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Rush Loses in the Florida Supreme Court
Yahoo ^ | April 28, 2005 | AP

Posted on 04/28/2005 8:01:01 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Supreme Court says it won't consider an appeal from conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh. Today's four-to-three order didn't explain the court's reasoning.

Limbaugh's attorney argues that an appeals court misconstrued Florida law when it ruled prosecutors could review the records.

Prosecutors seized Limbaugh's medical records in 2003 for an investigation into whether he illegally purchased prescription painkillers.

Limbaugh hasn't been charged with any crime. He lost at the appellate court level and wanted the Florida Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that would open his medical records and possibly allow prosecutors to build a case against him.

Limbaugh has maintained his innocence throughout the investigation and argues that the case threatens the privacy rights of all Floridians.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: aclu; dhpl; doctorshopping; donutwatch; govwatch; haha; liberaltarians; libertarians; limbaugh; medicalprivacy; medicalrecords; privacy; privacyrights; rshatesrush; rush; whatarush; witchhunt; wodlist
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To: I'm ALL Right!
I'm not a Constitutional scholar, but this seems unconstitutional to me.

...constitution?....we don't need no stinking constitution.

181 posted on 04/28/2005 11:00:12 AM PDT by Donald Rumsfeld Fan ("Memos on Bush Are Fake but Accurate". NYTimes)
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To: Red Badger
It's amazing how much stupid stuff is going on in FloriDUH ever since the DAMN YANKEES STARTED MOVING DOWN HERE TO DIE!!!!!

Big Smile.

You should say Damn Liberal Yankees.

182 posted on 04/28/2005 11:01:24 AM PDT by Texas Mom
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To: SoFloFreeper

Rush ought to move out of the utterly corrupt state of Florida. He has the money. Why does he stay there?


183 posted on 04/28/2005 11:05:25 AM PDT by A. Patriot
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To: ClintonBeGone

Lots of people who get addicted have money; lots of money. Why does that make Rush more guilty??


184 posted on 04/28/2005 11:08:24 AM PDT by international american (Tagline now flameproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
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To: ClintonBeGone

Defending Clinton's coke habit?

Yeah, your name is sincere.


185 posted on 04/28/2005 11:09:02 AM PDT by eno_ (Freedom Lite - it's almost worth defending.)
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To: Texas Mom
You should say Damn Liberal Yankees

YANKEES, DAMN LIBERAL YANKEES! DAMN THEM ALL! LET GOD SORT 'EM OUT!........

186 posted on 04/28/2005 11:11:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Entrepreneurs find a need and fill it. Politicians create need and fill it........)
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To: SoFloFreeper

More evidence that the Floriduh judicial system is corrupt.


187 posted on 04/28/2005 11:17:32 AM PDT by Terriergal (What is the meaning of life?? Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him for ever.)
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To: Raycpa
When I posted links to the live broadcast of Justice Sunday which is far more important and urgent that post was relegated to front page news.

Seesh! Don't forget the cheese to go with that whine.

188 posted on 04/28/2005 11:21:14 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
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To: A. Patriot

>>>Rush ought to move out of the utterly corrupt state of Florida. He has the money. Why does he stay there?

No income tax, decent weather year round, many fine golf courses, frequent direct flights to NYC for work


189 posted on 04/28/2005 11:31:35 AM PDT by NC28203
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I think you're missing his point. The immunity or resistance to antibiotics isnt with the people actually taking the meds--its rather that the bacteria have already gained resistance/immunity elsewhere before infection. Many of the more common antibiotics wont work at all on the resistant bacteria when people actually do get infected with the resistant strain. Its pretty much known that resistance to many ABs has been gained from overprescrips i.e people taking them when not needed etc.


190 posted on 04/28/2005 11:57:47 AM PDT by lurker214
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To: NC28203

>>>Rush ought to move out of the utterly corrupt state of Florida. He has the money. Why does he stay there?

No income tax, decent weather year round, many fine golf courses, frequent direct flights to NYC for work




Oh, I see what you mean. But he could move to South Carolina - many of the same benifits with out the corruption of the courts.


191 posted on 04/28/2005 12:03:43 PM PDT by A. Patriot
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To: theDentist
You knew the Supreme Court was gonna slap him like this

Yep, the courts are now in the business of legislating from the bench AND poltical payback. It's worse than pathetic.

192 posted on 04/28/2005 12:05:08 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: A. Patriot; ClintonBeGone

"Oh, I see what you mean. But he could move to South Carolina - many of the same benifits with out the corruption of the courts."

Vegas Baby ! What happens here, stays here !


193 posted on 04/28/2005 12:06:34 PM PDT by RS ("I took the drugs because I liked them and I found excuses to take them, so I'm not weaseling. ")
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To: A. Patriot

>>>Oh, I see what you mean. But he could move to South Carolina - many of the same benifits with out the corruption of the courts

True, but when you make as much as Rush, that first one (no state income tax) can be very persuasive.


194 posted on 04/28/2005 12:08:46 PM PDT by NC28203
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To: Born Conservative

"100 years ago, your chances of dying from any given illness was much greater than today; things aren't all that bad...."


I know they are not, but I fear they will be if we keep going on w/all this scare stuff. Point is, until 5 years ago I did not hear people hacking on and on for years on end. Sounds like we're regressing in a way. I'm sure the people who survived influenza, typhoid, whooping, etc, often suffered these types of everlasting symptoms the rest of their days. Today is starting to sound too much like yesterday.


And you're correct, I know next to nothing about all the medical stuff, despite my uncle & aunt being good learning doctor & nurse.

But sometimes experts can't see the forest for the trees. Common sense. People are coughing continuously now. I've noticed this problem alot in so many ventures, not just this little medical thing.


And I never said anything about making antibiotics OTC. I said it shouldn't be so hard - disruptive - as to insist people see a doctor for everything, and it has to be a specific doctor who is allowed to even do it (I guess that's another great reason for all this HMO/PPO crap - easier to find out which doctor has "permission").


195 posted on 04/28/2005 12:21:44 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: ClintonBeGone

it is a leftist catch 22. They may have cracked the wall of abortion "privacy" in order to get rush. (burn village in order to save it)


196 posted on 04/28/2005 12:23:24 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: lurker214

Yes, that's a good point - it's the bacteria not the people's cells. Stupid for me to forget that.


As for "over-prescribe" - so should we not prescribe at all, let them get a bit sicker, then let them fester in permanent nagging debilitating symptoms?

What do you do? Heck, do you even know that what the person has is "resistant" until you try? If you don't do anti-bio's, what else do you do?


197 posted on 04/28/2005 12:26:25 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: NC28203

It would come from a more conservative of the 67 counties. it would be an action against the abortion clinic itself. The courts have used "medical privacy" in order to deny access to any and all abortion clinic records. No that is no longer an obstacle.

Medical privacy was the reason the parental notification law was overturned and then the citizens passed a parental notification amendment. now that amendment is far more likely to survive any challenges. It also means the legislature can incorporation information access to the medical abortion records in greater disclosure than previously considered.


198 posted on 04/28/2005 12:28:48 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: xzins

The most ludicrous thing is that HIPAA (the Medicare inspired privacy law) prevents physicians' staff from discussing overpaid "unassigned" claims with Medicare staff.

Even though "unassigned" claims are filed by the physicians' staff they are not allowed to discuss them with Medicare staff.

The world is upside down.
sp


199 posted on 04/28/2005 12:31:17 PM PDT by sodpoodle (sparrows are underrated)
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To: A. Patriot

Golf, tax rates, close to NYC by EIB-1 jet, weather.


200 posted on 04/28/2005 12:31:42 PM PDT by alpo
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