"Governor Bush can ONLY do what the law allows -- to do anything more would be breaking his oath and setting a bad precedent that could be used one day by the forces of evil if a liberal ever occupied that seat again."
I agree one hundred percent.
Can you imagine a President Hillary deciding, after intense political pressure from the pro-death crowd, to take action against an individual citizen? Perhaps deciding, oh, let's see, that some individual Medicaid patient who is using a feeding tube or something to stay alive is costing the system too much money? So she goes in and orders the tube to be removed?
If there is some legal way for Governor Bush to step in (i.e., with the protective custody route) I am all for it, with the following caveat:
I hope they will be reasonably sure of an ultimate successful outcome. Not one hundred percent of course, that's not possible, but also, don't take action that you know is destined to fail.
Because if the tube is put back in, and then whatever law they pass or action they take is again ruled unconstitutional or otherwise futile, and her tube is taken out a fourth (or fifth?) time, I think it would be cruel to Terri to keep re-launching days of starvation and dehydration.
And I say that as a strong supporter of Life as well. :)
What a sight on CNN right now: children being put in handcuffs, arrested, and put in the squad car for trying to bring her water.
I am with you completely! It has to be done right and they have to know this will stand and not have it overturned once again.