The following is what I've just e-mailed to Pres. and Gov. Bush, concerning separation of powers:
Separation of powers is equal to checks and balances. It's time to restore the executive and legislative branches to their equal status with the judicial branch, particularly when rogue judges ignore the spirit and intent of the law. Not only Terri's life is at stake, so are all like her, inconvenient, disabled and unable to speak for themselves. Please don't allow our state to become a murderer of innocent, defenseless people!
Perhaps you have read this before, but just in case you haven't, it's a good reminder of what your upholding of the state and federal constitutions entail:
From http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2003/11/deference_to_le.html:
“…Andrew Jackson, who wrote in his message vetoing the Second Bank of the United States:
If the opinion of the Supreme Court covered the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the coordinate authorities of this Government, The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President to decide upon the constitutionality of any bill or resolution which may be presented to them for passage or approval as it is of the supreme judges when it may be brought before them for judicial decision. The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore, be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capacities, but to have only such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve.”
There is no "right to die" in the U.S. Constitution. Is there one I'm not aware of in the Florida Constitution? If not, both her Federal and State rights are being violated in an egregious way. It's time to restore these rights to Terri Schiavo and to the rest of us. God will only bless those who righteously obey Him, and He is the only Judge whose opinion matters. Which judge are you willing to defy?
Sincerely,
In battle, and this is surely battle, decisive action is called for. Bold action, quickly and firmly taken is better than well thought out, considered action, after the battle is over.
The laws are clear, this is murder.
The Governor and the President are not law abiding, but rather Judge abiding. There is a time and a place for everything. This is not the time to be in awe of a Circuit Court Judge who is a deatheater. Bad news for the Executives, the deatheaters will never like them, even if they do abortions on their respective kitchen tables. Get over it, get on with being a leader.
Warning, do not subject yourself to the court. If you do, they can isolate you and eliminate you at little or no cost to themselves. Fluid Tactics are the only choice.
Well said, skr, well said.