Reply #7: Washington Post reports only 3 Senators present for "unanimous consent" [View All]

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53153-2005Mar21.html

The Senate, operating under unanimous-consent rules, passed the legislation yesterday afternoon with no debate and with only three members present. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), a renowned heart surgeon, said Congress cannot force a U.S. judge to order that Schiavo's feeding tube be reinserted while the new federal case goes forward. However, he said, "I would expect that a federal judge would grant a stay under these circumstances, because Terri would need to live in order for the court to consider the case."

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It would have taken only one Senator to block this unanimous consent request. How sad no Senator was willing to stand up for this Congressional usurpation of the separation of powers. Can perhaps the federal court refuse to take jurisdiction of this case?