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Even the Catholic Church, has been vilified by some of Terry's supporters, not to mention the President, the Governor, the 20 judges who have reviewed this case, the many doctors and experts who have testified in court.

This issue is so volatile that Bishop Lynch issued this statement:

Excessive rhetoric like the use of “murder” or the designation of the trial judge or appellate judges as “murderers” not be used by anyone from our Judeo-Christian tradition. This is a much harder case than those who use facile language might know.

Allow me to explain, please.

The governor of Florida is the chief law enforcement officer. He has before him a case of Terri's Constitutional Rights being violated, as he stated in his amicus brief to the Lazzara court. He also has a judge protecting a guardian whom the judge appointed and that guardian is defrauding the very ward the judge placed in his care. Since the guardianship completely disenfranchised Terri Schiavo, the judge is, before the laws of Florida, also a guardian for Terri Schiavo, to insure that the guardian he assigned is meticulous in preserving her rights and properties. The judge has failed miserably to do this minimal oversight and even allowed now the execution of the ward. NOW, do you see why some are furious at this feckless governor for not doing what he swore oaths to do? It isn't a matter of a specific law that would cover Jeb's butt for him, it's about the governor doing what is right to save a citizen of Florida from a cruel and unusual death because he has the law enforcement authority to suspend (not cancel) the execution of a ruling by a suspect judge until a full investigation can be done. The suspension is fully warrantyed since the outcome of the suspect judge's ruling will be irreversible should the ruling be fully executed.

" I heard this said before, but I'm not from FL so I don't understand the legalities involved. Could you explain what laws would allow him to intervene in a situation like this? "

I'm more than just a bit angry about this so please understand that if I sound pissed off I am, I am NOT mad at you however for asking the question.

Now my answer.

I am not aware of the laws and how they work in Florida and frankly the laws at this point are not my concern. The Politicians are concerned more about the Laws and how they will look in the polls than they are about doing what is right.

It would be criminal to kill a dog like this.

It would be cruel and unusual to kill a death row inmate like this.

It would be grounds for your arrest if you treated any of God's creatures like this.

Food is not an artifical life support system. If she were on a breather or a heart monitor or any of these artificial life support devices, AND she had a written will plainly stating her desire, THEN I would reluctantly agree that she should be taken off said devices. But witholding food and water is criminal, whether a Judge has ruled it's ok or not is irrelevant.

Bush could, at a minimum, send in state police, Nat. Guard troops, what have you to stop this insanity.

He has not, and for all appearances, does not plan to do anything.

Moral courage is the courage you have in yourself that makes you do what is right regardless of who agrees with you or regardless of whether the law is on your side.

We had a nation full of Lions in 1776 when "The Law" said we couldn't do such and such. They Roared for liberty at a time when everything was at stake. They knew that they would pay for their "Treason" with their lives and their wealth if they did not win (Many did anyway). But that didn't stop them. They did what was right.

I fear that our nation's leaders have all become Lambs. Jeb Bush's lack of action to save a young woman from a horrible death that wouldn't be fostered on a convicted murderer is absolute proof of that.