Posted on 02/23/2005 2:12:21 PM PST by gopwinsin04
The Florida Department of Children and Families has moved to intervene into the legal battle over the life of Teri Schiavo. Details of the agency involvement in the case were not immediately available.
The DCF involvement came hours after Florida Governor Jeb Bush told reporters that he would seek a means to intervene in this case.
George Felos, who represents Teri's husband Michael, criticized the DCF move, saying it 'reeks of the intervention of politics' in this case and is an affront to the court.
David Gibbs, attorney for Teri's mother and father, countered there were serious allegiations of abuse in the case. The Schlindlers have accused their son-in-law of mistreating his wife, Michael has emphatically denied the accusations.
Speaking at an afternoon news conference in Tallahassee, Gov. Bush said he was exploring options to block the removal of the feeding tube and called his involvement 'a work in progress.'
Bush said he had received tens of thousands of emails and telephone calls from supporters ecouraging him to keep Terri Schiavo alive. The governor said he is working with his legislative staff to see what can be done.
'People with deep faith and big hearts are concerned, as I am about the circusmstances that Ms. Schiavo is in,' the governor continued.
'I want them to know that I will do what I can.'
(Excerpt) Read more at miami.com ...
PING!!!!!!!!!! BUMP!!!!!!!! JEB!!!
Terri!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yee ha!
Not only that, but weren't all the funds from the settlement to be alloted for Teri's care and rehabilitation? I'm not a lawyer (but I work for them) and that is tantamount to embezzlement. Also, didn't that jackass spend some of the money on legal fees to terminate the woman's life?? The court needs to appoint a Guardian ad Litem, which is what any other court would do!
Geez, I thought the California courts were bad! What the hell is GOING ON in Florida??!!
THANK YOU, DEAR LORD! THANK YOU JEB! AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS STOOD IN THE GAP FOR OUR TERRI!
Tears here. To think I ALMOST lost faith in Jeb, who I love ALMOST as much as I love his brother. Please, Lord, save Terri.
Maybe that's when Bush and Team file ethics charges against Greer, for being a guardian of a person whos case is befroe him. FORBIDDEN BY FLORIDA LAW.
That's what we're all asking. Nobody knows.
Yeah they did good, didn't they?
Jeb/Santorum in '08? Might be enough to carry Pennsylvania...
Spines are in short supply these day -- hell, these two boys got enough for the entire Congress. And all you have to do is look at Barbara's face to see where they got them, too (no offense, President Bush, but when your wife is displeased, I can see tumbrells in her eyes).
(love your nic, by the way)
Jeb/Condi, Jeb Santorum, Jeb/Allen..or Jeb/Rudy??
The Lord is watching over this sweet young woman, whether naysayers think it or not!
God Bless all who keep the demons of hell busy so as not to injure this girl any further.
"At least we haven't reached a point where it can be done out in the open, with society's approval."
True. But if this ends with Terri's starvation, it's a huge precedent for the Left to be able to do it, out in the open, and with or without society's approval.
- knightshadow.
He thinks he has The Final Solution for that.
Guess again. Terri is only in a long line of predecessors.
And it is happening every day in your city.
Thank you!!! :)
Bob Schindler (Terri's Dad) will be on Chrissy Matthews Hardball tonight..
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