US House of Rep. in an Extraordinary Sunday night Session [Schiavo] (Bush Signs Schiavo bill)

[FoxPro]

This is an unprecedented session. The Congress is meeting to save one persons life (in real time).

The only reason the Democrats are agreeing to this is that they don’t want to be known as the party that killed Terri.

This is American history happening before your eyes.

[MeekOneGOP]

A hearing has been set for 3:00.....

Thanks for the info and heads up.

[Miss Behave]

"Unconstitutional? Don't quit your day job."

" The 5th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution provide that no person shall be deprived of life without due process of law."

" This bill gives the parents the power to initiate a brand new lawsuit in order to ensure that their daughter is not deprived of life without due process of law."

" De novo means, in this case, a new record."

Bumpin' that too, Blue.

[uncleshag]

MeekOne! This is great news and an answered prayer for many. Still, some folks were playing god here.He doesn't like that crap!

[Libertina]

Dear Lord, we continue to trust in You.

[MeekOneGOP]

Amen!

bump! bump! bump!

[Chad Fairbanks]

OMG! HOMOCIDE? Terry Shiavo is gay? Well, that changes my whole opinion on it...


;0)

[Chad Fairbanks]

Well, I are not too gud wif da big werds. ;0)

[AndyTheBear]

And we are supposed to go to the judge and have them know what laws are available, and apply them to our case?

Sure, and if the law has unintended moral consequences the proper remedy is to change it through legislation (rather then the judiciary). Often this happens with an anecdotal case that grabs the publics intention such as the current one.

The only constitutional question in this case is whether this is the right legislature. More properly the state should have jurisdiction over such particulars (such as having alleged "guardians" held to some common sense minimum standards to maintain their legal guardianship) ...however in this case the Federal legislature has the enumerated constitutional power to define the jurisdiction of the federal judiciary, which they did not seem to step beyond. I don't see any dangerous "precedence" here. Heck, from a constructionist stand point I wish congress would exercise this power more often (such as limiting the federal judiciary from ruling on terrorist's appeals for habeas corpus).

[D-fendr]

The 14th Amendment explicitly gives Congress the power to pass all legislation necessary to prevent states from violating or failing to protect people's rights.

I think that's what the did in a narrow case here, the broader case, the house approach, will be debated later.

Further, they could make the law exempt from judicial review by placing it outside the jurisdiction of any court, as the constitution allows Congress to do.

I wasn't aware this was possible. Can't any law be challenged?

[Aliska]

I should also thank the democrats who supported the bill. I do so now. I'm also saddened that the general public seems to be so incensed and by the delays.

I know legal procedures have to be followed. But sometimes saving a life should trump wasting all this time in the courts imo.

Another problem I don't have a good answer for.

[PhilDragoo]

They will continue to spew hate, rather than look at themselves and
assess why Americans are turning away from the pro-Death party.

DEATH-O-CRATS
Death and Taxes--That's All We Got

[cubreporter]

Amazing how they automatically give themselves names, isn't it? SoreLoserman and now Deathocrats! Sooooooo fitting.

[cubreporter]

Does anyone know how to listen to view of tape of Terri and her father? I keep hearing about it but can't find it. Why isnt' it out there for all to see? Some people need to have proof and maybe this would make their decisions.

[maica]

Thanks for the ping! For including me in the birth of a new word that will live forever!

See my new tagline.

[jonrick46]

I was wondering when one of them would pull a Linda Blair and have their heads do a 360 spewing out the pea soup!
They are evil incarnate.

[PhilDragoo]

Death-O-Cratic Oath: First do harm.

[PhilDragoo]

DEATH-O-CRATS
LIFE'S A HILLARY AND THEN YOU DIE!

[MeekOneGOP]

bump! bump! bump!