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To: Lane3 who wrote (106987)	3/31/2005 6:49:43 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793834

Oh, I love it. Judges strike down laws written by legislatures at the drop of a hat these days, but if the legislature has questions then we're living in a police state all of a sudden? Get a grip. Legislatures write laws. Judges judge cases. Executives run governments. The three bodies are supposed to be separate but co-equal, with checks and balances. If judges think it's their job to write laws and run governments, maybe they need to re-think.

To: Lane3 who wrote (106987)	3/31/2005 7:00:03 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 793834

I, too, an aghast at how judges are being treated. I thought they just intimidated judges in places like Colombia. Well, no, not exactly, in Colombia the choice given judges is plata o plomo, silver or lead. We haven't gotten quite there yet. But I do agree that the reaction with respect to Schiavo is scary. It seems much more acrimonious than the reaction of the losing side in the 2000 election case, but that could be a misperception on my part understood by being in the moment. Going after judges who act impartially and uphold the law against the will of a minority of enraged and doctrinaire zealots is a sure sign of cultural and societal decay.