Posted on 04/04/2005 8:06:29 AM PDT by tessalu
Vice President Cheney says he opposes revenge against judges for their refusal to prolong the life of the late Terri Schiavo, although he did not criticize House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) for declaring that they will "answer for their behavior."
Cheney was asked about the issue on Friday by the editorial board of the New York Post. He said twice that he had not seen DeLay's remarks, but the vice president said he would "have problems" with the idea of retribution against the courts. "I don't think that's appropriate," he said. "I may disagree with decisions made by judges in any one particular case. But I don't think there would be much support for the proposition that because a judge hands down a decision we don't like, that somehow we ought to go out -- there's a reason why judges get lifetime appointments."
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The intent of the law was to spur a de novo review of the facts as well as the law in the case. Whittemore reviewed the data from the state court, but could not have a de novo review of the facts in the limited amount of time he took.
To be fair, I have seen it cited on this board that he did what he should do given the pleading submitted to his court. I am an engineer, not a lawyer, so I must plead ignorance on this specific facet of the issue.
doesn't surprise me
they've been making fools of themselves and damaging the goals of FR
The entire judicial system of the State of Florida is corrupt, deciding to throw away all law, precedent and rules of judicial procedure in order to kill one vegetable that few knew about until the media circus started.
Get out your tin foil hats everyone.
That's why we have appeals. Over a dozen in this case.
In the end, Greer even forbade ANY method of feeding he food and water - for they knew she could very probably, from past testimony, eat and drink in the normal manner.
are they saying GrimGreer was constrained by law to so order?
Show me the law...
That's your spin on it. The fact of the matter is Greer broke laws; you spit on those as well as the established case law presented above.
The judges in the Schiavo case should be stripped of their positions and publicly humiliated.
and this needs to be reposted and reposted
The Florida Supreme court had no qualms about ignoring both the facts and the law and handing the nation over to the Gorons in 2000.
FISH ROT FROM THE HEAD.
They can't be held accountable now. Cheney can say anything he wants to and so can Tom DeLay the courts have ruled that only their opinions are law. Perhaps Cheney is just recognizing the writing on the wall. As an officer of the Executive Branch and the Legislative what he thinks doesn't matter.
How easily you forget the Florida Supreme Kangaroo Court in 2000, which made up new laws as it went along. Were you wearing tin-foil then, too?
I'm saying the opposite... the bounds I am describing are the ones that have clearly been exceeded, e.g. the death sentence order and commandeering the local police department.
Then maybe they should have written that into the law. Except they didn't, because the senators specifically said they were going to leave everything up to the judge's discretion.
To be fair, I have seen it cited on this board that he did what he should do given the pleading submitted to his court.
He did. The law said to review allegations of abuse of her rights. The Schindlers alleged, he reviewed, and denied. I'm not a lawyer either, but I read his ruling, which included transcripts from the Senate debate of the bill and the clearly explained reasoning behind everything. It's like he wrote the decision knowing lots of laymen would read it since all the other decisions I've read are written more for lawyers. The decision was convincing that he did what he was supposed to do -- no more, no less, as I'd hope any judge would do.
The legislature thought it was a good idea or it wouldn't be in the statutes. It really doesn't matter what I think.
I thought the sarcasm was obvious without the tag. Apparently not.
Seems Cheney may not think he is quite definitely against Delay's statement that he has not heard and that may not think he is quite definitely against what Delay as yet unknown plans on doing.
Can anyone say: create story by soliciting comments and providing context?
Shhh! You're not supposed to criticize Bush or Cheney.
BTW, the filed under 38.10. Now you'll spin it around some other way, I'm sure.
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