[hinckley buzzard]

This is a good example of just what Obama was saying in the notorious "redistribution of wealth" tape--that in the landmark civil rights cases the judiciary did not see its way clear to move toward "economic justice" ie overturn the Constitution and seize private and government monies to be distributed to "victims" (reparations anyone?). This unethical and obscene excuse for a judge is attempting do just that, in a slightly indirect way.

There is a strong precedent btw that the Constitution requires the provision of medical care to prisoners. Consequently, the judge can order the state to provide services, and it is up to the state to do so. If someone doesn't like the job the state does, he can go back to court.

But there is no precedent for the federal court to demand the state to hand over money to be spent as the judge wishes. And therein lies the difference between Obama and his stormtroops on the one hand, and Americans on the other.

[jwparkerjr]

Wasn’t there a federal judge 10 years or so ago who ordered a school district to raise taxes by a specific amount and to use the money, under court supervision, for school construction and other needs? I recall a huge outcry over that, but don’t recall if anything was ever done to appeal or what.