Fourtyrulz

I'll ignore your attempt at authority and move on to the latter part of your statement.

First off, the "separate but equal" laws you refer to were state laws specifically designed to descriminate against blacks, hardly the same as the case in question with the Terri Shaivo fiasco. Secondly, the FEDERAL judges had no jurisdiction since the state courts already denied the case because it had no merit and no base to act on. Thirdly, law in America is based off of Common Law which comes into being over time from precedents. There was no precedent from which the Supreme Court could refer to to have the feeding tube put back in. They aren't just making this stuff up as they go. And lastly, any judge who would have ruled opposite what the SC denied 5 times would have been the activist judge, not Judge Greer and whoever else ruled against the feeding tube. I'm sure Mobo could explain this more accurately and completely (in the event that I completely made an ass of myself).

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