Posted on 04/07/2005 9:51:00 PM PDT by CHARLITE
In the spirit of beating a dead horseor at least removing its feeding tubeliberals have unleashed an all out assault on a Republican from Texas.
I know, what else is new? But what if I told you this Texans name was not George W. Bush? Impossible, you say?
Understand that for liberals to hate another Republican anywhere near as much as they despise President Bush, it could only mean two things:
1) That Republican is a conservative who is either attempting to cut taxes, punish judges for overstepping their boundaries, or threatening Roe V. Wade in some way.
2) That Republican is someone who should immediately be nominated as the next President of the United States.
Enter House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
In an act that sent liberals everywhere running in fear, DeLay threw down the gauntlet to the Florida judiciary and other kangaroo courts across the nation over their abuse and mismanagement of judicial authority.
The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, said DeLay, R-Texas. Congress for many years has shirked its responsibility to hold the judiciary accountable. No longer,
For starters, DeLay would ask the House Judiciary Committee to conduct a broad review of the courts handling of the Terri Shiavo case.
The Texas conservative accused state and federal courts of a failure to save Terri s life, allowing her to die of starvation after her feeding tube was removed by order of Florida Judge George Greer.
As Carl Limbacher from NewsMax wrote: The outcome has left many lawmakers, ethicists, medical professionals and political analysts angry and frustrated, wondering why - in this day and age, when courts so often extend unreasonable protections to convicted killers and other felons - they could not find legal precedence to spare Terris life, at least long enough for one final review of her medical condition.
As usual, liberals are in a snit over DeLays attempt to stop their only remaining form of obstructing the will of the American peoplerelying on un-elected judges to legislate liberalism from the bench.
At the top of the stack of Things You Cannot Convince A Liberal, is the ideas that when Americans reject liberal principles at the ballot box, it means they also dont want some judge to legislate that decision from the bench through judicial fiat.
As long as the Left can depend on judges to preserve abortion, create sodomy and gay marriage laws from state Constitutions that mention neither sodomy nor gay marriage, and remove God from American life, who needs Congress or the Oval Office?
Joining DeLay in taking issue with the judiciary was Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., who said, The actions on the part of the Florida court and the U.S. Supreme Court are unconscionable.
Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry of North Carolina added that the case saw a state judge completely ignore a congressional committees subpoena and insult its intent and a federal court not only reject, but deride the very law that Congress passed.
DeLay hopes Congress will act with authority.
That is, of course, if its not too busy whining about steroids in Major League Baseball.
In typical fashion, liberals responded by accusing DeLay of advocating violence against judges.
Threats against specific federal judges are not only a serious crime, but also beneath a member of Congress, wrote Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey. Your attempt to intimidate judges in America not only threatens our courts, but our fundamental democracy as well.
Imagine Americas surprise at seeing Lautenberg come to the aid of judges who subvert the law and legislate from the bench.
Lautenberg only got elected when, in the aftermath of the Robert Torrecelli scandals, the New Jersey Supreme Court ignored New Jersey election law prohibiting a party from changing nominees less than 51 days prior to the election. Torrecelli bowed out with only 34 days remaining until Election Day.
Apparently, in New Jersey, 51 actually means 34. Who knew?
Ted Kennedy went further, warning DeLay about the dangerous practice of using violent rhetoric, in light of the recent murder of a Georgia judge and the killing of a federal judges husband and mother in Chicago.
Interestingly, neither of these murders were committed by conservativesthe former was killed by a criminal on trial for rape, and the latter by Islamic terroristsironically, two groups liberals would never allow to be starved to death by the government.
If hes that concerned about the safety of judges, Kennedy should have warned them about the more dangerous practice of marrying Michael Shiavo.
Uncle Ted sneered, At a time when emotions are running high, Mr. DeLay needs to make clear that he is not advocating violence against anyone.
Specifically, Kennedy warned Judge George Greer against getting into an Oldsmobile with DeLay until the matter has settled down a bit.
For those optimists out there, the last federal judge to be removed from office was Alcee Hastings, in 1989.
All of America will be shocked to know that Hastings is now a Democratic congressman from Florida. As Gomer Pyle was fond of saying, Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
When asked about the difference between passing legislation in Congress and legislating from the bench, Hastings is rumored to have said, What? You mean I used to be a judge?
Maybe America is wrong about the judges in Florida. Maybe Judge Greer isnt a murderous thug after all; perhaps he just wants to be a Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008.
Lets impeach him and find out.
Impeachment proceedings should have already started against Greer. What's taking our people so long?
What would be the formal process for reprimanding a local county judge who, as Greer did, defies a law passed by the Congress of the United States which specifically orders him to reopen a case "DE NOVO?" I don't know how the process begins. Technically, the Federal judge also defied the new "Terri Law" because he did not rule as Congress instructed.........that the case had to be reheard from the beginning, therefore obviating the necessity for reinserting Terri's feeding and hydration tubes.
I simply don't know what recourse Congress has, when any member of the judiciary ignores a duely passed law.
The Republicans ARE NOT part of the solution...
They are part of the problem...
Remeber, it's not just about judges -- it's also about the Legislative and Executive branches relinquishing their powers. Judges only get away with the activism allowed two by the other branches.
The "tube" incident brings this fact to the forefront.
ANY judge who was responsible in any way for Terri's murder should be turfed out!
Couldn't have said it better myself! Tom Delay is the man, the only man to put a stop to this madness.
Simple explanation for the actions of many liberal judges.
John 8
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Delay is a good man.
(I think I disagreed with him earlier this year over something or another, but I forget.. :-)
I would like to see the (R)'s at least try for it too..
If there were hearings and impeachment venues in Congress regarding these out of control judges, their veneer would be cracked. These judges are such egomaniacs that they would believe they could make mincemeat of any interrogation. In fact, they would be exposed for the ideologues they are.
When the Supreme Court realized that C-SPAN had lifted the aura of purity and invincibility from the halls of Congress by showing that the men and women there were fallible human beings, it vowed to never, ever, never, ever allow cameras into its chambers. There is a reason for that. You would see Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Souter struggle with a simple moral concept to the point of comedy.
Congress should haul these liberal judges before them and have them explain themselves to the American people. I guarantee you these judges will look like complete fools.
bump for later reading
Thanks for posting this and alerting me to it.
I agree completely. We must keep our congresspersons' feet to the fire on this or there will be no more "of the people, by the people, for the people".
We also have to get rid of the demo filibustering of Bush' nominees. This was my biggest reason for voting republican.
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