Awesome article.
Very well presented.
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Thank you for posting that elegant argument.
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In this case, there is clear evidence that the American spirit of 'the rule of law' has not been served by rubber stamping courts. Even the federal twit, Whittemore, refused to actually function as an integral cog in the justice system, in order to rubber stamp what has come before.
In such a case as this, the rule of law has not been the operant function, rather the rule of rubber stamp and expedience has ruled the continued disregard for facts, especially facts (as in affidavits collecting in a rejected pile for more than six years) that judge Greer would not allow into the record because they clearly did not fit the pre-ordained tyrannical verdict he desired --for whatever reason has yet to be established, but it does appear there is a too close connection between Greer, Felos, and the Flrodia Hospice death mill.
Any court not doing an actual de novo hearing has merely rubber stamped this judicial travesty. I am at least hopeful that people will come to see this case has been far from the actual 'rule of law' (such a rule has a component of mercy and zealous regard for the truth) and grossly the rule of judicial tryanny served by distain and disregard for justice in favor of covering their collective unjust asses by refusing to consider the full range of truth available to them.
Perhaps the mesage is getting out there, and folks like this writer are digging down to the kernel of the matter.
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bttt.
Amazing how the Brits get it but the Americans find it much too complicated - and then turn on ESPN to put it out of mind.
Nice to hear sanity from across the pond on this Easter Monday.
As an atheist, I must say that I agree with the thoughts expressed by Mr. Gove in his powerful article. His citing Aristotle and Aquinas point to there being a broader argument than mere religiosity in defense of the choice of life.
All humanity must mourn this injustice.
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I know the USSC would not actually make a decision on this, but I can not even begin to tell you how disappointed I am that they didn't even request the lower courts to perform the de novo review as requested by congress.
The fact that they failed to do that, all the way along the line, proves that we have a justice system that is totally out of control.
It is long past time for congress to take a look at the federal judiciary. The massive shifts in population to the west and south means that the 9th circuit is totally inadequate to serve the people. It needs to be seriously broken up into at least 3 additional courts. The courts have ALL become to far removed from the people of this country.
Congress needs to find an adequate way to make the courts understand that they are a co-equal branch, not a superior branch. They can do this by exercising their power of the purse.
I have felt right along that too much emphasis has been placed on the Schindler family's Catholic beliefs, when the case is much better made on medical and humanitarian grounds.
I DO believe their religious freedom has been trodden upon, and as a Christian I empathise, but unfortunately much of America is prejudiced against religious people.