Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Schiavo Musings

Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard and a Fox News contributor writes:

True, there is an arguable federalism issue: whether taking the issue out of a state's jurisdiction is constitutional. But it pales in comparison with the moral issue.

This gets to the crux of the matter: What happens when the law contradicts morality. Are we obligated to disregard unjust laws? What is an unjust law? Is civil disobedience moral?

Are Terri Schiavo's Constitutional rights being violated? The courts have - to this point - said no. Are we morally bound to adhere to the courts decision?

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