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Frist Says Courts in Schiavo Case Acted Fairly
Reuters ^ | 4/5/05 | Thomas Ferraro

Posted on 04/05/2005 2:06:47 PM PDT by Crackingham

U.S. Senate Republican leader Bill Frist said on Tuesday that courts had acted fairly in the Terri Schiavo "right-to-die" case, differing sharply from a vow of retribution by his House of Representatives counterpart, Tom DeLay.

"I believe we have a fair and independent judiciary today," said Frist, now trying to resolve a battle with Democrats over judicial nominations that threatens to tie his chamber into knots. "I respect that."

Frist and DeLay, as the Senate and House majority leaders, had led a charge for emergency legislation calling on the federal courts to review the Schiavo case. President Bush flew back from a Texas vacation to sign the bill into law. But federal courts refused to intervene and let stand a Florida state court order to remove a feeding tube from the brain-damaged woman. Schiavo's husband had said she would not have wanted to live in her condition, but her parents fought against the tube's removal. Schiavo died last week after spending 15 years in what courts had ruled was a persistent vegetative state.

DeLay, a Texas Republican, said afterward: "We will look at an arrogant, out-of-control, unaccountable judiciary that thumbed their nose at the Congress and president when given jurisdiction to hear this case anew."

In a written statement, DeLay said: "The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior."

Frist, asked about the furor over the case, told reporters, "I will let members (of Congress) ... speak for themselves."

But the Tennessee Republican said he believed the courts "acted in a fair and independent way."

The Schiavo case was unique, Frist said. "Our bill said, 'let's let the courts take another look,"' he said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: congress; frist; greer; heisright; judges; schiavo; schindler; schivo; terri
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To: don-o

in case you don't have Sis's email...try this :

http://frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorFrist.ContactForm


281 posted on 04/06/2005 10:04:17 AM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax
Yes. By all means, write an e-mail to Sen. Frist and tell him that calm and rational thought, respect for the constitution, and respect for our historically effective separation of powers, will not be tolerated.

And be sure to make clear that you are writing on behalf of Free Republic. That will help boost our collective credibility enormously.

282 posted on 04/06/2005 10:10:01 AM PDT by atlaw
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To: atlaw

and be sure to tell him that "atlaw" says "hey"


283 posted on 04/06/2005 10:17:48 AM PDT by kingattax
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To: All
Senator Bill Frist
509 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3344
202-228-1264 (fax)

284 posted on 04/06/2005 10:26:28 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Impeach Judge Greer - In memory of Terri Schindler - http://www.terrisfight.org)
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To: atlaw; Jim Robinson
And be sure to make clear that you are writing on behalf of Free Republic

Uh, no. Bad idea. I might say me & atlaw feel the same, but no way could I speak in behalf of Free Republic.

Wouldn't be prudent.

285 posted on 04/06/2005 10:37:20 AM PDT by don-o (Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor.)
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To: don-o; Jim Robinson

I fully agree. That ill-advised crack should have been accompanied by a sarcasm tag. Sorry.


286 posted on 04/06/2005 10:39:12 AM PDT by atlaw
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To: maine-iac7

How was Cheney taken out of context? I missed it. Thanks.


287 posted on 04/06/2005 10:51:02 AM PDT by monkeywrench
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To: Dave S; dmz

On the bright side, I never did think I deserved my reputation for perfection.


288 posted on 04/06/2005 12:00:08 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: mrsmith

LOL. See, I was just working off of those rumors that you were/are perfect.

Too bad I didn't read the thread up to your mea culpa. Then my reputation for perfection (self-administered of course) would also still be intact.


289 posted on 04/06/2005 12:10:39 PM PDT by dmz
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To: monkeywrench
How was Cheney taken out of context? I missed it. Thanks.

He was sucker-punched by being asked if he agreed with DeLay saying they were going to take "retribution" on the courts?

This was a deliberate distortion as DeLay never used any such word,

Cheney said he hadn't heard yet what DeLay had said, but that he didn't believe there should be "retribution"

He's usually too sharp to get caught in these word game traps...

290 posted on 04/06/2005 1:22:37 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
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To: maine-iac7

I think there must be a misunderstanding. I agree with you about never letting the liberals win an election. I would make a rare exception in the case of Lincoln Chafee, who is pretty far to the left already. He is taking up a valuable GOP committee seat on Foreign Relations, and perhaps elsewhere.

I would also question whether the Rat party is really splitting in two. They are probably continuing to lose a few voters here and there, but the fact that they got 48 percent in November with a bad candidate suggests an enormous amount of strength, I'm sorry to say.


291 posted on 04/06/2005 1:24:36 PM PDT by California Patriot
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To: maine-iac7
Just a side note to my post #290 - re Cheney & "retribution" sucker-punch question

As a retired investigative reporter - I always investigated BOTH sides of an issue/story before going to print,

I still try to use that rule of thumb here - which is why I researched to see in what context Cheney's remark was made

292 posted on 04/06/2005 1:30:04 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME." Lincoln)
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To: California Patriot
It's also perfectly fair to ask: "How are YOU doing?"

I am doing fine Patriot. Retired, looking back a lot farther than I can look forward, so I really can't get myself too worked up over a mess of RINO's, I doubt that I will live long enough to see the worst of what is coming.

I pray God will forgive me and all those that have let this happen to a blessed country.

293 posted on 04/06/2005 3:26:00 PM PDT by itsahoot (If Judge Greer can run America then I guess just about anyone with a spine could do the same.)
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To: maine-iac7

Ah, I see. Thanks again.


294 posted on 04/06/2005 4:55:18 PM PDT by monkeywrench
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To: maine-iac7
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 - Vice President Cheney

out of context or not, doesn't sound like he supports DeLay in this case

295 posted on 04/06/2005 5:00:57 PM PDT by neutrality
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To: Crackingham

296 posted on 04/06/2005 6:57:01 PM PDT by End_Clintonism_Now (MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL CLINTON!)
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To: Crackingham

My reaction to Frist's and Lott's remarks:

draft letters for Congress re: judiciary run amok
http://groups.google.co.in/groups?selm=b1c67abe.0504080750.66233a0a%40posting.google.com

call for Terri Schiavo hearings
http://groups.google.co.in/groups?selm=7055e676.0504251326.b43d97%40posting.google.com

the not-printable "Analysis You Be The Judge: Was
Terri Schindler-Schiavo A Strangulation Victim?"
linked to from
http://theempirejournal.com/greer_schiavo_articles.htm


297 posted on 04/28/2005 8:04:27 PM PDT by david ford
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