Reply #29: What disturbs me the most is how Congress rode roughshod over the courts. [View All]

[Straight Shooter]

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), traveling in the Middle East, said in a statement: "Congressional leaders have no business substituting their judgment for that of multiple state courts that have extensively considered the issues in this intensely personal family matter. The actions of the majority in attempting to pass constitutionally dubious legislation are highly irregular and an improper use of legislative authority."

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Moran (D-VA) later cited the encounter in a floor speech. "I don't know who's right and who's wrong" in the battle over Schiavo, he said. "But that's the point: Neither do my colleagues." Moran said: "Ten courts, and 19 judges all have reached the same conclusion," ruling in favor of Michael Schiavo's request on his wife's behalf.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51402-2005Mar20_2.html