Intent will always lose to the plain language of the bill, as it should. That bill was worthless, I hate to say. DeLay and Frist think they can use it as a sword against the judiciary, but I think he's got a hard row to hoe on that one, politically speaking - the support just isn't there, not so long as most folks think the right end was achieved.
"The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, but not today."
LOL. If DeLay was serious about assigning blame for why the federal court action went nowhere, he'd resign immediately.
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I disagree .. as this scarring wound continues to ooze in the consciousness of the electorate, I believe its impact will grow .. not lessen.
I think you're probably a well-schooled practicioner or student of the processes of the law .. but I have yet to see a compassionate heart expressed in all your missives... to the contrary, many of your comments have been flippant and insensitive, in light of the grief most of us feel. Anyone ever tell you that sometimes, we can be too "smart" for our own good?
I believe this dark and excruciating (literally) chapter has forever martyred and memorialized Terri's needless killing for years to come -- a precious, innocent, disabled life .. you just can't trifle or preach process successfuly with something that touches people so profoundly.
And, with that .. I bid you adieu.