**Our infallible, divine ruler is a county judge in Florida named George Greer, who has more authority in America than the U.S. Congress, the president and the governor. No wonder the Southern Baptist Church threw Greer out: Only one god per church!
It's a good system if you like monarchy and legally sanctioned murder. But spare me the paeans to "strict constructionism" and "limited government."**
Hear, hear.
Ann is correct in that only one opinion has been issued in this circumstance - that of Judge Greer. Other levels of the judiciary have reviewed the case, but no additional facts involving the case have been introduced or even considered. The review of the case has been limited to determining if there was "judicial error" in arriving at the decision, and finding none, the verdict was simply rubber-stamped.
I am reminded of the execution of Private Eddie Slovik, during the Second World World, in which the conclusions of the first court-martial of Private Slovik, the sentence was death by firing squad (for desertion). The results of this court-martial were simply bucked up the line, with no call for clemency, all the way to the desk of General Dwight Eisenhower, whose comment on the situation was that no exonerating circumstances were ever provided at any level, so the decision must be right.
This is a parallel situation with Terri Schiavo, in which no call for clemency has been answered anywhere by any of the courts involved.
Michael has almost won. And the referees never called "Foul", even though a large part of the crowd saw the foul committed.
This is not a number on the scoreboard. This is a life.
I want a padded room, two chairs, and Anne in one chair and that screeching Judge Catherine Crier in the other chair. OH! And I want a 'mute' button so I don't have to listen every time Crier interrupts with her condescending whine. [Would only need one body bag when it was over, and maybe a cold beer for Anne.]