[jonwill]

Gov. Bush failed to take action.

[Dante3]

And he will be always remembered for this.

[glennaro]

My wish is that the executive and legislative branches of government -- at both the state and federal level -- were as committed and effective in defending their separate powers as is the judiciary.

[MarMema]

Well for most of you this is Good Friday. For us (eastern orthodox) it is the Annunciation. I am headed off to liturgy shortly.

I thought this was very interesting to share.

March 25th is of course immediately after the spring equinox, and the time when there begins to be more light than darkness. It is also said to be the first month of the year according to Jewish reckoning. There is a tradition that God created the world in the month of March, and that Adam and Eve fell on March 25th. Thus, on this same date, the new Eve through her perfect obedience and union with the will of God undid what the first Eve did through disobedience. There is also a tradition that it was in this month that the Jews left Egypt and crossed the Red Sea dry-shod, and that Christ raised the dead on March 25. Finally, there is a tradition that the General Resurrection and Last Judgment will take place on March 25th. All of this, I get from the Greek Synaxarion, so if this momentous significance of March 25th was common knowledge amongst the Greeks, it is no wonder that this date was chosen (whether by the leaders, or by God, in creating the circumstances) for the liberation of the Greeks from the Turkish Yoke.

[BonneBlue]

Jeb Bush had his chance to take action but instead chose to hold a press conference to announce it all therefore it allowed Schiavo's lawyers and Greer to react.