MSNBC - Congress reaches deal in Schiavo legal battle
Congressional leaders announced a compromise between Senate and House Republicans that would allow the brain-damaged woman's case to be reviewed by federal courts that could restore her feeding tube. Opposition waned after House leaders agreed to give up broader legislation and accept a narrowly crafted bill that applied only to Schiavo's case.
Bill of Attainder:
Definition: A legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial.
The Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 provides that: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law will be passed."
My view of constitutional law might be fuzzy,but doesn't Congress' involvement in the tragedy of the Schiavo case come awfully close, or go over the line, of being a Bill of Attainder?
Posted by Jvstin at March 20, 2005 8:49 AM