Presidential Pardon Could Neutralize Judge Greer

Newsmax.com ^ | 3/24/05 | Carl Limacher and Newsmax staff

[muawiyah]

Jeb can pardon himself!

[Archangelsk]

nothing to fear from the runaway judge.

Absolutely correct, then all we would have to fear would be a runaway, out of control government.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Article 2, section 2, clause 1, US Constitution:

and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

To me, this power seems like it's limited to "offences against the United States", in other words, federal cases.

[isthisnickcool]

That is ridiculous! Jeb Bush isn't going to risk his political future...Even if her tube was reinserted she might die anyway now.

If that's the case then are George HW Bush, Barbara, Laura and the lot of them phonies? Not really the kind and caring people they are known to be? It's all fake?

[rockabyebaby]

OMG, when Clinton pardoned drug dealers, etc. it was WRONG. Now you want Gov Bush to defy the law and have the President pardon him. WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG.

[CyberAnt]

Well .. My question is - how can a state judge order the governor of his state to NOT UPHOLD the laws of the state ..??

We're talking the judicial branch ordering the executive branch of the same state to - in a sense - BREAK THE LAW.

If the 2 branches are "separate but equal" how can the judge ORDER the executive branch to do anything ..??

I'm very concerned about this.

[jonwill]

What are The Brothers waiting for in order to act??

I will not forget this change of stance of these two

[carl in alaska]

I hate to tell you this, but if she dies there in his state, Jeb's political future is in real trouble. Don't forget who is at the core of his political base: evangelical Christians, and they're not going to like the results of this even if Jeb made a solid effort to help Terri. Remember this, and as a stock market trader I know this is true: In many people, emotion is more powerful than logic and emotion is going to work against Jeb if Terri starves to death in his state.

[basque]

Why would Jeb taking direct action be illegal when it wasn't at Waco or in the case of Elian Gonzales???????????

[carl in alaska]

Are you aware of the new information that has arisen recently: affadavits from two nurses that Terri was abused by her "husband" while in the hospice, and the opinion of a neurologist from the Mayo Clinic that she's actually in a "minimally conscious state"?

(or are you just practicing your rhetoric?)

[DSH]

I wish folks would think before writing and posting this stuff.

The truly sad thing is, I suspect that he did think (in a matter of speaking) before posting this stuff.

[sarasota]

Sure hope all freepers sent the Bush brothers at least one email today.

[AMDG&BVMH]

"HE will put people in place to either save Terri or not, HIS will be done."

Don't test God.

Pres. Bush or you or me or anyone else has NO excuse to cease working to save her life -- including kicking it upstairs.

Guess you didn't hear all the hue and cry over the past 60 years: why didn't the Germans stop Hitler? Why didn't the Pope? Lots of people were praying the entire time, too.

Keep praying.

[sarasota]

But I just read a poll indicating that the majority of Evangelicals favor death over life. Can this possibly be true?

[DSH]

The President's pardon power is NOT limited to Federal offenses.

Yes it is.

[DSH]

Presidential pardons trump state laws. I know it's hard to believe but the Prez has absolute power to pardon anyone on any conviction in any court within the USA.

That is simply not true.

[ml1954]

or are you just practicing your rhetoric?

I am aware, and I'm not practicing my rhetoric.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Legal experts say that if Florida Gov. Jeb Bush defies state judge George Greer and orders state troopers to rescue Terri Schiavo, he and any other officials who participate in such a move risk a contempt citation from Greer that could put them in jail.

I was saying this yesterday. It becomes a matter of obeying the law vs. Terri's very life.

[Clara Lou]

If that's the case then are George HW Bush, Barbara, Laura and the lot of them phonies?
Your response [above] is just about the most outrageous leap of logic [Do you know what that is?] that I've seen since this morning. Please explain how what Jeb Bush does could possibly make GWH and Barbara and Laura phonies. Try engaging your brain before posting!