., and every Florida senator.
What law? The law that permits death by starvation? You can't break a law that is null and void. The situation is analogous to slavery. The Dred Scott decision was null and void. There is a law higher than the Supreme Court.
Regardless, even by Constitutional standards the Supreme Court was intended to be the weakest branch of government. I don't see any problem with Bush telling the courts to try to enforce their decision.
Those same young men and women who are denied free speech by campaign finance laws?
I miss the press conference. Could you tell me what else he said? Thanks.
Then if you are going to ask him to take that risk, you should be willing to take that risk as well. If you want President Bush to break the law, than you should be willing to do so as well. Let us know when you get to Florida, if you get arrested for trying to give her food and water, just explain the law to them that you just explained to me. I'm sure they'll understand.
Yep, those are the one. They are also the ones who are told that the law allows creeps to burn the flag that they are protecting and defending. You know how it is, the law is......fungible.
Then give him time to prove it. He can't go off half cocked.
His action would be effective. Mine would not. I would probably go if I didn't have a family to support.
The President has no authority to determine which laws he will follow and which laws he will not. If he undertakes any action because he believes the court order starving Terri Schiavo is immoral, then he will be acting as a private citizen. As such, it is clear that you believe this law to be immoral. So, I ask again, why are you relying on President Bush to do something outside of his Constitutional authority. Why don't you go insert Terri Schiavo's feeding tube yourself?
If the order is null and void under natural law, then you should have no problem breaking whatever laws are necessary yourself to get the feeding tube inserted.
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