Today’s Washington Times blares the headline: “Bush’s plunge in polls tied to domestic issues”.

Indeed, like his father before him Mr. Bush has demonstrated that he is a capable and splendid wartime commander-in-chief. Thank God that it was President Bush on 9/11 and not President Gore – we’d all be wearing burkas and praying toward Mecca five times a day.

However, also like his father he has proven a colossal disappointment on the home front. According to the Times the two issues driving the Presidential approval woes are immigration and economic. The economic issue is a red-herring, fed by a media insistent on painting a booming economy and prosperous nation as the opposite. The immigration issue is very real and why hundreds of talk radio listeners, mostly conservatives and mostly republicans are traveling with me to Washington, DC this Month (April).

Now that the horrifying sentence of death by torture (starvation) has been carried out on Terri Schiavo, while the President stood by and did nothing, he will face a new problem. When push came to shove the President’s much touted “Culture of Life” was exposed as an apparently cynical and hollow political ruse void of intent beyond creating a sound-bite saleable to the base. Moral leadership at home is as important as being a splendid wartime commander-in-chief, yet when this occassion arose to provide that leadership our president failed to provide that moral leadership. How will he now? How can he now?

Today on my weekly Fox News Channel appearance I was asked about the political implications of Terri's death, they will be considerable. With lower judicial nominations by the president already being slapped around by the congress, his sinking approval ratings, and lack of moral leadership via action to accompany his words will likely translate into no juice with which to press a reform agenda. For this reason the coming opening(s) on the Supreme Court will not be filled by reform-minded nominees. Any such appointment will be aborted long before confirmation. Deals will have to be cut and without a citizen army behind him the president – and we - will be at the mercy of the left.

It will be said that Mr. Bush failed to act in the case of Ms. Schiavo because public opinion told him so. It should be noted that this president has a history of ignoring polls and public opinion; for better in Iraq, and for worse in immigration…and now in the case of the first casualty of the next Holocaust.

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Mark Williams is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. His work appears in this publication, on Fox News Channel and nightly on Sacramento’s 1530 AM KFBK radio. For more on Mark and his background visit his web site.

There is a reason why my radio show (KFBK 1530 AM) motto has been for many years “It’s not right versus left, its right versus wrong.” And why I defy all attempts to categorize myself as conservative, liberal or something in-between (and why I refuse to unquestioningly swallow party dictates). Indeed, I have been labeled all three, and much more. Some of the more vicious labels have been slung by Republican Party drones who consider my criticism of the Bush Brothers on this issue to be tantamount to an endorsement of Hillary Clinton for Goddess status, at best, or treason at worst and who would, in an earlier generation, qualify for an Iron Cross in a party of a different name.

The consummate moment this week was arch-conservative, pro-life Randall Terry on TV shaking his head in disbelief while exclaiming that “...never in my [his] wildest dreams…:” would he have ever envisioned himself side by side with arch-liberal, pro-choice Jessie Jackson in an eleventh hour attempt to save the life of Terri Schiavo. Yet, if Ms. Schiavo is to be saved it appears that it will be the Reverend Jackson who tipped the scale in the absence of courage from Governor Bush, or conviction to back up a well designed, alas sadly insincere campaign slogan about restoring the “culture of life” spouted by his senior brother at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Ironically both Governor Bush and President Bush have the Constitutional power and authority to act, while the judge acts beyond his own. It seems inconceivable that they would be unaware of their own duties and powers, and President Bush has demonstrated that he is anything but a coward; thus we are left with no choice but to conclude that they have put on nothing more than a political show of faux concern over this poor woman’s fate. Party partisans recoil at such a suggestion and hurl hysterical warnings about the damage done to the party by noting the absence of clothing on the emperor. Yes, the Party above nation, duty, morality and honor. That is a notion that when combined with the precedent being set by the killing of Terri Schiavo eventually adds up to boxcars full of Terri Schiavos, unless a hero emerges to prevent it.

What is chilling is to watch and hear that slavish adherence to party or ideological doctrine being spouted by Republicans and Democrats alike. Partisan demagogs on both sides are measuring this debate, and judging perceived criticism from within their own party in light of the potential effect that it may have on that party’s next election effort, or what advantage it may give them, and lashing out at those who stray from the dogma dictated by that outlandishly destructive position.

Meanwhile; mainstream medical ethicists recite verbatim language from “Permission to destroy life unworthy of life”, written in 1920 by German medical ethicists Karl Binding and Alfred Hoche and which became the foundation of a genocide that changed the face of the world; and the basics of which have now been embraced by the modern day, western medical ethicists who have adopted the language of genocide unchallenged by the pretty TV talking heads who have no grasp of history, the story or the implications and thus ask insipid questions of them about whether or not Terri Schiavo hears the music in her room. Lost in the vapor is that Pinellas County Judge Greer has adopted, and is enforcing the theory of German lawyer and medical ethicist Adolph Jost, who wrote in his 1895 book entitled: "The Right to Death” that "The rights to death are the key to the fitness of life. The state must own death -- must kill -- in order to keep the social organism alive and healthy."

As indicated, today is not the first time the world has seen such a mindless call to obedience to a political doctrine over morality, nor is it the first time the ideas of “mercy” and "it's the law" have been applied as rationale for not acting to stop the killing of the innocent at the hands of government. The last time resulted in boxcars full of innocents, having been declared non-persons devoid of all rights – as has Terri Schiavo (and whose family name is appropriately “Schindler”) – being hauled off to their government mandated ends…. Of course, all in accordance to party dogma, and for her (our) own good mind you.

Republicans had better wise up, and fast…like before Terri goes room temperature… or they will deliver unto the world not only President Hillary Clinton but the next installment of the Final Solution.

I've read this script, don't like the plot, time for a different ending. Mr. Bush...and Mr. Bush, grow some backbones and do your damned jobs. Let's not convert "never again" into "one more round" quite so soon.


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Mark Williams is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. His work appears in this publication, on Fox News Channel and nightly on Sacramento’s 1530 AM KFBK radio. For more on Mark and his background visit his web site.

Friday afternoon I had a chance to sit in as attorneys argued the constitutionality of AB 205 before the appeals court here in Sacramento. AB 205 is the legislation authored by Jackie Goldberg (D), which essentially gave almost all of the rights reserved for married couples to domestic partners. This basically created same sex marriage in California; without calling it marriage. (Story Here)

The primary issue being debated was whether or Proposition 22, The Defense of Marriage Act passed in 2000 protected marriage in name only or in fact also included the rights and responsibilities traditionally tied to marriage.

"The voters of the state are entitled to get what they voted on. No more and no less," said Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Lynch in defense of the domestic partners law. "How would a voter know they were going to vote on more?"

But what was not reported was a key argument presented by Robert Tyler, attorney for the Proposition 22 Legal Defense and Education Fund. He pointed out that California case law already existed supporting their position that marriage is not merely a status and cannot be separated from the rights and responsibilities traditionally tied to it.

When a member of the three judge panel questioned Deputy AG Lynch on this fact, her only response was that the case law was “Outdated”. These are decisions that were made as early as 1981 and as late as 1985. If they believe that rulings that are less than 20 years-old are archaic, it is easy to see why they don’t support traditional marriage. They probably consider it “Outdated” as well, since it does date back to the beginning of time.

It is crucial that we let these judges know that we are tired of them usurping the will of the people by legislating from the bench. JudgeRecall.com is a group of Sacramento voters who are sending just such a message to Sacramento Superior Court Judge Loren McMaster. He is the judge who chose to ignore established case law in his support of AB 205.

If you want to send a message to out of control judges that you have had enough, the recall of Judge McMaster would be a great way to do so.
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Patrick J. Buchanan is suggesting so today. I suggested similar last Friday.

Any one, short of being in a state similar to Ms. Schiavo, may read history and reach the same conclusion (see my preivious post on this). If the right to attend a school is a civil right worthy of calling the the 101st Airborne, or to Federalize a state militia then why is not the right to life a civil right of such weight?

That is what we are talking about tonight at 7:00 on KFBK 1530 AM. Join me to implore the President to come to the defense of life, and to take action on his vow to turn back the culture of death.


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Mark Williams is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. His work appears in this publication, on Fox News Channel and nightly on Sacramento’s 1530 AM KFBK radio. For more on Mark and his background visit his web site.

The Miami Herald reports that last week agents of the Florida Department of Children and Families were enroute to Terri Schiavo’s bedside in the escort of agents of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, a state agency analogous to the FBI. According to the Herald the entourage turned back when Pinellas Park officials made it known that the local police, backed by Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputies would repel the invading state agencies. The shorthand of it is that the local cops threatened a shoot out, if it came to that, with state police. Like Judge Greer local officials there are strangely determined, and – to put it mildly – overly enthusiastic about making sure that Terri be killed.

This storm has been brewing since Chief Justice John Marshall’s 1803 constitutional power-grab in Marbury v. Madison. I say “power grab” because that case established what on its face appears to be a reasonable notion; that the Supreme Court has the power to declare the actions of another branch to be outside the boundaries of that branch's constitutional powers. The problem is that to have that power Justice Marshall had to himself leave his own constitutional corral. The Men in Black haven’t been back to the reservation since.

The Judicial branch has since taken it upon itself to evolve into a de facto dictatorship. In California the usurping of the legislative and executive branches and the direct actions of the people by popular and proper constitutional vote has become routine. In just recent history the Men in Black have: thrown out the state definition of “marriage”, written into law by both legislative action and via referendum. At the moment there is no law barring you from marrying your dog, a dozen other people or the tree in your yard. They have attempted to, and may still yet remove “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance. Likewise they declared that the collective will of the people to deny taxpayer benefits to illegal aliens be voided. Daily one may read of the latest outrage – a child molester freed, a killer sprung, a charge thrown out – at the hands of an activist judge here or there. No one offense by the courts however is enough to spark the coming constitutional revolution.

To be sure, sloppy attempts have been made to halt the stampede through the swinging barn door. President Andrew Jackson who, upon hearing that the John Marshall's Supreme Court had ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation in a suit against oppressive Georgia State Law said, according to American mythology: “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.” In fact he wrote: “the decision of the supreme court has fell still born, and they find that it cannot coerce George to yield to its mandate. ” [sic], but in any event he later defied the intent of the court and sent Federal troops in to evict the Cherokees from their land and set them off onto the Trail of Tears. For our purposes we shall ignore that whole Trail of Tears part, and the other point left out of that story in the history books – namely that gold had been discovered on Cherokee land. The thievery and genocide that Mr. Jackson thus contributed to may be the chief reason why it was 101 years before a president would try to reign in the courts again.

It was 1937 and FDR was next up in the batter’s box. Frustrated by an activist court striking down his activist agenda the popular president attempted to force a retirement age of 70 upon the court, while adding 6 additional justices. This would allow him to force from the bench his 75-year old nemesis Justice James McReynolds while packing the court with friendly appointees. The idea was made into minced meat in congress and abandoned.

Now Florida Governor Jeb Bush finds himself in the position occupied by both Jackson and Roosevelt. The difference is that this time the man has the moral ground upon which to stand. The dispute is not about stealing from indigenous peoples or packing courts. It is about the court claiming the right to order the killing of helpless innocents for the crime of being sick.

One of my KFBK callers put it brilliantly the other night. He said that “Just a few years ago Dr. Kevorkian had us debating the right to die. Now we find ourselves fighting for our right to live.” The courts have grown so bold as to now claim for themselves the position of sole arbitrator over the formerly inalienable, God-given right for each of us to live. Judge Greer has so far declared himself above and immune to the will of the people as expressed by the executive; and the powers of the legislative, and established federal powers by brushing aside a lawfully issued congressional subpoena.

Governor Bush needs to reassert the power of the exectutive and legislative branches, and of the people to whom our government is subservient. To do this he must sign a piece of paper effectively telling Judge Greer to “go to hell” and send in whatever force is necessary to brush aside the small town cops standing between Terri Schiavo and life. The precident is well established: Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne into Little Rock in 1957 to brush aside the Arkansas National Guard which was blocking 9 black students from school, and President Kennedy's Federalization of the Mississippi Guard at Oxford and their use against local and state authorities to reaffirm federal authority over state authority on behalf of James Meredith, for just two examples. Similar action on the part of a governor would differ only in scale but serve the same constitutional end...namely, taking an important step in placing the court back into its box.

Mr. Bush needs to fire the first figurative (God, let’s hope not actual) shot that will take this brewing constitutional cold war hot and end with the restoration of the balance of powers intended by the Founders. Mr. Bush has the moral ground, and the obligation to history. Does he have the courage to act, or is he destined to become an illustration for good men standing idle as evil triumphs is the question.

We will know the answer in perhaps hours.


Listen to 1530 AM KFBK weeknights from 7-10 PM for details on how you may join in me banging pots and pans for immigration reform in the very belly of the beast, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. this April 23-28!

Mark Williams is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, and Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. His work appears in this publication, on Fox News Channel and nightly on Sacramento’s 1530 AM KFBK radio. For more on Mark and his background visit his web site.