Posted on 06/16/2008 8:04:29 AM PDT by MaestroLC
The court is really feeling it’s liberal oats lately, isn’t it???
“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? “
The law has become a mockery.
SHIT!!!!! (Sorry Jim but I’m FUMING!!!) I could cry....I’M SICK OF THIS PC SHIT!!!!
These bastards need to be impeached.
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Last week, I got cautioned about using too provocative of a statement in offering that another American Revolution may well be nigh.
While I was not advocating it nor calling for it, rather only reflecting that when a few can hold so much power and abrogate their duties to only interpret law and rule based on their own whimsical view of the world and impose their own belief system on all of us, that ‘blowback’ could be a potential result.
and gee golly gee, what do we see yet again today from the SCoTUS? another ruling that flies in the face of common sense and justice based on long-standing pillars of our sovereign nation’s foundation.
It’s breathtaking the power grab these morons are engaged in.
I hear you. If we don’t get this ship in order ASAP, there is definitely trouble ahead.
Get used to seeing this in the minority opinion.
I figure the founders are approaching 2400 RPM about now.
Yes it is that bad. This court is becoming more and more comfortable 'making up stuff' out of whole cloth, and that is dangerous.
Or senile?
I read the decision. The law allows one motion to reopen the case. It also gives up to 60 days to leave for a voluntary removal. It does not say that the two are mutually exclusive. The DOJ has also said it believes aliens are allowed to withdraw from their voluntary removal agreements. If he can do that, then even an exclusivity would not apply, as he can then file his one allowed motion to reopen the case.
This is one of those cases where you should blame Congress and the President if you don't like the situation.
This doesn't completely benefit the alien either. Under voluntary removal coming back is much easier, and it's an offer the government can make at its discretion. Having dropped leaving voluntarily, he'll have a much harder time coming back if he loses his case, as the goverment will surely then use a forcible deportation.
I skimmed through the ruling.
Looks like they’ve done a great job of turning a loophole into a law.
Upon what legislation is the ruling based?
By a RAT/RINO controlled Congress? Never happen. The elected elite are well entrenched and in control with the power that we citizens have foolishly handed by not paying attention. They will not release their power over us without a real battle. As one of their ancestors once said "The public be damned".
Actually, the strong judiciary is merely a cultural byproduct of Anglo-Saxon common law. Judges do not have the same level of authority under civil law systems (such as Europe and Latin America).
Read the decision, they quote quite a bit.
I’ve read the dissenting opinion, and I understand it, but IMMHO the simplest and most accurate decision was the one given. Congress needs to address this.
BTW, if the law remains there could be a silver cloud. The government, wary of being burned again, may not offer so many voluntary removals, with their associated benefits to the aliens.
If the headlines read ‘court makes it easier for foreigners who overstay their visas to stay in the US’ and a jurist of the quality & caliber of Scalia says the court ‘exceeded its authority’ that says enough to me.
Suddenly I understand exactly why I have to vote for McCain, much as I don’t want to.
susie
5 folks now can effectively tell all of the rest of us what to do.
susie
I honestly don’t see the problem with this particular incident. The guy came here legally, married a citizen, and was ultimately going to be approved to stay anyway. It’s pointless and wrong for the government to temporarily disrupt this man’s life in such a drastic way over such a minute issue.
If we were talking about a border-jumper, that would be an entirely different matter, but we’re not...
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