Exactly, if:
1. The higher courts let the ruling stand,
2. The legislature will not pass a law changing the decision.
What is the executive to do? It almost does not matter what the ruling is. Now if the ruling required executive ACTION, the executive could make it a low priority. The ruling in this case does not require executive action, thus the executive can do little.
I know none of this changes the immorality of the situation. But to blame the Bush brothers is silly. The blame lies with the courts. Particularly the blame lies with the Federal Court for ignoring a law passed by Congress asking for a total review of the case. If I were Congress, I would squeeze their budget really really really tight this year. And I would have Greer before a committee about his ignoring a Congressional subpeona.
Wrong....
The executive can direct the Protective Services to do thier job and take the girl into protective custody.
or he could declare a state emergency and allow the state police to take juristiction over the sherrifs dept and physically remove her himself. The first step here would be to have the sherrifs dept. replaced with state police and get control of the situation.
Whats happening here is clearly againnst a number of laws. None of these laws say "unless a judge rules you want to be killed".
It is fundementally insane to allow hearsay evidence be the determining factor to allow the state to kill a viable life.
Also these Judges need to be challenged. Cowering behind an orderfrom a judge and washing your hands isn't going to get that job done. Also, asking the judicial branch to restrain itself is also not going to be fruitful. There needs to be action by the legislative and executive to deal with the courts. The courts can essentially make any law twist to thier desired outcome by interpreting it so. There has to be an end to this. A challenge needs to occur. You could never legislate out every misinterpretation by these judges. Common sense has to be used, and certainly human life can't be so devalued that a judges loose finding of fact can condemn an innocent viable life.
>> The blame lies with the courts.
No the blame lies with us all...All of us that DO NOTHING. We are the people of the United States. The legal system is broken. Our leaders (and I respect The Bush family VERY much) need to stand up. They are in the positions to be stand up leaders. And they can effect REAL change.