Posted on 04/01/2005 7:34:43 AM PST by johnny7
Thankfully YOUR not in a position with lives at stake, one simply does what he has to do to prevent a needless death and take it up in court later. He is the governor, what could he get, a slap on the wrist censure for contempt? HA! Extralegal action is called for in certain situations; such as the civil disobedience of the civil rights era. These judges have no power over the executive with our system of three coequal branches, and they certainly cant enforce court orders without the consent of the executive, which controls enforcement personnel. Moral obligations trump legal obligations, or does that occur to "by the book" weasels ?
It's all about polls and the next election isn't it. If that's all politics is about then it isn't really worth the time.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
You are absolutely right.
When you find yourself on the same side as known liars and media whores such as Jesse Jackson and Ralph Nader, you need to check you premises!
Tossing the Constitution and giving the government over to the Democrats would be a sad legacy.
What would Nathan Hale say?
The left thinks it is.
I had my father buried in his red Georgia Bulldog jacket.
I don't think he noticed, but it seemed the right thing to do.
If only it was just the Left....
Michael has been under constant assault by this propaganda machine and that has affected all his actions regarding Terri. He was under no obligation to allow yet another theatrical display by ANYONE.
He does not have to ask the Court's permission to make funeral arrangements. If he went to court it was as a pre-emptive strike against the Parents to prevent them from creating more disturbances.
I am not a "supporter" of Michael Schiavo merely some not willing to allow him to be slandered and libeled by liars. To allow that discredits FR.
Schiavo is under no obligation to these people they have destroyed any obligation he had to them and is behaving far more civilly than their supporters here.
It is not making a "big deal" by mentioning something rather casually. You making a big deal out of these simple actions show how far gone you are. These petty quibbles remain me of RAT criticism of Bush.
Depends primarily on what happens with judicial appointments and the whole "nuclear option". The Senate Republicans have to sh*t or get off the pot by the '08 election cycle at the very latest. If they don't, especially when they have the majority, the evangelicals may well believe, and with some justification, that they were strung along by the GOP.
Thanks for your post. Next time I hear one of the pro-Michael Schiavo posters complain about the lack of civility on FR regarding this issue, I think I'll point them to your comments on this thread, so they can see that the lack of civility is not limited to one side.
It's a bit hypocritical, to say the least, to listen to you say "how far gone" I supposedly am, and how my comments remind you of "RAT criticism of Bush," in the very same post where you're whining about the lack of civility by the Schindler supporters! And by the way, throwing around words like "cabal" and "jihad" about the Schindlers isn't something Miss Manners would approve of, either.
You've got it exactly right. Everyone on this thread who thinks the GOP hurt themselves should go check the Zogby Poll -- which, unlike ABC News, asked accurate questions.
Admittedly, judges do seem to be a bit selective in their definition of 'the world'.
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