I'm mad at both! I know George signed a bill in the middle of the night! But he is the Presidant of the USA! He knows Terri is alive and hasn't done a thing other than sign a law that did nothing! The minute that law was passed and a Federal judge turned it down George should have been all over it instead of saying He has done everything he can! HAH! He is the Presidant, he could done something! And JEB, I can't even go there anymore right now! I'm so sick at the thought of his bowing down to the Judicial System it disgusts me!
In a press conference this week, Gov. Bush cited “new information” in the Terri Schiavo case that “raises serious concerns and warrants immediate action.” He then stated, “If there's any uncertainty, we should err on the side of protecting her. We're exhausting all executive options and continue to work with the Florida legislature to save Terri's life.”
One of those executive options is in the Florida Constitution, Article IV, Section 8, which gives the governor the power to "restore civil rights" and "commute punishment." This power cannot be controlled or obstructed by the judiciary.
Simply because of her physical disability, Terri Schiavo is being deprived of "the right to enjoy and defend life," guaranteed by Article I, Section 2, of the Florida Constitution. She has been given a death sentence without cause, and actually ordered to death.
Gov. Bush has stated publicly: “I am doing everything within my power to make sure that Terri is afforded at least the same right rights that criminals convicted of the most heinous crimes take for granted.”
By stating this, and his intent to “exhaust all executive options . . . to save Terri’s life,” Gov. Bush has publicly pledged to use the power granted him by the Florida Constitution to help Terri. Yet, Gov. Bush has not exercised his executive power under Article IV, Section 8, of the Florida Constitution, to restore Terri’s rights. His failure to so act will result in the death of Terri Schiavo. Does that not make him liable?
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