Judge Has Cojones

InstantReplay applauds Judge James Whittemore of the Tampa Federal District Court for stopping the frothy stampede over the constitution caused by the Terri Schiavo madness. Both houses of Congress and the president approved an unprecedented (and unconstitutional) measure of giving the Federal courts jurisdiction over a state case. The NYTimes editorial board is right on target when it writes, "The new law tramples on the principle that this is 'a nation of laws, not of men'". Judge Whittemore stood up against the combined might of the other two branches of government and put his career in jeopardy by refusing to hear the case. Thank God for an independent judiciary.