Posted on 03/27/2002 12:46:17 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
I have the guts to criticize somebody who needs to be criticized...and I am one of several few on here willing to do that, so if that makes me fringe, I part Party with a smile within.
One itty-bitty point of contention, to wit:
Do you really believe our judiciary is conservative, or are you referring to SCOTUS exclusively?
Thanks for the encouraging words.
rd
I'm glad you made a separate thread for it.
The end result for this is that the Republicans will get the changes in the law that are long overdue, and favor them, while the unconstitutional parts will be slapped silly. McLame will be permanently shutup, yet Bush has kept the McCainiacs in the GOP camp by signing the bill.
Yes, Bush could have made this veto stick, but at a huge political cost. A veto by the US Supreme Court carries FAR more weight with the media and the public who don't understand these issues.
Bush thought this one through.
Gun laws.
Secondly, always look at the trends created from such actions. A popular, and justified lament of conservatives is that the United States is ruled from the courtrooms, not from our legislative bodies. This bill, with the severability clause, effectively gives the courts the line-item veto. Given politicans' aversion to political heat, and this method as a means to avoid it, more and more ludicrous bills will be crafted in a similar fashion, and punted to the courts. Appointed jurists, not subject to feedback from their decisions, will essentially write our laws, once more legislation follows this model. And it will follow this model, if Bush proves this method successful to him. Because success is emulative, others will do the same. This is not good in the long term.
Political victories are often the triumph of methods, rather than individuals. We ought not forget this.
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