[Texas Federalist]

I'm not saying that this case was a case where jurisdiction was implicated, but your statement that I critcized was much more universal.

Besides, the Court could not enforce the order without the help of the legislative and executive branches. Congress voted to withhold funding for any enforcement of the order and there is no indication that Bush had any intention of calling out the U.S. Marshals. Therefore, the Court COULD NOT ENFORCE (I like to use capital letters too) the order.

[lugsoul]

Perhaps you didn't read the order and judgment issued by the Federal Court either. It was the impending enforcement of that order that led Moore's colleagues on the Court to end his circus.

[lugsoul]

Since you don't like the overly broad nature of my statement, let me narrow it. It is not a good idea to tell the judge that it doesn't matter how they rule because you are not going to abide by their ruling anyway.

Moore, the judge, is well aware of this. Anyone with an ounce of legal sense can see that he lost this case on purpose. He then purposefully filed an out of time motion to stay the execution of the order, and pursued an appeal of his untimely motion all the way to SCOTUS, so he could get a little news coverage. He deserves neither sympathy nor support. This entire case is nothing more than the use of the legal system for self-aggrandizement.