Posted on 06/14/2004 7:25:52 AM PDT by I still care
Just a breaking news bar - the court has thrown out Newdows case on a technicality. Score one for the pledge.
LOL!!! You were obviously watching Fox News like I was after the SCOTUS decision on Florida! What a nitwit Cosby was that night!
With all due respect this is what SCOTUS had to do - and what the 9th Circus (sic) should have done too, because there wasn't a case to begin with.
As Newdow wasn't the legal guardian of his child, he didn't have legal standing. Ergo the whole suit was faulty from the beginning. And IIRC that's why he lost originally in the lower court. But he knew if he appealed to the mopes on the 9th Circus, they'd ignore the law and rule in his favor.
Again SCOTUS didn't duck anything or chicken out because there wasn't a legal case for them to rule on.
This ruling also means that Newdow is done, finished, kaput on the matter of the pledge and his daughter, period. He cannot re-file. This is not like he forgot to dot an "i".
That being said, look for him to file a suit over "In God We Trust" being on our money as there he does have a standing. And IIRC he has threatened to do just that if he lost this case.
Newdow and Banning were never married. She became a Christian after they split up.
You are absolutely correct. The libs don't want another issue to arouse flyover country in an election year. They want to elect as many demoncrats as possible this fall, then settle the gay marriage issue first. They know that the ACLU can drum up a plaintiff to sue again any time they feel the political landscape is back in their favor.
Right now there are too many organizations working on the recall or impeachment of judges and John Q. Public is already upset about judicial activism. They are just waiting for the opportune moment.
See http://www.article8alliance.org and help them remove the 4 activist judges who are bringing gay marriage to the U.S.
Yes, this is what I've been saying ever since we first heard the details of this case. The 9th just got slapped down hard with this dismissal. Wonder if any of them are bright enough to figure that out?
Hear! Hear! This "misfeasance" should be enough for removal from office.
What is that supposed to mean?
The 9th gets slapped down regularly. They're obviously *not* bright enough to figure it out. sigh.
And one big election issue for Bush-Cheney just got tossed out the window by the S.C.
Sociopaths will try any trick in the book to "win". He doesn't care about his daughter.
I wasn't aware that they weren't married. It figures. More power to her for choosing the right path. I don't practice my faith as I should, but I make sure my kids know the ten commandments, and right from wrong...from a biblical perspective.
It's possible. You never know what flits into that woman's head whenever she rules on a case.
Newdow getting reamed by Mark Levin on Hannity, right now
That is correct. In fact, just a couple of hours ago I got a copy of a mass emailing canvassing for a better plaintiff. The next time around, they'll have the perfect case; and since I think the conservative justices would have pushed for a real decision on Newdow had they thought they had five sure votes, I'd say this is a very temporary victory for those who support the post-1954 POA.
My understanding was that he was NEVER married to the child's mother.
So I understand. I was just reporting what was being said on tv.
Now that the procedural housekeeping chores are finished, the SC justices are free to rule (if the suit is brought up again) on the "real" issue. However, given Sandra Day O'conner's increasing liberality - I wouldn't push for it. I'd prefer waiting until we get some new judges in first.
I think you've summed it up pretty well.
We've heard the expression "the lunatics are running the asylum", but seldom do we get to see an actual lunatic get this close. The fact that this man had the entire country taking sides on a matter which should not have been in the courts, when he should instead be receiving the strongest form of psychiatric treatment, is more than a shame--it is a travesty.
The above is my firmly-held opinion.
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