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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (52851)	7/12/2002 5:04:49 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

That is one of your more ridiculous posts. They saw the entire House stand and place their hands on their heart, and sneer at the ruling of the Court...and at the authority of the Law. This was a lower level appeals court notorious for having its rulings reversed This was a 2 to 1 decision, not unanimous, even by this highly liberal court. Remember, the first judge to hear the case threw it out of court -- how come you don't respect his* decision? (After all, that was "the authority of the Law", too). The Court had just said it was unconstitutional, and thus illegal. At times in our history, the HIGHEST court in the land has decreed that slavery is constitutional and thus legal ... do you feel that that decision should have put that matter to rest? The Supreme Court also held that "separate but equal" treatment of blacks is constitutional and thus legal ... should that have ended that issue? Courts in the South have routinely refused to prosecute lynch mobs ... should we all respect that as "The authority of Law"? Don't you have any respect for the freedom of expression that allows our citizens, including members of Congress, to sneer at any court decision they think is wrong?

To: Solon who wrote (52851)	7/12/2002 6:58:29 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Let me tell you what the rest of the world saw. I think for the most part the rest of the world doesn't really care much about this specific controversy. The Court had just said it was unconstitutional, and thus illegal. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals had just said that having children in public schools recite the pledge was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court did not say that it was unconstitutional. Even if the supreme court did, I don't see how making negative remarks about a court decision is showing lack of respect for the law or the constitution. The constitution is not the creation of a federal appeals court, or really even of the supreme court. The constitution exists independently of the supreme court. The court issues opinions about the constitution and these opinions are normally binding but they can be wrong. Saying that the court's decision is wrong, even with very harsh words and with contempt, does not amount to contempt for the idea of the rule of law, or for the US Constitution. Tim