Are Roberts, Thomas and Scalia "activist judges"? (re: OR suicide case)

[rpgamerd00d]

Were they trying to "legislate from the bench" ?

This law was passed by the people of Oregon and these three judges are trying to thwart the will of the people.

Funny how we haven't heard a peep about that !

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration overstepped its authority when it barred doctors from helping terminally ill patients die in the only state that allows physician-assisted suicide, the
U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

In a stinging defeat for the administration, the high court ruled by a 6-3 vote that then-Attorney General John Ashcroft wrongly interpreted a federal law in 2001 to bar distribution of controlled drugs to assist suicides, disregarding the Oregon law authorizing it.

"It is difficult to defend the attorney general's declaration that the statute impliedly criminalizes physician-assisted suicide," Justice Anthony Kennedy said for the court majority.

The court's most conservative members -- Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas and new Chief Justice John Roberts, who was appointed by President George W. Bush -- dissented. Roberts, in his first dissent, did not write an opinion.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060117/pl_nm/court_suicide_dc

[Erika]

1. W and the rabid right wing appointees believe in big government

The heck with states rights. Scalia, Thomas, and Roberts are nothing but Stepford judges for the out of touch right wing and their theocratic views.

[Charlie Brown]

3. The strangest thing is, Thomas voted in support of CA's med. marijuana law

Now he's saying the Fed Gov't is within its rights to regulate drugs prescribed for assisted suicide.

Talk about a flip-flop.

[Charlie Brown]

2. The Freepers are tearing themselves apart on this dilemma

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1559543/posts

[sandnsea]

4. Who has an account over there

Somebody needs to put the Texas law where the hospital makes the decision on whether a terminal patient can die, even if the terminal patient and/or their family objects. It's their own fearless leader who has signed the law that is going to lead to death based on ability to pay for medical care, note liberals.

Somebody might want to respond to that person on medical marijuana too. Oregon does allow medical marijuana and most doctors give alot of latitude to patients who want to use it.

Gads these people don't know a blessed thing that is going on in the country, let alone the world.

[Erika]

6. Yeah, no money and the patient is terminated

Right to life to the right wingers is only an issue for those who can pay for medical care. The state kills the rest of those who are terminally ill and can't afford care.

[Czolgosz]

5. You KNOW which side of this judicial activism issue Alito would be on

[Erika]

7. Yeah, the side of big business

Just like W did in Texas when he allowed hospitals to terminate terminal patients who didn't have the money to pay. The Right to life is very subjective to the GOP. You have a right to life if you can pay for it, other than that, forget it.