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To: Brilliant
"No, mine is not a hollow apology. Mine is a suggestion of a calculated response. You don't win wars just by attacking. You've gotta have a plan that makes sense."

Sure you do, but when every passing moment brings this innocent woman closer to death by starvation, you gotta ACT if you're the Governor or the President, not plan.

As I see it, if Jeb Bush becomes outspoken and brave AFTER Terri's death, his leadership, (and President Bush's), will mean nothing to people. Right now he has the extremely rare opportunity to become a real leader, a leader by example who will stand up in the face of tyranny and go against the odds. (Though in reality the odds are on Jeb Bush's side, because it is the Governor who can enforce the existing laws of Florida, not the county judge). It isn't that Jeb Bush can't go against Judge Greer's order, it's that we won't.

31 posted on 03/28/2005 1:53:59 PM PST by TheCrusader ("the frenzy of the Mohammedans has devastated the Churches of God" - Pope Urban II, 1097 A.D.)
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To: TheCrusader

Your position is based on the assumption that something can be done as a legal matter to save Terri at this late date. Since I've been practicing law for 22 years, I know better. This matter has been up the appellate chain in both Florida and DC. Both the State legislature and Congress have weighed in on the matter. Both of them have decided to accept the results of the court process.

Bush is not a lawyer, he's a businessman. You can be absolutely certain that he has consulted with numerous conservative lawyers about this, and they have unanimously told him there is nothing else he can do as a legal matter.

What it comes down to is does he defy the courts, or does he not? It's a simple question, and unless he's got a lot of guns and an army, and is prepared to use them, it's got a simple answer.

As a legal matter, this battle is over. It's as simple as that. No matter how many times you insist otherwise, there is nothing that Bush can do to fix this without starting an insurrection.

And if there is going to be an insurrection, it will have to start with the people, not the governor of Florida.

You want Bush to risk jail time over a lost cause, but so far, only about 38 protesters have been arrested for civil disobedience. I've heard a lot of lame excuses from fellow conservatives over this. If this order is one that Bush should defy, then why is it not one that you should defy? There are a whole lot more than just 38 whining conservatives on this website. If you want action, then stop whining and take action.


35 posted on 03/28/2005 2:23:00 PM PST by Brilliant
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