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Unfortunately, I cannot issue an executive order when there is a court order upheld at every level in the judiciary. Mr. Shiavo is the legal guardian and I can't override that fact. I wish I could but I have no legal authority to do so.

Not true. There are things he can do, he's just too much of a wimp to try them. If it was his own daughter you can bet he wouldn't be hiding behind such excuses.right thing and accept the legal and political consequences later than to have on my soul the responsibility of letting this woman be murdered by starvation/dehydration.

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Not true. There are things he can do, he's just too much of a wimp to try them. If it was his own daughter you can bet he wouldn't be hiding behind such excuses. I would rather do the right thing and accept the legal and political consequences later than to have on my soul the responsibility of letting this woman be murdered by starvation/dehydration.