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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide; All

I believe you're using the word "officer" to mean a police officer - and you would be incorrect.

If you look at the list in Section 1 of who the named "officers" are: a sheriff, a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, and a clerk of the circuit court ... that the Governor has power over and can remove - there is not one police officer among them. I'm getting to the Sheriff issue ..

But your analysis is flawed regarding the Governor being able to order other police officers around.

The Governor cannot and does not have the authority to order any police officer to do anything contrary TO THE LAWS THE POLICE OFFICER HAS SWORN TO UPHOLD. The local police officers were upholding the COURT ORDER of Judge Greer - which means the Governor did not have the authority to order them to disobey it.

And .. the DCF's actions are subject to approval by the circuit court (Judge Greer) - because it says that the circuit court has 24 hours in which to rule for or against any DCF order for removal. The judge ruled against the removal and issued a court order keeping the DCF from acting .. and now you're trying to say the Sheriff should have been removed because he defied a DCF order - NO HE DIDN'T - HE OBEYED A COURT ORDER from Judge Greer ..??

The DCF cannot just arbitrarialy charge into some place WITHOUT SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT REMOVAL. Of course Greer was not going to allow them to take Terri .. but it was worth a try .. even though I suspect they knew Greer would not approve.

So .. again .. we have someone who is distorting the laws just to try to blame Jeb Bush for not acting.


342 posted on 03/29/2005 2:47:35 PM PST by CyberAnt (President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
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To: CyberAnt
The Governor cannot and does not have the authority to order any police officer to do anything contrary TO THE LAWS THE POLICE OFFICER HAS SWORN TO UPHOLD. The local police officers were upholding the COURT ORDER of Judge Greer

So, "the COURT ORDER of Judge Greer" is constitutionally equal "TO THE LAWS THE POLICE OFFICER HAS SWORN TO UPHOLD"?

345 posted on 03/29/2005 2:59:35 PM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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