Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Just Another Minor "Factual Discrepancy"
Hmm, we seem to have a little disagreement here. Criticizing Federal Judge Whittemore's decision, Tom DeLay said:
Join us as we hold our breath waiting for the national media to explain this clearly to America.
Yeah, right.
Sidenote: why did Delay refer to "his or her recognized duty"? He knew the decision had been rendered by Judge Whittemore. Was he reading something that had been written earlier?
"...this decision is at odds with both the clear intent of Congress and the constitutional rights of a helpless young woman...Section three [of the "Terri Schiavo Act"] requires the judge to grant a temporary restraining order because he cannot fulfill his or her recognized duty to review the case de novo without first keeping Terri Schiavo alive."But Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said just the opposite as the law was being passed, agreeing that it mandated no such thing:
"Nothing in the current bill or its legislative history mandates a stay. I would assume, however, the federal court would grant a stay based on the facts of this case because Mrs. Schiavo would need to be alive in order for the court to make its determination. Nevertheless, this bill does not change current law under which a stay is discretionary."In fact, Frist is right and DeLay is wrong.
Join us as we hold our breath waiting for the national media to explain this clearly to America.
Yeah, right.
Sidenote: why did Delay refer to "his or her recognized duty"? He knew the decision had been rendered by Judge Whittemore. Was he reading something that had been written earlier?
