DeLay charges left unduly influences Supreme Court

[Judi Lynn]

Aug. 14, 2005, 11:22PM

DeLay charges left unduly influences Supreme Court
House majority leader keeps heat on federal bench
By SAMANTHA LEVINE
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

NASHVILLE, TENN. - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay charged Sunday night in a rally at an evangelical church that the "out-of-touch" political left has dangerously and unduly influenced the U.S. Supreme Court.

DeLay was among the dozen speakers at "Justice Sunday II: God Save the United States and this Honorable Court," organized by the Family Research Council and its leader, Tony Perkins. The event was broadcast nationwide by a Christian satellite service.
To occasional shouts of "Amen!" from the audience, DeLay said arguments for same-sex marriage, for instance, have no basis in the Constitution and represent "the frustrated imagination of an out-of-touch political movement whose world view the American people simply will not endorse."

The high court has not allowed same-sex marriages, but opponents of gay rights were alarmed when the court struck down the Texas sodomy law after it was used to prosecute two Houston-area gay men.

DeLay, a born-again Christian, said there is "a movement of judicial activism — principally but not exclusively of the political left — that has found the public will increasingly inconvenient to its designs."
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[Dogmudgeon]

1. In the USA or in Bizarro World?

--p!

[slay]

2. Haven't you heard?

The USA is bizarro world now. :P

[Old and In the Way]

3. He's a born again criminal.

He's in no position to judge our judges.

[oscar111]

5. Half the people should = half Supreme Court

the LW was half the vote in 'O4.

so, deLay, we should have half the Court judges from our ranks.
so, deLay, have 5 judges resign now, and replace them with judges picked by Michael Moore.

5, not four and a half, because the election was stolen. The true popular vote would have been 55% LW at least,with no suppression of blacks.

[mhr]

4. Once Again, Our Democratic Political Leadership

Allows the likes of Delay to characterize the party.

Where is our version of Delay castigating the Republicans on a regular basis.

You want to fight street dogs you got be a tougher SOB than they are.

Seems the Democratic party used to have street fighters but we have been taken over by the Kumbiya singers.

[oscar111]

6. we have street dogs but no voice for them

the MSM wont carry them.

we need to spread AAR.

get union LOCALS to buy stations, like the IBEW LOCAL in anchorage just did, and put AAR on.

KUDO is station.

[mhr]

9. All Good Suggestions - But Still Maintain We Need More Pit Bulls

eom

[TaleWgnDg]

7. Tom DeLay -- old bug brains himself . . .

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Tom DeLay -- old bug brains himself


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[Disturbed]

8. Amerika is in deep trouble.

Amerika is under siege from Fundies within and from without.

[struggle4progress]

17. DeLay is in deep trouble, hence the loud shrieking. eom

[Shipwack]

10. I know it would be useless to point out...

... but he just made the argument for same sex marriage.

I'll admit that the Constitution gives no explicit "basis" for allowing same sex marriage. Therefore, under Amendment X ("The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.") means that states can make their own laws regarding same sex marriage,

Then, under Article IV ("Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.")I could argue that a Vermont marriage had to be honored in Ohio, no matter what the gender of those involved.

Of course, I'm forgetting that the Supreme Court ruled long ago that Article IV specifically didn't apply to marriages, for fear that it would allow "mingling of the races..." :eyes:

[Garbo 2004]

11. If the left had that much influence on the SCOTUS Bush wouldn't have been

selected by the Court.

[SoCalDem]

12. He needs to put down the crack pipe

:)

[punpirate]

13. News Flash!

Left Charges DeLay Unduly Influenced by Jack Abramoff and Dirty Money!

:)

[gademocrat7]

14. I agree

[Lerkfish]

15. this is how you'll know republican crimes: they blame dems for them.

[mom cat]

16. Hypocracy, Hypocracy, God Shed His Wrath on Thee!

You know the tune...

[VegasWolf]

18. DeLay still on a roll from he Sunday sermons?? He can't come down off

the high, can he?

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. Republican rule will fix EVERTHING wrong with the US! Just watch!

Aaaaagh! =falls over unconscious from own irony=

[K-W]

20. They have an amazing mythology. EOM

[librechik]

21. more Republican humor? n/t

[JinFL]

22. Give Us a Break

With Congress now under Republican control, the only way we can get progressive laws passed us through the Supreme Court. Affirmative Action, forced bussing, etc... no one ever passed a law for these things, it took the SCOTUS to do it for us. If SCOTUS won't pass the "right" laws, how can we expect Congress to?

[GoldenOldie]

23. Then why isn't Gore our President?

[Olney Blue]

24. Has he got a bug up his ass again?

:boring: