Posted on 03/24/2005 10:24:20 AM PST by spycatcher
STARVATION: DAY 7
Jeb Bush urged to intervene immediately
Keyes, Klayman in Tallahassee for face-to-face meeting
Posted: March 24, 2005
11:35 a.m. Eastern
With legal and legislative options apparently exhausted, former Judicial Watch chairman Larry Klayman and former presidential candidate Alan Keyes are in Florida's capital trying to persuade Gov. Jeb Bush to use his executive powers to save Terri Schaivo's life.
Klayman, a candidate last year for the U.S. Senate from Florida, believes that since Bush "is the supreme executive power of the state of Florida, he has the right and duty to step in and, in effect, pardon Terri Schaivo from the death sentence that has been unduly placed upon her by the court system."
The Schaivo case presents a "vacuum" for the judicial system, Klayman and Keyes contend, because it "failed to act to save Terri's life" and "all Americans that want to see justice done would like for that vacuum to be filled before it is too late."
In a unanimous decision, just announced, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from Terri Schiavo's parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, for an emergency order allowing Schiavo's feeding tube to be reinserted.
Klayman met with Bush's general counsel yesterday afternoon to outline the legal justification for Bush to act and present a legal brief prepared by Keyes.
They expect to meet with Bush today to "stress that time is of the essence, that Terri can die at any moment."
Keyes wrote a column published this morning by WorldNetDaily, arguing for Bush to step in and save Schiavo amid judicial abuse of the separation of powers.
Larry Klayman is legal counsel for William Greene's RightMarch.com and Alan Keyes' Declaration Alliance, both advocates for saving Schiavo's life.
Yesterday, religious and political groups banded together to urge Gov. Bush and his brother, President Bush, to use their executive powers to order police to take Terri Schiavo into protective custody.
As WorldNetDaily reported, the Florida judge who has consistently ruled against efforts to keep Terri Schiavo alive has said no to an effort by the state's Department of Children and Families to rescue the brain-injured woman by physically removing her, but a department spokeswoman says the state agency still could take action without judicial approval.
Pinellas Circuit Court Judge George Greer said the state cannot take Schiavo into custody, nor provide her food or water.
The possible "rescue" scenario emerged today with Schiavo now in her sixth day without food or water. Florida's DCF indicated it might remove the brain-injured woman, by force if necessary, from the hospice where she has lived the past five years.
At a news conference yesterday, Gov. Bush confirmed the DCF, under his authority, was considering the move.
Bush said new information had come to light warranting intervention, including a review of Terri Schiavo's condition by neurologist Dr. William Cheshire, who claims she may have been misdiagnosed. Cheshire believes Schiavo to be in a "minimally conscious state," not a "persistent vegetative state" as courts have determined.
"It is imperative that she be stablized so the DCF team can fulfill their statute to review the facts surrounding the case," Bush said.
I guess the Demorats will forget all about the last 6 years of President Bush in 2006.
Pssst. Hey Alan and Larry. We REALLY, REALLY like killing people here in Kentucky!
(Okay, not really, but maybe that will keep them away from here. LOL)
I agree...the Republicans could lose by beating themselves.
I do think Keyes has a sharp mind, Klayman I'm not so sure of. I do know Klayman is an extremely ineffective litigator.
Where is Janet Reno now ?
Down here in Texas the family doesn't get a choice. The medical people make the decision.
I can see the made scramble of Florida retirees to their lawyers to get their wills, and whatever else they need to ensure they are not starved to death.
Larry Klayman is always around to get into the picture when all hope is gone. He similarly tried to help Elian. He is like the angel of death legally.
I'm not going to judge Jeb Bush in this situation. I don't know how I would react if I were in his position. He has probably stepped in further than any other Governor would. I think he has been trying to take as many legal steps as he can before he has to do something drastic. I think we all know where the Bush family stands in this issue and they deserve our prayers while we are praying for Terri and her family.
If he had acted boldly last week, he might have been able to harvest some gravitas.
Weaklings don't win( except for Jimmy Carter)
I am waiting to see the breaking news:
A Florida Woman at the center of a right to die dispute has died.
I pray for her and her family. How horrific this is.
Jeb Bush, act now.
The right decision may well be fatal for Jeb.
We went to the state attorney's office - Bernie McCabe (sp), in Pinellas County, and, if I remember correctly, they were not very kind about him getting back to us. They told..my father..even if Terri was a victim of strangulation, there's a 4-year statute of limitations which would protect Michael.I don't know if this could be revisited if new facts come out during the DCF investigation.
I couldn't agree more....does this mean, now, all disabled people who can't lift a fork or spoon will be sentenced to death, as well?? Even people on death row are given a "last meal"...and how many people in THIS country have been jailed for starving animals?? This is just unacceptable. The "husband" has denied all rehab, last rites....and WHY will he be able to collect insurance money???
Oh, Lord, please give great courage for someone with the power to act, please do not let evil thriumph!
NOW!
I couldn't agree with you more. Act before she becomes damaged any further.
That was my first impression... that his involvement is like the kiss of death.
All the medical and legal experts running around here with their hair on fire must realize that he knows what he is legally able to do. He has the whole of state government at his disposal. If there is a way to intervene LEGALLY, I'm sure he will do it. I do not expect, nor would I accept his going outside the law.
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