CFR Court Challenge Team Being Assembled

CBS Radio News | 3/21/02 | Me

[RamsNo1]

CBS Radio News break during Hannity show break

[RamsNo1]

I just heard on CBS radio that Mitch McConnell is already assembling his team that will challenge the constitutionality of CFR. Floyd Abrams will be a part of this team with more to follow. I love this part the most---the Bush justice department will have the task of defending the CFR legislation. If CFR goes down, how can we still look Bush or Ashcroft in the face after they will defend this crap.

[Ward Smythe]

Where do I sign up?

[The_Victor]

Please, oh please, oh please.... gut this eff'n bill.

[bybybill]

Like it or not, the Justice dept. has to defend the law. They could appoint an outside lawyer to handle the case.

[RamsNo1]

God Bless Mitch McConnell.

[The_Victor]

Amen!

[daniel boob]

McConnell: Saint

McCain: Prick

[js1138]

They don't have to put up a really great defense.

[Registered]

I'll say it once, I'll say it again...after the Pickering debacle, can you imagine what will happen when CFR lands into the hands of a Supreme Court with a few newly appointed SC Judges that have been approved by this Senate? Hahahaha. These are all pathetic arguments!!! It's unconstitutional but Bush signs it anyway? Or lets it become law? Or pocket vetoes it? Hahaha. This is just hillarious folks. He is going to sign it, it will become law, and if the SC makeup changes before it hits the high court we will have witnessed first-hand the erosion of our Constitution and the First Amendment! Why can't we simply count on a conservative President that understands that this is bad law, that this is unconstitutional and simply vetoes it?!?! WHY NOT? He's got all the political capital in the world but does NOTHING to stop this McTrain. What happened to PRINCIPLES?

[toenail]

Depends on what your principles are.

[ScreamingFist]

Classic. Congress passes bad laws, the prez signs it, then the justice dept. spends millions defending it, even though the law is un-constitutional. This used to be called a racket, now it's called "business as usual".

[Registered]

...now it's called "business as usual".

Actually, it's called the Bush Administration.

[Smile-n-Win]

Go Mitch!

[Fred Mertz]

He's a conservative? News to me.

[truthkeeper]

Ken Starr and Floyd Abrams are on the team, announced a short while ago on a (KABC?) radio newsbreak. Quite an odd couple there.

[Registered]

Good point. I'll try not to make the same mistake in the future ;-)

[Bagehot]

I think it'll die in court, and Bush will be able to keep his hands clean. There really isn't any political value in vetoing it at this point, even though it's plainly not constitutional.

[RAT Patrol]

I'm with both of you on this! I should have listened to you, Registered, all along.

[ravingnutter]

USA Today article - 03/20/2002 - Updated 10:44 PM ET

"Even as the bill's supporters celebrated, opponents planned a swift Supreme Court challenge. They want to resolve issues about the bill's constitutionality by Nov. 6, the day after this fall's elections, when the new law is to take effect. "We're going to give it our best shot," said Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has started planning his legal attack."

USA Today

[toenail]

Remember this?

"I ask you to uphold the values of America, and remember why so many have come here. We are in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them."