Kia Franklin
The State of the Blogosphere
Go Netroots! Folks are responding across the blogosphere to President Bush’s state of the union address.
Recall that Tuesday’s blog looked at the civil justice implications of the SOTU by responding to Bush’s thoughts on corporations’ right to spy on us and on the need to eliminate malpractice victims’ access to justice. It also mentioned something he didn’t say, about bringing justice to 9/11 workers and volunteers whose patriotism during the attacks has been repaid with a mere slap on the back (or is that the face?).
But what I didn’t mention (and for shame), was that Bush also talked about judicial nominations. Bush said:
“I have submitted judicial nominees who will rule by the letter of the law, not the whim of the gavel. Many of these nominees are being unfairly delayed. They are worthy of confirmation, and the Senate should give each of them a prompt up-or-down vote.”
I could’ve sworn I heard him whisper just after that: “… and they better give them the up.” Ah, well. Alliance for Justice tackled this one with a report on the State of the Judiciary, a comprehensive look at Bush’s appointees that concludes that “Increasingly, ultraconservatives on the bench are granting summary judgment against plaintiffs in worker, consumer and civil rights cases and overturning jury verdicts that favor those same plaintiffs.” Their report also notes the President’s marked lack of a commitment to bi-partisanship in the judiciary.
And as far as Bush’s fairytale about medical malpractice lawsuits, Eric Turkewitz tackled this mischaracterization over at NY Personal Injury Law Blog. His post resulted in a nice exchange with Overlawyered, but Turkewitz definitely had the upper hand (also known as: the truth).
Also check out these videos:
Posted at 7:09 AM, Jan 31, 2008 in Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Comments
Turkewitz gets the last word on his own blog, so in that sense he has the upper hand, but I don't think Turkewitz would know the truth if it bit him on the posterior. I've never known Turkewitz to espouse any position that doesn't potentilly line his pockets with more money.
Why is it that this site doesn't recognize that there can be honest differences of opinion? Many people of great education, intelligence and integrity feel that (1) the med-malpractice crisis is real (2) that the tort system is deeply flawed (3) there are legal jurisdictions that regularly but the screws to civil defendants and (4) the Personal Injury Bar regularly aids and abets fraudulent and exaggerated claims.
Somewhere there is a middle ground to making the civil justice system worthy of the term "justice" yet sites such as this one prefer to label any opposition view as belief in myths and fairy tales.
Posted by: Paul W Dennis | February 5, 2008 02:16 AM
Turkewitz gets the last word on his own blog, so in that sense he has the upper hand, but I don't think Turkewitz would know the truth if it bit him on the posterior. I've never known Turkewitz to espouse any position that doesn't potentilly line his pockets with more money.
Why is it that this site doesn't recognize that there can be honest differences of opinion? Many people of great education, intelligence and integrity feel that (1) the med-malpractice crisis is real (2) that the tort system is deeply flawed (3) there are legal jurisdictions that regularly but the screws to civil defendants and (4) the Personal Injury Bar regularly aids and abets fraudulent and exaggerated claims.
Somewhere there is a middle ground to making the civil justice system worthy of the term "justice" yet sites such as this one prefer to label any opposition view as belief in myths and fairy tales.
Posted by: Paul W Dennis | February 5, 2008 02:17 AM