[Jim Noble]

Michael Schiavo got away with murder. He should be indicted, tried, and imprisoned by the State of Florida. Courts cannot give you permission to murder.

HOWEVER

This does not give Congress the authority to pass Bills of Attainder or ex post facto laws, however disguised.

The actions of the GOP leadership in this case were ill-conceived and tyrannical.

[syriacus]

This does not give Congress the authority to pass Bills of Attainder or ex post facto laws, however disguised.

Could you explain what you mean? I'm willing to learn.

[T'wit]

No offense, but a bill of attainder only involves punishment or harm to the group or individual singled out. There is no prohibition against beneficial congressional laws or actions involving a single person or specific group. It's done every day. Neither was there any ex post facto element.

This law simply authorized federal courts to review the Terri Schiavo case. I find nothing tyrannical in that. It was the Greer Court that tyrannized and deprived Terri of her property, liberty and life. It even refused her holy communion and ice chips to ease her dying agony.

[BykrBayb]

This does not give Congress the authority to pass Bills of Attainder or ex post facto laws, however disguised.

I haven't seen anyone suggest that they should have done that. And of course, you know, they didn't do that. Do you have any problem with anything that Congress actually did do?