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Romney says government was wrong in Schiavo case
St. Petersburg Times ^ | March 11, 2007 | Adam C. Smith

Posted on 03/11/2007 7:40:49 PM PDT by EternalVigilance

TAMPA -- He's campaigning hard for support from Republican social conservatives, but presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Saturday he disagreed with the government's intervention in the Terri Schiavo case.

"I think it's probably best to leave these kinds of matters in the hands of the courts," Romney said in a television interview airing today.

(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: electionpresident; elections; euthanasia; judicialtyranny; moralabsolutes; romney; romneyschiavo; schiavo; shiavo; terri; terrischiavo
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To: muawiyah

I think the polls show he is now in 4th place behind Gingrich, rather telling. I'm just waiting for the grown-ups to enter the Presidential race.


141 posted on 03/11/2007 8:29:28 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: muawiyah

Even bovine he has little Moo-Mitt-tum.


142 posted on 03/11/2007 8:29:31 PM PDT by bvw
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To: zarf

Ha! Well played!


143 posted on 03/11/2007 8:30:09 PM PDT by Buck W. (If you push something hard enough, it will fall over.)
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To: AKSurprise

Immoral absolutes in that case.


144 posted on 03/11/2007 8:30:46 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Turning the general election into a second Democrat primary is not a winning strategy.)
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To: msnimje
How about you give two examples of each man doing this in what you consider to be the WRONG way and enlighten us all as to the action they SHOULD have taken.

That's easy. In the Schiavo case, all Jeb Bush would have had to do was sit down and write a couple of paragraphs invoking his executive power and duty as the Governor of the State of Florida to enforce Article One, Section Two of the state's constitution. Two troopers deliver the order to the hospice, and bada bing, Terri would still be with her family today. By the way, I had a long conversation with the LEO officers in front of the hospice, and asked them explicitly about this. They made it clear that they would have obeyed such an order instantaneously.

In Romney's case, he used his executive power to enforce an unlawful and unconstitutional edict from four out-of-control judges to implement gay marriage. The legislature ignored the court, effectively checking them, but Romney caved, joining the court in checking the legislature. The result? Gay marriage, even though there is still no law authorizing it. All Romney had to do was NOTHING, and there isn't a thing the court could have done about it. If he had, gay marriage would not be in effect in MA.

145 posted on 03/11/2007 8:30:48 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (With "Republicans" like these, who needs Democrats?)
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To: muawiyah

> The husband wouldn't have had a chance ~ he'd been long
> dead himself.

Certainly does put a new spin on "good, Christian folk"...


146 posted on 03/11/2007 8:31:15 PM PDT by voltaires_zit (Government is the problem, not the answer.)
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To: Wheee The People
Another vote for dueling ~ I can see a serious change in the character of public debate coming.

Best spend more time at the NRA range.

147 posted on 03/11/2007 8:31:30 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

He lost me big time. He flipped on killing babies but still agrees with killing the other innocent beings out there that can't speak for themselves.


148 posted on 03/11/2007 8:32:01 PM PDT by Brimack34 (Rino's need not apply)
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To: Buck W.
Ha! Well played!

Alas! I threw my back out!

149 posted on 03/11/2007 8:32:01 PM PDT by zarf (Her hair was of a dank yellow, and fell over her temples like sauerkraut......)
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To: zarf

Yes, I'm a mortal. A mere God-fearing, Bible believing mortal who thinks it is wrong to kill an innocent woman regardless of whatever law says it's all right.

God forbid *you* ever find yourself in Terri's position. :*(


150 posted on 03/11/2007 8:32:11 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX (Bible Thumper and Proud!))
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To: Dog Gone

The Terri wars will never end, until justice is served to the
evil trio who orchestrated her very premature death!!!

Romney should have kept his mouth shut but I appreciate his
putting the nail in his own coffin.

Jeb Bush failed to rescue an innocent female constituent being murdered
under his watch!

Enough said.


151 posted on 03/11/2007 8:32:16 PM PDT by Lesforlife ("For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb . . ." Psalm 139:13!!!!!)
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To: Rome2000

***Yeah I hope one day your kid marries a psychotic male nurse with a death fetish who then starves her to death against your wishes.***

Me, too!


152 posted on 03/11/2007 8:32:30 PM PDT by kitkat (The first step down to hell is to deny the existence of evil.)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard; nopardons
There's an "In Forum" tab on my home page.

And your blog has several references to Mitt as well. Guess that'll need some editing.

153 posted on 03/11/2007 8:32:33 PM PDT by cgk (I am emboldened by my looks to say things Republican men wouldn’t. - Ann Coulter)
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To: EternalVigilance
"I think it's probably best to leave these kinds of matters in the hands of the courts," Romney said

Buh-bye, Mitt.

154 posted on 03/11/2007 8:32:51 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: pillut48; All
So the Federal Government should adhere to the bible and to hell with the Constitution and never mind this separation of church and state thing....
155 posted on 03/11/2007 8:34:13 PM PDT by KevinDavis (“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual ways of preserving peace” – George Washington)
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To: editor-surveyor
That wouldn't be a strawman, would it?

We have strawmen reproducing like rabbits here tonight. There must be strawwomen as well unless we got cloning going on.

156 posted on 03/11/2007 8:34:19 PM PDT by don-o (Fight, fight. fight to drive the GOP to the right!!!!)
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To: Brimack34

> ...but still agrees with killing the other innocent
> beings out there that can't speak for themselves.

"I generally think that it's not a good idea for courts to legislate. Nor is it great idea for legislatures to adjudicate in a specific circumstance," Romney said.

I would read it as he doesn't agree with the Congress making a public demonstration of the fact that they're powerless, incompetent morons, but to each their own...


157 posted on 03/11/2007 8:34:47 PM PDT by voltaires_zit (Government is the problem, not the answer.)
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To: voltaires_zit
why didn't the protesters just go to the Florida legislature and have feeding tubes taken off the default list of "life support equipment"?

THAT is a very good question.

158 posted on 03/11/2007 8:35:46 PM PDT by pollyannaish
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To: voltaires_zit
Look, if you want to turn the clock back to "family law" circa 1400, that's what you'll get.

It was common for fathers to "execute" false suitors who'd seduced their daughters.

159 posted on 03/11/2007 8:36:13 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: shoebooty
The dude is right. This was no place for the government to get involved.

You're right. The government should never act to protect the lives of American citizens who are being intentionally starved to death. The government should not protect the right to life. When left up to the courts the ownership of African slaves was upheld (see Dred Scott decision). When left up tot he courts the mass slaughter of unborn children was upheld (see Roe v Wade & Doe v Bolton).

160 posted on 03/11/2007 8:36:18 PM PDT by Spiff (Rudy Giuliani Quote (NY Post, 1996) "Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine.")
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