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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"His answer was, 'I am concerned with judicial independence. Congress can prescribe standards, but when Congress starts to act like a court and prescribe particular remedies in particular cases, Congress has overstepped its bounds.' "

Good thing Congress didn't do that in the Schiavo matter; instead Congress legislated a de novo review in federal court under the exigent circumstances of starving her to death.

I've already read the tea leaves with Roberts and all systems remain go.

7 posted on 08/09/2005 10:41:39 PM PDT by Kryptonite
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To: Kryptonite
but when Congress starts to act like a courtAnd, of course, there's the matter of when the courts act like Congress.
16 posted on 08/09/2005 11:18:11 PM PDT by My2Cents ("The essence of American journalism is vulgarity divested of truth." -- Winston Churchill)
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To: Kryptonite

Informed/insightful, Kryptonite.

I see this as one the many wedges that the dems are seeking to drive between the right and the public at large, or are using to create divisions in the right. I have seen too many such articles...Hannity even covered his 'concern' on Roberts the other day. This needs to be viewed as their (new?) tactic and treated appropriately. (And, of course, it gives the MSM something to write that day>)).

I am not an insider, but FWIW IME Roberts is still a briliant choice and seems to have a very clear set of principles. Once he is (appropriately) viewed in this light, any inconsistencies with some specific actions by specific congressmen either completely disappears or narrows to the point of insignificance...

(Short version: Don't believe the Hype!)


26 posted on 08/10/2005 6:36:35 PM PDT by Lone Red Ranger (The government that's big enough to provide everything for you is big enough to take it all away.)
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