TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said on Sunday there is nothing else he can do to save Terri Schiavo's life.
"I cannot violate a court order," Bush said after returning to the Governor's Mansion from Easter Sunday church services. "I don't have powers from the United States Constitution or -- for that matter from the Florida Constitution -- that would allow me to intervene after a decision has been made."
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/27/schiavo/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Let me help him finish his quote.
"I cannot violate a court order without putting my job into jeopardy by fighting for a woman's life. Believe me, there's nothing more important than my job."
What constitutional line gave him the power to declare a state of emergency when the hurricanes hit? Now he has police guarding a dying woman from rescuers, snipers on the roofs, and a judge discarding a congressional subpoena, and he HAS NO AUTHORITY TO CONTROL THIS SITUATION?!
No, if Terri were rich, powerful, and glamorous, Jeb Bush would have already declared an emergency, long ago rescued her, and cited "new evidence" (as in the Empire Journal) as the basis for his overriding a judicial decision. And he would be a hero today. Alas, cowardice is forever. Now, if Terri had just been popular...