[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

I agree with you in large part, but don't expect to get too far on here. I think the majority weight of opinion is against us on this one.

You are 100% correct. The majority do differ with me and this Congressman. And to top that off, most of us at FR who believe like me refuse to enter the discussion on these threads because of the emotional intensity of those "right to life" proponents. They just do not want to get ganged up on and flamed.

But the fact is, Republicans are acting like Democrats, byppassing the law, bypassing the perogative of another branch of government, and taking a piece of the Constitution and burning it.

Regardless of what one thinks about the Florida litigation, this has been one of the most heavily litigated cases in history, and the fact is, the final decision was a heavy decision and not taken lightly. The Florida courts decided that the law was such that the feeding tube should be removed.

Republicans are acting like Democrats here, and they are actively bypassing the separation of powers. Just think--we all complained about "judicial activism" and about wacko judges who are making law. Now, we have the judges interpreting law, and Republican are demanding that Congress bypass the Supreme Court of the United States. Talk about role reversal!

Who are those now that are making the Constitution a "living breathing document" that should be altered and molded according to public opinion? Not the liberal radical extremists but republican "conservatives" and the Republican Congress itself!

[Publius Valerius]

we all complained about "judicial activism"

Oh, you didn't know? Judicial activism is what occurs when a court makes a decision that you don't like. When you agree with the decision, the court is a paragon of judicial restraint.

[garybob]

But the fact is, Republicans are acting like Democrats, byppassing the law

Since when is upholding the Constitution bypassing the law? What particular law was "bypassed"?

[garybob]

But the fact is, Republicans are acting like Democrats, byppassing the law

Since when is upholding the Constitution bypassing the law? What particular law was "bypassed"?

[goldstategop]

Au contraire. We simply restrained a lawless court that exceeded authority. To do that, we had to give Terri Schiavo's parents an impartial forum in which their case could be heard. Judge Greer was too thick-headed to step down and let another jurist review the case. Congress didn't by-pass the SCOTUS; it never ruled on the case at issue. I'll say it again: the judiciary is fully accountable to the elected branch of government. It pays their salaries and confirms them in their offices. Our courts are political animals and out of control. Ultimately, the only way to restore the separation of powers is to abolish judicial review and get judges out of the business of policy-making altogether.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[csmusaret]

You just don't get it do you? Don't you realize the all powerful Federal government created the states? What the all powerful giveth, the all powerful can take away. I'm beginning to think you don't even know the definitions of republic or federalism.