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DeLay amplifies knocks on judges
Houston Chronicle ^
| April 20, 2005
| GEBE MARTINEZ, Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
Posted on 04/20/2005 1:36:40 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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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.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:52:55 AM PDT
by
D-fendr
(IANAL)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
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
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posted on
04/20/2005 2:24:10 AM PDT
by
Dahoser
("What'll it be Normie?" "Just the usual coach. I'll have a froth of beer and a snorkel.")
To: Cincinatus' Wife
DeLay is a lightning rod. If the left wasn't attacking him, they'd be attacking Bush.
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posted on
04/20/2005 2:29:40 AM PDT
by
samtheman
To: Cincinatus' Wife
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.
To: samtheman; All
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.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
"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?
To: Smartaleck
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.
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posted on
04/20/2005 4:14:55 AM PDT
by
Nephi
("I am in favor of free trade." - Karl Marx)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
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.
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posted on
04/20/2005 4:32:05 AM PDT
by
Jacquerie
(Democrats soil the institutions they control)
To: Cincinatus' Wife; JohnHuang2
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?
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posted on
04/20/2005 4:33:10 AM PDT
by
Coop
(In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
To: Nephi
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.
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posted on
04/20/2005 4:36:55 AM PDT
by
lugsoul
("maybe those who are defending this judicial murder could be said to be WORSE than Nazis." - EV)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
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.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
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)
To: Smartaleck
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 ;-)
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posted on
04/20/2005 5:01:18 AM PDT
by
varon
(Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
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posted on
04/20/2005 5:01:18 AM PDT
by
Huck
(One day the lion will lay down with the lamb; Until that day comes, I want America to be the lion.)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
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.
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posted on
04/20/2005 5:03:01 AM PDT
by
Huck
(One day the lion will lay down with the lamb; Until that day comes, I want America to be the lion.)
To: Coop
Have I mentioned how much I despise the liberal, dishonest, one-sided, biased, Democrat-friendly, unobjective, Clinton-butt-kissing media?Bump!
To: Smartaleck
And what's wrong with using the internet?It may be that Kennedy's fishing for something to give his decisions butt cover.
To: Nephi
"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.;-)
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