Posted on 03/24/2005 9:09:56 AM PST by davidosborne
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That is a Lie
...that really is unfair of you to said that about Rush...In fairness to Rush, he really didn't want to talk about Terri Schavio, but the callers were insistent that this be discussed.....Rush is not an opportunist.....
I am ashamed at how this has played out. I fully believe that her fate rests in the hands of the citizens of Florida now. She can be saved, the price will be steep and I fear the outcome but I believe it's going to happen. The greed of a few people have brought it on.
I pray that Gov. Bush finds his cahones and saves her... The possible consequenses otherwise are too dire to imagine.
Mike
"we may need to take this ALL THE WAY TO THE UN!!!!!!!!!!!"
Next up: the Oil for Water scandal.
I think many of us fill those shoes. This case wasn't really covered outside of Florida until recently.
Thank you.
Thank you EllaMinnow!
Cry about it? its you guys crying about a legal decision held up by 22 judges, federal and Supreme court. I suppose every judge in the case is activist? Its not Greer's fault, its the way the law is set up, if you have a problem with it, call jeb, the florida house or Senate.
Snicker
should have read "or not to use sarcasm tags...."
Sorry.
Most of us haven't paid much attention until lately either.
Like it or not, when the news cycle explodes something, that is when people get interested.
For what?
Those that are making calls, faxing and emailing are trying. Those that aren't but who are insulting Jeb Bush are deplorable.
FReepers can silence the ACLU with a bit of activism. We need to insist our Congressmen repeal this abusive law that allows the ACLU to get rich on harassing Christian America. Congress must repeal laws enabling the ACLU's Christian-hating activities. Cut off the ACLU's funds and watch them disappear. Here's what we can do.
Under the aegis of the ACLU's Foundation---worth some $135 million---any number of financial travesties can be hidden. The IRS should determine whether the ACLU is properly accounting for all its tax-funded activities, whether it is inflating legal costs, and whether it is using tax dollars for the purposes stated. We need to know whether the ACLU is engaged in Enron-style accounting and spending practices.
REFERENCE SOURCE FOR ARGUING REPEAL TO CONGRESS
Apparently, when Congress contemplated the fee-shifting bill three decades ago, it never conceived that 42 U.S.C. §1988 would be used to secure fees in esoteric battles over the meaning of the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
The statute gives a court "discretion" to award attorneys' fees to the prevailing party in civil rights cases.
Study of the legislative history of the statute reveals that Congress intended this statute to apply to civil rights abuses, including certain race and sex discrimination cases, but not to arguments about whether Judge Roy Moore is allowed to display the Ten Commandments in the Alabama courthouse.
During the deliberations on the bill, the Senate penned that "in many cases arising under our civil rights laws, the citizen who must sue to enforce the law has little or no money with which to hire a lawyer."[6] In the recent First Amendment lawsuits filed by the ACLU, the tables are turned.
Small school districts and municipalities can either defend lawsuits and risk paying the ACLU's attorneys' fees if they lose, or they can voluntarily submit to the ACLU's view of the Constitution.
Even if lawsuits over the establishment clause somehow fall within 42 U.S.C. §1988, the statute empowers courts with nothing more than "discretion" to award fees.
In these cases, one would expect courts to withhold awarding fees. Since this is not happening, Congress must take immediate action to clarify 42 U.S.C. §1988 to explicitly exclude lawsuits related to the acknowledgement of God.
No, you have to have them physically take people into custody.
It won't get there fast enough anyway.
Ignoring the court order is an impeachable offense. Bush will lose his job, and Terri would still die, albeit later on.
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Barry Goldwater
"Now, he would have to go to court 24 hours afterward unless it is the weekend. There is some question as to whether that means tomorrow or Saturday."
Which is why I'm guessing the DCF goes in at 5:01. 24 hours later, the courts will be closed for the weekend.
I don't get it - DCF goes in and takes custody of children all of the time and then the parents have to go in and defend themselves. Why isn't this the case with Terri? They've taken children with much less evidence of abuse.
It's a travesty, and why is Greer ruling on this - is he the only judge in Florida?
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