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To: doc30
So you would have the Governor disregard andy court decision he does not agree with? What is the alternative? Do away with courts and have the President or Governor decide legal matters? Or appoint people that will rule based on their personal opinions and feelings rather than neutrally interpret the law. Sorry, but I don't support building biased courts.

My point is that Greer has issued orders that are simply illegal, and beyond his authority. He has no power to order the executive branch (in this case DCF) NOT to uphold the laws they are charged with enforcing. He also has no power to mobilize the executive branch (in this case, law enforcement) to block the executive powers from these duties. And it does not appear, at this point to what I have been able to ascertain, that Judge Greer has the power to order that a citizen cannot be fed orally (that oral feeding falls under his power to end 'life-support.')

The thing to do is not storm the hospice. It would be to show up at the Sheriff's office, explain to him that he is following illegal orders, and that, unless he orders his men to stand down he will be arrested for intereference with the legal duties of executive branch of the state of Florida. If he refuses, you arrest him and call in his next-in-command and make the same explanation.

88 posted on 03/31/2005 5:59:32 AM PST by atomicpossum (Replies should be as pedantic as possible. I love that so much.)
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To: atomicpossum

And the executive branch has no power to order a judicial outcome they desire. It is not illegal. If it was, then the appellate courts would have overturned Greer. The law, from what I can see, has been appropriately applied. Greer is not making law, he basically established who speaks for Terri and who is charged with her care. That also include discontinuation of care. What you want is to have the State (federal and state level) take over that function and not family. Sounds very Stalinistic to me.


91 posted on 03/31/2005 6:05:37 AM PST by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
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