You support that ridiculous option?
I'm not a legal authority, but many conservative and constitutional legal minds have listed numerous legal grounds on which Jeb could take custody.
I specifically recall MS inviting Jeb to come see Terri. Well, I think he should take him up on the offer. And bring some friends with him. And an EO, or whatever piece of paper he needs to hand to the county mounty outside of the hospice. And don't call 2 hours ahead of time, either. JUST DO IT. Do you really think some Deputy Fife is going to put the Governor in cuffs and haul him away?
So what? Many have taken the opposite position. it's not as clear cut as you would like it to be.
Listen, I don't want to argue with people I agree with on the underlying issues here, but I honestly believe that if there were some legal way to do this, Jeb Bush would have done it. In addition to being the right thing to do, it would be the politically wise thing to do. But the legal options were exhausted. The next step would have been marching in there with armed state troopers to hope that the local police stand down and let you leave the hospice with her. That would have been too extreme and dangerous, and absolutely counterproductive to the prolife cause in the long run.
I specifically recall MS inviting Jeb to come see Terri. Well, I think he should take him up on the offer. And bring some friends with him. And an EO, or whatever piece of paper he needs to hand to the county mounty outside of the hospice. And don't call 2 hours ahead of time, either. JUST DO IT. Do you really think some Deputy Fife is going to put the Governor in cuffs and haul him away?
I don't think they would have hauled him away, but there is a good chance that the local police would act on their local orders and refuse admittance (not to the governor, but to others). Then it would have gotten uglier.
Jeb Bush could have gone down there in a symbolic gesture, but it wouldn't have kept her alive either.
Again, I think we have to look at the overall affect on the prolife cause. Would the possibly temporary stay in Terry Shiavo's death been worth the cost of damaging the overall battle? Keep in mind that 1,400,000 babies are aborted in this nation each year. An armed confrontation, with a possible violent outcome, by the President's brother on a prolife issue would not have been a good way to kick off the upcoming battle to seat conservatives on the Supreme Court.