Any idea if and when DCF will take Terri in their custody tonight?
I'm willing to stay here and wait for the great news, but haven't had much sleep lately. I have a hunch that if it's God's will, Terri will be free tonight at long last.
I have a hunch that if it's God's will, Terri will be free tonight at long last.
From your lips to Gods ears. It's looking pretty hopeless and Terri will be gone soon if someone doesn't do something.
To: SeasideSparrow
As maddeneing as it is to watch I'm begiining to believe we're seeing a very carefully constructed process executed driven by the Executive Branches of both the Florida and Federal Governments (read: Jeb and W) that at it's heart is meant to save Terri's life. The tricky part is they're trying to do it in such a way that respects and uses to full adavntage the three distinct jurisdictions of constitutional authority.
The Legislative Branch is now out of the picture, both in Washington and Florida. The only Judicial point not yet explored is the USSC, but FOX is reporting that is now underway. If Kennedy blows it off (I think he might...no specific reason, just a hunch) the Judicial Branch options will have been exhausted.
Which leaves only the Executive Branch, which at both the Federal and State level have openly expressed their desire for Terri to live.
The hearing allowing DCF to take custody of Terri is simply a sop to the part of their enabling legislation that covers normal circumstances. If it's refused they can immediately go to the emergency provisions and remove Terri and not have to justify it before a court until at least mid-next week.
Once again, Bush let the Legislators recuse themselves, let the Courts run to the end of their script, and can now, with full authority, bring the power of the Executive Branch to bear and no one can legitimately claim he's usurped the authority of any other Branch. To make things even better, the section in the DCF statute is not new law, yet reads as if it were written to protect just such a person as Terri.
And if all this fails, I wouldn't be surprised if W has an Ace hiding in his boot.
5,086 posted on 03/23/2005 11:10:24 PM EST by mitchbert (Facts Are Stubborn Things .) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4943 | View Replies | Report Abuse ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The most peace-giving thing to me in this whole thing is that the Lord God knows every scintilla of motivation of everyone involved. Noone fools Him for an instant...