DeLay amplifies knocks on judges

Houston Chronicle ^ | April 20, 2005 | GEBE MARTINEZ, Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

[D-fendr]

No wonder the libs are after him: He Fights — and he fights good.

The party should not only support him, we should rally behind him and fight the fight with him.

[Dahoser]

During a routine House Appropriations Committee hearing last week to consider the Supreme Court's budget, Kennedy answered Republicans' criticism against judges by calling it "very healthy." He added that democratic dialogue makes democracy work.

I wonder which website he read that on./s

[samtheman]

DeLay is a lightning rod. If the left wasn't attacking him, they'd be attacking Bush.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Kennedy answered Republicans' criticism against judges by calling it "very healthy." He added that democratic dialogue makes democracy work.

Democratic dialogue makes democracy work, unless the dialogue is contrary to Teddy's views, then you must be censored.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Tom DeLay's in their face and now there's a conservative pope, what's a LIBERAL to do?

Judges are the lefts best hope to bring about "glorious" socialism and now those "religious" leaders, leading us to socialist paradise, are under fire.

[Smartaleck]

"and for writing court decisions "based on international law."

International law...
is not the Bible a reference to laws set down by foreigners?

Jefferson spent some 6 months or more consulting British, Greek and Roman history whilst preparing to write the Declaration of Independence.

It's not so much that they look to others to see what the current legal thinking is as much as WHO they look to. IMHO

And what's wrong with using the internet?

[Nephi]

And what's wrong with using the Internet?

The Internet isn't the "US constitution." Judges are supposed to uphold the "US constitution", not follow international law, or google for consensus. It's sad that the simplicity of their duty escapes you.

[Jacquerie]

Think about it. Our supreme jurists seek inspiration from alien law and traditions rather than from the fifty republican states right here.

By the way, the Constitution specifies that all legislative power resides in Congress. Legislating from the bench is therefore an abuse of power.

[Coop]

DeLay said during an interview on Fox News Radio's The Tony Snow Show. The interview was part of DeLay's public relations campaign with Republican-friendly news organizations

Have I mentioned how much I despise the liberal, dishonest, one-sided, biased, Democrat-friendly, unobjective, Clinton-butt-kissing media?

[lugsoul]

So, judges are now not allowed to study precedent? So if they are deciding a Sherman Act case, they must look only at the Constitution and not the actual law at issue?

DeLay's comment about the internet is moronic. Perhaps he should look into the usage of Lexis/Nexis and Westlaw. A huge percentage of legal research done today is done online.

[Non-Sequitur]

Tom DeLay's in their face and now there's a conservative pope, what's a LIBERAL to do?

There was a conservative Pope before, and DeLay is an answer to their fundraising prayers. The worst thing that could happen to the Democrats is having DeLay step down or be convicted of something.

[Les_Miserables]

This is simple but it takes courage.
If a judge refuses to honor a congressional subpoena they have not acted with good behavior. Period. End of story. Impeached, guilty, gone.
If they honor the subpoena and cannot support their judgments with constitutional arguments that aren't full of tortured logic; poof. Bad behavior. Period. End of story. Impeached, guilty, gone.
No need to develop a tortured definition of "Good Behavior". We just have to be willing to put up with weeping, wailing, and serious gnashing of teeth from the Socialist Left. That takes thick skin, endurance and a good measure of legislative courage. (Unfortunately those commodities are more scarce than they should be)

[varon]

And what's wrong with using the internet?

I don't know about you but I would feel very uncomfortable in a court of law where a decision was rendered, not based on case law but, based on Google or Yahoo ;-)

[Huck]

Nice!

[Huck]

DeLay said he opposes judges "that don't follow the Constitution and write their own laws. And of course, the leftists hate it when we attack the left's last legislative body." Democrats have said

I love this.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Have I mentioned how much I despise the liberal, dishonest, one-sided, biased, Democrat-friendly, unobjective, Clinton-butt-kissing media?

Bump!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

And what's wrong with using the internet?

It may be that Kennedy's fishing for something to give his decisions butt cover.

[Smartaleck]

"The Internet isn't the "US constitution." Judges are supposed to uphold the "US constitution", not follow international law, or google for consensus. It's sad that the simplicity of their duty escapes you."

The internet can be used to research the "original intent" of the Constitution based on history and much faster than using hard copies....the Federalist papers for example.

It's sad you don't appreciate the power of the tool.;-)