I have asked before on different threads, what is the endgame? A showdown between the executive,Gov Bush,and the judicial,inevitably the Florida Supreme Court,branches over who has the ultimate say would lead to the US Supreme Court.Does any one think that the libs in the country would stand by and watch the courts lose power without a fight? What happens then?Does anyone think the SCOTUS will move to restrict the power of the judiciary?You would need two of the following to side with the executive branch,Souter,Breyer,Stevens,O`Connor,Kennedy,Ginsburg.I can`t picture one of them not protecting the home turf of the courts.Than what?Defy the court and rule by executive order?We may not mind it now but some day that may be a very distasteful thing. Amending the constitution was the check to a runaway judiciary but that is virtually impossible now. Very frustrating and I am at a loss for an answer.
I guess my point and my concern is that if at some point the SCOTUS will be the final arbiter of the dispute and their decision will be the last word on the issue we may be forcing a showdown that we cannot win because it will be decided by one of the contestants,the court system. If someone wants to make the case that despite what they,the court,decides the executive will not abide by it,we need to think what the ramifications of that may be beyond this case. My overall question is how do we put a stop to a runaway judiciary without giving that very system the ability to defeat the action and be made stronger in the end for the effort? I don`t see where the logical progression of thought concerning Terri is that frustration and anger over what the court system has done,which anyone can check my postings on the issue to see how wrong I think it is,should be to call Gov. or Pres.Bush cowards,Nazis and other invective that is more befitting DU than here. It would be nice if raiding the hospice and removing Terri would mean all would go on happily ever after,but I`m afraid it will not.
I put up these three posts yesterday and copied them here to ask the same questions.
They are questions based upon false assumptions.
There has been no campaign to keep the courts from losing power though such a thought is certainly in keeping with the ridiculous rhetoric of conspiracy spouted by the Schindler's allies. In fact, had the courts ruled in favor of the Schindlers they would be praised as heroes as Jesse Jerkson has been for his grandstanding.
This case is unusual only in that there is a political movement built around it. Any given day there are thousands of cases like this in the country and life support is removed without controversy. No one in their right mind believes this is anything to fear. It in no way is an example of a "runaway judiciary." However it will cause great damage to the real issues conservatives are concerned with: banning same sex marriage, judicial reform and anti-abortion actions. Now the rational will be tarred with these nutcases as our allies.