Posted on 03/26/2005 7:38:18 AM PST by churchillbuff
The Governor of Florida allowed his office and leadership be usurped by a judge. He will never recover his credibility. He has displayed himself to be of feeble character. Too bad it was at Terris expense. When called upon to lead, he coward.
The buck stops at the Governors office and not with some judge.
Difficult question and to be fair, only one that Jeb Bush can answer.
I'm very upset by all this and I see the struggle with Jeb Bush fighting for Terri and I'm not about to judge him harshly now.
Hugh is a coward. He always has been. Real men don't listen to spoiled brats.
Hugh does get it and knows activist judges are the problem. He believes that violating the law ourselvesis not the proper way to remedy the problem. The way to go is to elect the right judges, or, where they are appointed, change the balance in legislatures in order to get more conservative, strict constructionist judges on the bench.
Hugh DOES get it. I have been appalled at the way people here have demanded that the law be ignored.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Jeb Bush will be the new lightning rod
unless Terri rises from the dead.
But they won't take the time to explore the WORK he has done on Terri's behalf.
Jeb Bush has been fighihg endlessly for years now, trying to effect change, through policy and intervention on this poor woman's plight.
So has Right to Life.....behind the scenes...lobbying the Florida legislators and actually getting bills passed...
..Already, in the past, Jeb Bush has been instrumental in giving this woman more time.
I am personally ashamed of those who are foaming at the mouth and wishing him ill will.
We are eating our own...
..Do you think Reno, or Bob Graham, or Lawton Chiles or Clinton's Congress or anyone of that ilk would have lifted a finger to help her.
The answer is NO!--No, they wouldn't....and NO they didn't!
PLEASE step back and see what is happeing.
The Democrats are in glee watching folks turn on Jeb Bush and by proxy, his brother, the President, because they didn't 'do enough'..(according to some people)
If you all are taking the word of Randall Terry on this.....PUUULLLLEEESS DON'T!...
Randall Terry has his own checkered past and has fallen from grace in many circles.
It just shows the desperation of Mr. Schindler to acquire the services of Terry.....I don't blame Schindler, but IMO R.Terry is taking a huge advantage of him just so Randall can get some face time.
I have great respect for D.James Kennedy, but not having read yet what he said, I still support Jeb Bush.
PLEASE FOLKS....STOP THE ASSAULT ON BUSH!
Why do you say that and what facts do you base it upon?
No, we've become a nation of judges who disregard the law -- and of wimpy politicians who won't stand up to them (and sheeple who give the wimps a pass - if they have an R after their names).
Greer is killing Terri. Jeb should do something about it. He won't, and he's counting on sheeple like you to make excuses for his inaction.
I heard that yesterday too. Medved was a little disappointing too. He's definitely for keeping Terri alive too, but doesn't think that Michael S. is such a bad guy--just doing an evil thing in this case. He said that Michael S. took care of her after her accident. From what I gather that was all for show--to show what a loving husband he was for the mal-practice trial because didn't it all end right after he got the dough?
Do judges have the last word as to what the law and constitution are ---for the Governor-- in his capacity as executive?
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Yes, but are we a nation of Judges too? Does the executive have no role in enforcing the law--or is he only an instrument of the Judiciary? What is the answer???
Hugh's arrogance about the law is appalling. To hear the legal mumbo jumbo that passes for the "rule of law" after reading the clear intent of the founding fathers is something everywhere present today. About the only courage Hugh has is to say we need to get better judges on the bench a process that will save a few people from being killed like Terri in about 50 years. Judicial corruption and tyranny has run amok for 40 years and old Hugh is still in the "who will decide if we don't let criminal judges decide mode" when push comes to shove. We are a nation of the attorneys, by the attorneys and definitely for the attorneys. CASE CLOSED... Terri will die and you could be next under "the rule of law(yers)"
He would have defended the "rule of law" in Germany in 1935, as doctors were euthanizing the "useless feeders," because judges had approved the new laws.
I'm not saying I really fault those who want him to do more, but I think they should realize that they will need his aid again, and that they shouldn't burn bridges. This is a tough one. Jeb has been great. We should be thanking him. This is NOT his fault.
Think about it, if we allow the law to be destroyed just in this one instance, it will never be put back together again. The law must be obeyed or changed but never ignored.
Yep - there are too many people here blind to the slippery slope.
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