[texasflower]

Don't get me wrong, I want Terri to live also, but I am really concerned about the posts expecting Jeb and President Bush to step in here.

If they do that, not only will they find themselves being impeached, but even worse than that, the democrats will have just been handed a precedent.

Do we really want a party of death to step in and do what they want? The possibilities are terrifying.

[Brad’s Gramma]

The possibilities are terrifying.

I agree. Whoooooo boy, do I agree.

[northernlightsII]

If we do nothing then we are just like the party of death.

[justche]

There's another thread on here that posts the Florida Constitution. Jeb Bush is well within his authority to protect her and to grant pardon's to those that "restore civil rights".

[carl in alaska]

Well Jeb would be strictly adhering to an existing Florida statute. He would not be acting outside of the law or inventing a new law. So it's not setting a terrible precedent that other governors can use to abuse power.

[Pro-Bush]

I agree, America is not a dictatorship, that is why we have a separation of powers.

The Constitution doesn't allow for such intervention.

[cyn]

// The possibilities are terrifying. // -- in truth, the REALITY is already more chilling!

[Critter]

Executives do not have the power to take life, but they do have the power to stop life from being taken. It's called executive clemency. If we the people give them this right to step in and stop execution of the criminal, why is it a stretch to believe that they can use it to step in and help those never charged with a crime?