Posted on 03/22/2005 1:21:25 PM PST by Asphalt
I hope this is sarcasm on your part. They most certainly do have a duty to ignore immoral laws and refuse to enforce them.
Hitler and Stalin must be looking up from where they are and smiling.
....while its President, the most powerful man in the world and a staunch Christian,...stands in the shadows and watches Terry Schiavo die from intentional starvation!
A legal system used to facilitate this murder MUST be dismantled by moral people.
Understand that. IF the law states that he HAS to be the guardian, then there is plenty of proof that he isn't a good one. Is there NO way to get him removed as her guardian under Florida law?( I admittedly know nothing about the Florida law) There are questions on a police report about broken bones after her collapse-plenty of questions there.
Right.
A cop can't "pick & choose" who is allowed to run red lights & stop signs and who isn't.
So what are your views on partial-birth abortion? Taking "under God" out of the pledge? Banning all things Christian but not Jewish or Muslim? Activist judges have ruled on all of these items fairly recently.
BTW, I seem to recall you taking the liberal position on quite a few other topics as well, so perhaps these questions are frivolous.
This is sad--also ironic that google's logo theme today is water-related (in reference to "World Water Day"?!).
Yea....but sometimes necessary.....
John Pickering, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 2, 1803, on charges of mental instability and intoxication on the bench; Trial in the U.S. Senate, March 3, 1803, to March 12, 1803; Convicted and removed from office on March 12, 1803.
Samuel Chase, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 12, 1804, on charges of arbitrary and oppressive conduct of trials; Trial in the U.S. Senate, November 30, 1804, to March 1, 1805; Acquitted on March 1, 1805.
James H. Peck, U.S. District Court for the District of Missouri.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on April 24, 1830, on charges of abuse of the contempt power; Trial in the U.S. Senate, April 26, 1830, to January 31, 1831; Acquitted on January 31, 1831.
West H. Humphreys, U.S. District Court for the Middle, Eastern, and Western Districts of Tennessee.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, May 6, 1862, on charges of refusing to hold court and waging war against the U.S. government; Trial in the U.S. Senate, May 7, 1862, to June 26, 1862; Convicted and removed from office, June 26, 1862.
Mark H. Delahay, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, February 28, 1873, on charges of intoxication on the bench; Resigned from office, December 12, 1873, before opening of trial in the U.S. Senate.
Charles Swayne, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, December 13, 1904, on charges of abuse of contempt power and other misuses of office; Trial in the U.S. Senate, December 14, 1904, to February 27, 1905; Acquitted February 27, 1905.
Robert W. Archbald, U.S. Commerce Court.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, July 11, 1912, on charges of improper business relationship with litigants; Trial in the U.S. Senate, July 13, 1912, to January 13, 1913; Convicted and removed from office, January 13, 1913.
George W. English, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, April 1, 1926, on charges of abuse of power; resigned office November 4, 1926; Senate Court of Impeachment adjourned to December 13, 1926, when, on request of the House manager, impeachment proceedings were dismissed.
Harold Louderback, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, February 24, 1933, on charges of favoritism in the appointment of bankruptcy receivers; Trial in the U.S. Senate, May 15, 1933, to May 24, 1933; Acquitted, May 24, 1933.
Halsted L. Ritter, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, March 2, 1936, on charges of favoritism in the appointment of bankruptcy receivers and practicing law while sitting as a judge; Trial in the U.S. Senate, April 6, 1936, to April 17, 1936; Convicted and removed from office, April 17, 1936.
Harry E. Claiborne, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, October 9, 1986, on charges of income tax evasion and of remaining on the bench following criminal conviction; Trial in the U.S. Senate, October 7, 1986, to October 9, 1986; Convicted and removed from office, October 9, 1986.
Alcee L. Hastings, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, August 3, 1988, on charges of perjury and conspiring to solicit a bribe; Trial in the U.S. Senate, October 18, 1989, to October 20, 1989; Convicted and removed from office, October 20, 1989.
Walter L. Nixon, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, May 10, 1989, on charges of perjury before a federal grand jury; Trial in the U.S. Senate, November 1, 1989, to November 3, 1989; Convicted and removed from office, November 3, 1989.
I'm opposed to all three decisions by activist judges.
Great, so if a law is written for cops to go out and kill every tenth person, you see no problem with that, after all they'd just be "upholding the law."
These cops should have taken their punishment, whatever that may be, rather than abet what is a heinous crime.
Moral police officers would refuse to be a party to this barbarism. They would resign before facilitating the murder of an innocent with threat of force.
>>The Dems must now deal with civil disobedience as a result of this decision.<<
This certainly is a case that calls for civil disobedience, isn't it?
It's like living in a nightmare. This is not the country I thought it was.
Sure they can, and often do. I've been pulled over for running a stop sign and not been ticketed. Cops have to make judgement calls everyday.
And yet they scream on every thread, how they are being attacked by everyone.... as I said in an earlier post, pot..... kettle..... black...
I say the cops standing guard should just take abottle of water to her, after all they aren't trespassing.
Call the 11th circuit court of appeals in Atlanta. Tell the clerk where you're calling from and say politely that you are begging the court to save Terri Schiavo's life.
That # is 404-335-6100 .
If we have lost our way morally, no law or legalism will save us from our descent into Hell.
How long did it take for Michael to remember that Terri wouldn't want to live that way?
Can you honestly not grasp the legal differences?
And that is why people have to stand up and say "no" when it comes to immoral acts.
These cops didn't do that.
I have to congratulate the liberals, they've managed to make doublethink a reality. /sarcasm
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