Posted on 06/16/2008 8:04:29 AM PDT by MaestroLC
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for some foreigners who overstay their visas to seek to remain in the United States legally.
The court ruled 5-4 Monday that someone who is here illegally may withdraw his voluntarily agreement to depart and continue to try to get approval to remain in the United States.
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Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joined by his four liberal colleagues. The four conservative justice dissented.
Justice Antonin Scalia said, "The court lacks the authority to impose its chosen remedy."
I am officially worried about the DC Gun Ban case. Will they rule in favor of the Constitution’s 2nd Amendment, or the “living, breathing” part of the Constitution that explains that guns aren’t necessary in a modern society?
These bastards need to be impeached.
Kennedy's getting his due, now. A while back there was surprise that Roberts was getting a lot of decisions with more than 5 justices. People were saying the Kennedy swing vote wasn't important anymore. Guess ole Kennedy didn't like that much.
....the tyrannical rule of law only seems to apply to citizens anymore.
Oh joy, more black robed wizard fun.
Liberal mental illness.
hmmmmm, wonder if this should be done again ?
There was an arrest warrant, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, in the early days of his administration. The warrant was to arrest the Chief Justice of the United States, Roger B. Taney, following his opinion in the case of Ex parte Merryman (May, 1861). The account is found in the chapter entitled, “Arrest of Traitors and Suspension of Habeas Corpus.” It was taken from the private papers of the Federal Marshall, Ward Hill Laman, at the Huntington Library in Pasadena
How right he is, as he was with the following:
Thread about the Above
- Deseret Morning News - 1 day ago
Thanks in no small part to Justice Antonin Scalia's dire warning that granting Guantanamo detainees access to habeas corpus "will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed," the Supreme Court finds itself on the verge of becoming a campaign issue.
- San Jose Mercury News - 2 days ago
WASHINGTON - Thanks in no small part to Justice Antonin Scalia's dire warning that granting Guantánamo detainees access to habeas corpus "will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed," the Supreme Court finds itself on the verge of becoming something that it has not been
Yep... Based on the initial hearing it sounded like it would go OK, but something is up at the SCOTUS.
The left, greenie socialists may not need Obama as president as they already seem to have one, Bustus Kennedy.
It’s not really that bad. People file and then withdraw motions in our courts all the time, this just applies it to illegals where the DHS said they can’t. Congress can change the law to disallow the withdrawal of these motions.
Lets get this right.
The Highest Court just ruled that breaking the law at least in this case is okay and you can continue to do so, as long as you are filing some government papaerwork?
Are they nuts ?
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Well, that was thoughtful of them. Now we can’t even deport all the alien terrorists we will have to bring in from Gitmo. Wouldn’t want the little sweeties to be inconvenienced, would we.
Paging Larry Craig: this means a guy who has entered a guilty plea and paid a fine is free to withdraw it and maybe even get his money back, doesn't it?
This was the purpose of all the outcry after last term’s decisions. Kennedy probably wasn’t invited to all the swanky parties. Now he’s back to his old self-righteous self.
I have no choice but to vote for McCain now, though I live in MA so it might not make much difference.
I don’t remember voting for any of these judicial kings.
Kennedy is a real POS. I don’t like him.
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