Posted on 03/23/2005 5:04:24 AM PST by Maurice Tift
The shocking governmental homicide of Terri Schiavo has many dimensions, twists, and turns--all of which, upon analysis, converge on one inescapable reality: The life of Terri Schiavo is solely in the hands of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
While Terri lies dying by slow execution in a Pinellas Park hospice, Gov. Bush and others have looked mainly to the legislative process for relief--knowing full well that any special law intended to spare Terri's life will likely be overturned or disregarded by unsympathetic courts on the pretext of "separation of powers."
Terri's protectors have also appealed repeatedly to the courts themselves to correct their own excesses and lapses throughout this horrific ordeal--with equally predictable results.
At this point, the obvious solution is an executive one.
The case for executive relief
Any delegating of executive authority to the other branches will not only fail to save Terri, it appears--because the courts pretend to reign supreme, at the expense of true equilibrium between the branches--but it amounts to passing the authoritative buck.
The result will be not only the unconscionable death of an innocent woman whose execution cannot be justified on the basis of the facts, let alone on moral grounds, but the executive power will be shown to be what it has willfully become: impotent.
Not only that, but if Terri dies, the executive authority in Florida will be directly complicit.
No other entity in the state has authority to kill Terri. The courts can't do it. Nor can the legislature do anything directly about it. Only the executive can actually put people to death, under constitution-based law.
This fact dispels any notion that the governor is powerless to spare Terri. The truth is, only the governor--who oversees all agencies of executive power in the state--can in fact put Terri to death.
Officers already acting to kill Terri
Under authority of Jeb Bush, police are already at the scene--not to protect Terri, but to ensure that she is killed. They are, in fact, executing her.
Numerous well-meaning people who have tried to feed Terri--acting from simple respect for Judeo-Christian morality and compassion--have been arrested by uniformed officers who are acting on executive orders drawn up in conflict with the clear written meaning of constitutional law.
Rather than stand firm on the separation of powers principle upon which the Constitution, itself, is based, the executive power--at this very moment in the Terri Schiavo case--is actively participating in Terri's murder, having abdicated constitutional authority to the emerging bullies in government: the judiciary.
The result is total chaos, in the midst of an unprecedented constitutional crisis, the only remedy to which is for the executive to defend his rightful turf and preserve not only Terri's life, but the life of the republic.
The outward "orderliness" with which Terri is now being cruelly put to death--upon "orders" from an agenda-driven judiciary that has no power to act--belies the real truth of what is happening. Our nation's heart is being ripped out by the executive--not by anyone else--and with that loss goes our moral authority as a nation to lead the world.
As some suggest, we are behaving as a third-world dictatorship that cares little about innocent human life, and less about constitutional law.
Gov. Bush, put a stop to this travesty right now, for the sake of all that our nation stands for, in the interest of meriting God's merciful protection of our country in the years ahead.
If you "allow" Terri to die, you will indeed be her chief executioner.
CALL GOV. BUSH at 850-488-4441 Email: jeb@myflorida.com
Sorry -- I meant to write: "So -- if there is a credible basis to investigate whether Michael Shiavo has a material conflict of interest -- the EXECUTIVE branch can investigate."
IT IS TIME FOR AN EASTER MIRACLE.
IT IS TIME FOR GOVERNOR BUSH TO CALL IN THE FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD.
IT IS TIME FOR PRESIDENT BUSH TO CALL IN THE US MARSHALLS.
TERRI SCHAIVO IS A US CITIZEN.
TERRI SCHAIVO IS ENTITLED TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
Even if in that pursuit of her own happiness it screws up her POS faux-husband's pursuit of some 'skirt.'
Poor Jeb...he gets blamed for everything.....
>>>Ahhh, yes. It always come back around to "it's the Republicans' fault.">>>
In this case, it is. I expect stupidity from the Democrats, not from the Bush family.
Highly delusional too, it would appear.
"It's not the pardon that's so legally offensive. It's the promise of a pardon beforehand. If a pardon were given to someone who aided her after the fact, that would be a different story."
It would be, indeed, joyous. Hey! A lady was arrested for trying to bring her water already! If she were pardoned, albeit prior to conviction, then the same goal has been attained.
I would recommend a statement, however:
"Since no one was harmed while she tried to save a human life..."
FReegards....
This is TOTAL CRAP. The Bush brothers have done everything they possibly can and have made efforts I never expected them to make. I for one am VERY pleased with what they have done up to this point.
Exactly. This entire issue (which has been going on for years and years mind you down here in Florida)is all about JUDGES. Not the President and not the Governor.
People need to buy some clues and pay attention to who they vote for when it comes to judges next election cycle. This blame Bush crowd is total crap and FR is just exploding at the seams.
Baloney
"Why are there not a million people in the street?"
Keep asking yourself that question. Eventually you'll come up with an answer. I can give you a hint, but I'm sure you can come up with an answer on your own.
How many people are standing, right now, outside the hospice to protest what's going on there? How many people are willing even to do that?
You're conflating your own personal feelings regarding this matter with the feelings of everyone else. There is a reason that millions aren't hitting the street. There is a reason that even thousands are not hitting the street. When you understand those reasons, you will understand our Constitutional republic.
Exactly...and the source is certainly interesting.
I want this woman to live, but people have gone around the bend on this one. It's way past hysterical.
Whereas I share your hope that Terri will be spared the tragedy of being starved to death, I do not share your opinion that Governor Bush is responsible.
In my opinion, Terri’s life is in danger because Pamela Campbell, failed. Ms. Campbell was the attorney who represented Terri’s parents in trial. See: Pamela A.M. Campbell, Esq. lost the Terri Schiavo trial.
The courts did not disregard the legislature on a “pretext” of separation of powers, they did what they have been doing for the past 100 years, and they held that Terri’s Law was unconstitutional.
What is the legal authority for the Governor to intervene? You make emotional pleas for action from the Governor. You state that his is complicit. You suggest that only the executive branch has the authority to kill Terri, which is simply ridiculous, and you can not cite one legal authority for that proposition, because it doesn’t exist. The executive is not putting Terri to death, doctors are allowing her to die by starvation under the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
I do not agree with the judgment of the court in this case based upon the facts that have been brought to light since Ms. Campbell tried this case before Judge Greer. At the time of the trial if Ms. Campbell had offered the proofs we now know exist, perhaps the outcome would have been different. The St. Petersburg Bar Association website has laudatory comments about Ms. Campbell. If you would like to see how happy they are with her see: http://www.stpetebar.com/index_frame.htm?http://www.stpetebar.com/v3_giv_campbell.htm
Police are at the scene because we are a nation of laws and law-abiding people. They are there to see to it that a lawful court order is carried out. If Ms. Campbell had not lost the case, the police would be there to assure that no one harmed Terri.
The real problem in all of this is that no judge should decide upon the life or death of a person, that decision should be in the hands of a jury. In that way politics, graft, fraud, and special interest considerations are taken out of the hands of one judge.
This was written by Alan Keyes' staff, was it? It appears on his own website, so it apparently has Keyes' approval?
Just want to be clear on that.
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