[Mad Mammoth]

Isn't he the former governor of Florida?
No, he's the current governor - and the only GOP governor ever re-elected in the history of this state. The fact he could not "cancel" a marriage contract or correct a possible botched police investigation years ago does not void his many history-making accomplishments as governor. At least not to a person who is judging his record fairly.

The fact is, Jeb Bush had it within his power to get Terri Schiavo OUT of that execution center (aka 'hospice'), if need be by calling up the damn Florida National Guard. But he wrung his hands, hemmed and hawed, and basically told Florida's new defacto 'Governor', probate Judge George W. Greer, that he (Bush) wouldn't do anything that might conflict with Greer's insane fixation on executing a disabled and helpless woman, no matter what.

Pinellas County Florida is a cesspool of corruption and Scientology, and when Bush had the opportunity to step up and do something about it, he caved.

Take one lying, scumbag "husband", add one Euthanasia-advocating scumbag attorney (George Felos), buy off one two-bit, incompetent probate judge (George W. Greer), and you get a judicial formula for the premeditated murder of Terri Schindler-Schiavo. Add the after-action report from the Pinellas County Coroner's Office (who steadfastly refused to allow ANY outside observers), and you have a nice neat rubber-stamped package, Michael Schiavo walks away with the estate of his victim, err, "wife", Attorney Felos carves another notch in his list of euthanized "non-eaters", Judge Greer successfully demonstrates that his judicial power from the bench trumps that of the Florida Legislature AND the Executive Branch, and Jeb goes through the motions and says "well, we did everything we could".

Tell it to Terri and her parents Jeb, tell them.

As for Jeb's illustrious "record"?

Whatever good he may have done is forever tainted and stained by his allowing the murder of an innocent woman to take place.

[Earthdweller]

"Take one lying, scumbag "husband", add one Euthanasia-advocating scumbag attorney (George Felos), buy off one two-bit, incompetent probate judge (George W. Greer), and you get a judicial formula for the premeditated murder of Terri Schindler-Schiavo. Add the after-action report from the Pinellas County Coroner's Office (who steadfastly refused to allow ANY outside observers), and you have a nice neat rubber-stamped package, Michael Schiavo walks away with the estate of his victim, err, "wife", Attorney Felos carves another notch in his list of euthanized "non-eaters", Judge Greer successfully demonstrates that his judicial power from the bench trumps that of the Florida Legislature AND the Executive Branch, and Jeb goes through the motions and says "well, we did everything we could"."

Wow that is powerful. Can I steal it for future use?

It reads like a well thought out recipe for the first steps toward legalizing euthanasia.

[Gondring]

Just thinking of those banana republics where the emperor calls in the national guard to dissolve the courts when he doesn't agree with a judicial decision... you know, places like America. (...well, Mad Mammoth's version of America, anyway...)

[summer]

The fact is, Jeb Bush had it within his power to get Terri Schiavo OUT of that execution center (aka 'hospice'), if need be by calling up the damn Florida National Guard

On the grounds that...what? Jeb Bush has legal guardianship? Not according to the courts. The state has legal guardianship? Not according to the courts.

Her husband had legal guardianship.

Do you expect a governoror the state to remove someone from a place when you have legal guardianship of that person? And the courts say you do?

I hate to break this news to you, but Gov Jeb Bush, as good as he is, is not God. Gov Bush is subject to the laws of the State of Florida, like it or not.

That's why my post #1 concerned changing the law. No man is above the law. But sometimes, perhaps, we need a new law.

[Graymatter]

Well said, Mad Mammoth.