[edsheppa]

Please quit blaming the courts for not reaching beyond the pleading filed by Gibbs.

And before I forget, to tie this back to the article, why didn't AG Gonzales send a top team to make arguments in the case? I can think of several arguments that no judge could legitimately dismiss as unworthy of scrutiny in a few hours.

Clearly Gonzales didn't want to get involved. It's both fair and right to blast him for it.

[Poohbah]

And before I forget, to tie this back to the article, why didn't AG Gonzales send a top team to make arguments in the case?

First, I didn't realize that the US government's role was to act as an advocate for specific private plaintiffs in civil cases. Where in the Constitution do you find that?

Second, a top team volunteered to help the Schindlers. They turned them down flat.