Posted on 08/18/2006 6:20:04 AM PDT by Brilliant
In our current era of polarized politics, it was probably inevitable that some judge somewhere would strike down the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretaps as unconstitutional. The temptations to be hailed as Civil Libertarian of the Year are just too great.
So we suppose a kind of congratulations are due to federal Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who won her 10 minutes of fame yesterday for declaring that President Bush had taken upon himself "the inherent power to violate not only the laws of the Congress but the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution, itself." Oh, and by the way, the Jimmy Carter appointee also avers that "there are no hereditary Kings in America." In case you hadn't heard.
The 44-page decision, which concludes by issuing a permanent injunction against the wiretapping program, will doubtless occasion much rejoicing among the "imperial Presidency" crowd. That may have been part of her point, as, early in the decision, Judge Taylor refers with apparent derision to "the war on terror of this Administration."
We can at least be grateful that President Taylor's judgment won't be the last on the matter. The Justice Department immediately announced it will appeal and the injunction has been stayed for the moment. But her decision is all the more noteworthy for coming on the heels of the surveillance-driven roll up of the terrorist plot in Britain to blow up U.S.-bound airliners. In this environment, monitoring the communications of our enemies is neither a luxury nor some sinister plot to chill domestic dissent. It is a matter of life and death...
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My prediction is that this Judge Taylor is overruled unanimously upon appeal to the 6th Circuit, and that the Supreme Court unanimously declines to hear the appeal by the ACLU.
Democrats can't win at the ballot box and must resort to Judicial dictates from their political hacks.
I don't know if I'd predict unanimously. She's not the only liberal partisan on the bench.
No I think the matter needs to go to the Supreme Court for their ruling and be put to rest once and for all.
Reversing this level of stupidity is a waste of SCOTUS's time. They'll be pleased to let the Sixth Ciruit flush this ruling down.
"..Biography:
An attorney and judge, Anna Diggs Taylor was the first African-American woman appointed to a federal judgeship in Michigan and later became the first African-American woman to be named chief federal judge in the Eastern District of Michigan. Taylor has used her positions to advance civil rights throughout the United States. .."
Appointed by Jimmah.
Shhhhhh, don't wake up the kool-aid crowd.
"judgment" ?
Poor judgment, I'd say.
Appointed by Jimmuh Carter I believe.
I've been suggesting this solution for years now.Can we finally get Congress to address the idea of ending lifetime appointments to the Federal bench so we're not shackled with people like Anna Diggs Taylor forever !!!
Carter, the gift that just keeps on giving.
I'm sorry but I disagree. I think the matter is too important to be left dangling. The Constitutionality of the presidents actions need to be confirmed by the Supreme Court in no uncertain terms, and the precedent set for the lower courts to follow.
Even the President is not President for life.
Taylor is more like Castro or Putin. She serves at her own pleasure.
How does one impeach a Federal judge???
This is what affirmative action gets you.
She's gotta commit a crime first.
One can argue that she just did commit a crime - sedition.
Exactly! And .. NOW PEOPLE SHOULD REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO WIN ELECTIONS.
The court appointments made by Carter and Clinton have subjected this country to loonacy judges who's only goal is to put forward the LIBERAL AGENDA.
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