Posted on 03/30/2005 4:07:26 PM PST by churchillbuff
I'm not asking anyone to boycott Florida, but I sure as hell am not going to retire there. I ain't goin' to Disney World, either. And I really doubt that I will ever visit Florida, unless I get a free trip, or to see a space launch.
He was a good man, and a nice guy ...
... but sometimes, ... nice guys finish last politically ...
aka: no guts, no political future ...
If these decisions are contested, then we have a case like Terri's. Most aren't contested, because they are private situations between a family and a doctor.
I think the courts have an idea of the implications in terms of case load if these cases began to be contested en masse, as prompted by the spotlight shown on Terri's case.
I believe that nearly a million are on feeding tubes.
HRC?
Sorry, I can't keep up with the initials, acronyms, etc.
I am glad I am on the side with Bork, Santorum , Frist (and others). There are many questions which need to be addressed about Terri's condition, her medical past care and how she got into this mess in the first place.
Worse than that, Jeb Bush could have used the Florida constitution to replace both the Pinellas sheriff AND Judge Greer.
Judges have no constitutional power whatever to give orders to the executive what to do or not do in execution of his powers. Even though the local executive, the sheriff, decided to give force to the judge's order, and the governor has no direct authority over county sheriffs, even those were not insurmoutable problems or cause for civil war. Under the Florida constitution the governor can replace the county sheriff and maybe even the judge for misfeasance, such as interfering with DCF and the state police which are under the governor and not subject to the judge either. Notice particularly that the governor could suspend ANY county officers, including judges, regardless of whether they are subject to impeachment.
FLORIDA CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE VIII - County Government
Section 1
(d) COUNTY OFFICERS. There shall be elected by the electors of each county, for terms of four years, a sheriff, a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, and a clerk of the circuit court;
ARTICLE IV - Executive
SECTION 7. Suspensions; filling office during suspensions.--
(a) By executive order stating the grounds and filed with the custodian of state records, the governor may suspend from office any state officer not subject to impeachment, any officer of the militia not in the active service of the United States, or any county officer, for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony, and may fill the office by appointment for the period of suspension. The suspended officer may at any time before removal be reinstated by the governor.
ARTICLE III - Legislative
SECTION 17. Impeachment.--
(a) The governor, lieutenant governor, members of the cabinet, justices of the supreme court, judges of district courts of appeal, judges of circuit courts, and judges of county courts shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor in office.
People wake up. The Republican leadership could care less about abortion.
Only because you shoved it out.
They don't look like they're having all that much fun; valium for everybody!
Good...stay home and while you're at it, go post to LP.
Is that another social problem they did not solve for you ?
If only we had known...........LOL.
Oh, for sure :-) and they'd make better generals and better legislators and no doubt better judges - but for some reason - they just never get elected :-) and so must sit on the sidelines and take cheap shots
They're not contested. 99% of the families agree.
One must ask, honestly, what the rationale for contesting this case is.
Excellent point!
you go post at LP.
Please note that I do believe he did what he thought he could with his brother as Prez, espeicially so as not to repeat Elian. However, it is political suicide, a strange word in current circumstances. This case is actually involuntary physician assisted suicide, aka eugenics. Those who support it know it, even if they claim it's the law or something else. Smoke and mirrors. The end game, the prize is crowd control, and getting rid of all those unwanted types and expensive bills.
I am glad my father's not alive to see this.
I'm wrong too.
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