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I don't mean to drag out the discussion, but I have a very strong personal opinion --- especially regarding someone's life [as if you don't know by now]. But the judicial branch is only one of three equal branches of government.

Who is truely to say who has the final call. If Jeb had a strong backbone, he could have taken Terri into protective custody. He could have argued that the current court process overstepped their boundaries, and as state chief executive, he was acting to prevent any permanent harm from coming to her until a full and fair review of her case was completely heard.

He would have violated a court order, but as governor, sometimes you have to do what is truly right, not just "legal" according to somebody's opinion. Someone else could have a very differing "opinion" even in the legal environment. But in true essence, as an equal branch of government, the judicial branch, in itself, does not really have any power over the governor. It would be up to the state legislature to impeach him, if they felt that he truly overstepped his bounds. However, given the situation, I don't think there would be enough legislators to convict him.

But he did not chose to act in any manner, except not to act at all.

I'm sorry, but he is a Bush!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is great that Terry Wallis is finally recovering!

However, in regards to Terri Schiavo, the blame IS with Michael, his lawyer and the judge, but Jeb Bush did not do all that he could do. He states that he did, but that is only if you let a little local judge make such a ruling that is not in full accordance with all of the evidence and testimony considered. Much of it, the judge struck down as inadmissible. That was the judge's ruling.

Jeb hid behind the excuse of this negligent judge, and accepted his ruling (of only part of the testimony being used that suited his purpose). This petty little judge wanted to be a big boy for the powers behind the money trail (the hospice, right to death'ers [the Hemlock crowd], etc.). This little judge did not consider all of the evidence and testimony........this is far to similar to the people that don't know the definition of "is."

Jeb Bush would have been overriding the judge's ruling, but the judge's analysis was blatantly flawed. Jeb Bush could have used his executive authority to take custody of Terri and put her in protective care until a full review of her situation was honestly performed. He may have had to violate the judge's ruling, but this judge should not be the final ruler of the situation.

My wife and I watched the news coverage of this as it was going on, and we couldn't believe that nobody of authority took any significant action. We nearly cried that this could be happening. Nobody was doing anything to make an honest assessment of her current condition. We thought that some people would have done everything possible to potentially save her if it were possible.

I remember those thoughts quite vividly. That fall (2005), my wife was suddenly diagnosed with Ovarian cancer. She died less than three months from that time. We did try all that we could do, but ultimately the efforts were unsuccessful.

No, do not know what the Schindlers (?) have gone through all those years, but I can feel a little of what it was like. I just thank God that I at least had the opportunity to try to save my wife, and I still thank God for all of the time that I had with her.

May God continue to bless and heal Terry Wallis. May God bless Terri and help comfort and heal the grief of the Schindlers.

Good Post!

With all of the radical illegals delusionary claims to the southwest, they forget one minor detail.....they lost the war.

Their ancestors were lucky that greater spoils of the war were not required of them.

We left them with their independence....and they have suffered with it ever since.

If we would have made it an American territory, its resources would have been much greater developed....and it would be a prosperous area, unlike its current state.

Thanks!

Thanks, that just reminded me on how much I miss Bobek's! It's been about a year.

For a first-timer, or not, you are doing fine!

Thanks for all of the information!

As of yet..."unincarcerated thugs" just think they have the chance to move up to "unfortuantely unfreedomed individuals"

Need to increase the budget for facilities so that more can get the promotion that they truely deserve.

...The illegals think they are in charge and the afore mentioned politicians have encouraged this thinking.

Nobody has to be heartless, but they are still (...as of yet...) illegal. Yes, the Central and South Americans ARE used to protesting to get their way. Any sign of weakness, and they are just going to push back harder. They Senate has started it my tangling the carrot in front of them.

They can't make any headway in Mexico because the Mexican government doesn't have to give in to them ....if they don't like it in Mexico, they can go to the U.S. ...This not only doesn't upset the apple cart in Mexico, but actually brings in even more money to the families left behind.

They need to be shown that violence and intimidation will not get them anything! We won't have to deport a single one....just enforce worker laws and reporting for the employers and cut off social programs...They will go back so fast!!!!!!!

I actually heard one illegal say that they did not want to be treated as second-class citizens .... that's right, they shouldn't be treated as any type of citizen, because they are not!!!!!!!!!

You have to wonder how badly on the take the senators actually are...to vote against the American public and for non-citizens, the pay has to be awfully good on K Street. Actually if all the bad senators get voted out of office, they will probably end up with higher paying jobs as lobbyists.

Hardastarboard,

Excellent start, but it is not just the bureaucracy that permeates government, business, education and labor, but most significantly laziness and special interests. The need to appear better than they actually are without doing anything to obtain a competitive edge. This has been coming since the 80's. Outsourcing, downsizing, and other hollow buzzwords which do not offer any advantage in reality other than just cost cutting.

Business innovation and progress has bottomed out. It is all about cost cutting and offering a cheaper commodity product. There is no more quality in products. Any more about the only choice in the marketplace is cheap Chinese product A, B or C. They are all inexpensive and last a few weeks or months before they fall apart or breakdown. Decent quality is almost not even available.

What has ended the business innovation and progress, is lazy, stupid and greedy business executives who fall on record profits by outsourcing everything that doesn't move. These are the executives from larger corporations who have so much extra cash that is not invested into R&D, but new facilities in the Third World and China so that they can obtain cheaper costs. However, the cost savings are not passed along to the consumers or in severance benefits to their former employees in the U.S.; instead, the record profits are retained by the large corporations. The executives point to their great expertise and skills in obtaining these funds while ignoring the fact that they are cannibalizing their own firms and turning them into nothing more than foreign trade marketing companies. The executives extract more than share for their own pockets, then use the remainder to buy smaller progressive companies with an extremely marketable product. They then claim progress for the company while squashing the innovation and progress in the company acquired until it is gone and of no further value. Then the acquired subsidiary is offered for sale to someone else.

That is the beginning in the business environment where everything is growing bigger and bigger. The bureaucracy in these businesses are always looking to outsource everything they haven't already. Yet they only want to deal with larger companies where they can obtain everything they want rather then balancing their purchasing with several smaller companies and managing those relationships. It is just easier for them.

In all areas, special interests motivate all, and they all want to prescribe their dominance into legislation and regulation without earning any actual advantage for such specific preference. All the lobbying for the new bankruptcy laws by the financial organizations without giving anything for the individual consumer. The new bankruptcy law has also stifled further growth by small businesses who typically grow through the increased financing by their individual owners.

The main growth in the U.S. economy has been through the development and expansion of small business, but larger companies and the national government is hindering further growth. Small business growth actually produces increases in employment and local economies, but this growth threatens the dominance of the large corporations. So the large companies circle their wagons, but do not produce any actual advances in their products or pricing.

Organized labor still attempts to flex their muscle while shrinking in national members and participation. Legislation and regulation passed by Congress maintains enough of an competitive advantage for them as well.

The NEA struggles along with the educational infrastructure to instill both of their advantages, again without earning any basis for such preferences. This comes at the loss of actual education to all of the publicly educated individuals as well as society, overall.

Again, all of the above is just the tip of the iceberg. But the power players are struggling to maintain their advantages and ultimately, power, through legislation and regulation without actually benefiting the U.S. citizenry and our economy. Well are becoming more like European countries while the U.S. voters continually allow this to happen without demanding reform.

It is not too late to change this, but it continually is getting later. Something needs to be done now before it is any later. The U.S. citizenry needs to regain control over government, business and organized labor, so that the interests of the population are met and not just the power brokers. This truly will benefit the U.S. economy and not just add empty window dressing.

As has been said in the past, the communists will sell us the rope to hang ourselves --- after all, nearly everything is made in Commie China anymore, anyway!!!!

Time to shut them down before it is too late; however, it won't be done by any of the current business executives or many of our current politicians!!!

Eliminating federal assistance would also help cut down on illegal immigration!

When no value is put into American R&D, then everything is based on cost and becomes a commodity product. Of course, you can always find some place else to be cheaper, but growth is built on R&D.

If no value is given to American R&D, then why give any value to American management. Obviously, if their only solution is to offshore production, they have failed. But why are we paying American CEOs and sr. executives such enormous salaries, if they are just failures. Anybody canabalizing a once valuable company can increase short-term earnings to record numbers. The problem is developing a company beyond that point.

With such a failure in American management, why aren't we offshoring their positions as well. Offshore the large companies and their steadily declining stocks. Sell off the NYSE and invest in developing American companies.

Let them offshore the NYSE and put American consumer money back into the American economy.

Saving an innocent life is always right.

You are so right!!!!! Where are there any leaders in this country? Jeb had a responsibility to save Terri until true justice could be established. The only thing that they could do to him is impeach him, and who in their right mind would do that to correct an injustice?

They could always kill her for their entertainment purposes later, if they ultimately ruled against her in a legitimate trial.

Amen!!

This is judicial corruption at its finest. Judge Greer has all of the sensitive documents sealed with no accountability. There is no admission form for Terri on record, there has been no annual report and plan for care by the guardian (which is required by state law and is to be reviewed by the court, audited by the local court auditor, and presented and possibly disputed by interested parties [including financial records and care plans]). But it is only state law...

Out of sight, out of mind.....

Maybe if there were a little more backbone by the Bushes, we would see....why can't they violate a court order...there are three equal branches of government...who is to say that an executive order [for protective custody] to enforce a subpeona by Congress wouldn't trump a local circuit court judge....

Who died and left the judges as lords and rulers over all...well, yes, the rights of the average American....

But it doesn't have to be....either Bush could state that they were upholding the Constitution. Since both are lame ducks, to protect everyone involved, they could issue pardons both at the state and federal level. The judiciary would have no other recourse except to recommend their impeachments. Impeachments would require a super majority, and with the justification of protection would most likely not be attainable.

But I am sure that it wouldn't happen..

God Bless this country, Terri and HER family!!! May the grace of God provide them strength and comfort! And may the judgement of God be granted to those that deserve it!!

Thanks to all of you in Columbia!!!!!!

It really should not be a big deal. You need a picture ID to open a bank account or personally conduct business there or (at least supposedly) cash a check at a currency exchange or convenience store. If you are a student at a college, you need a picture ID. If you work at a bank or many other places (especially now-a-days), you have to have a picture ID. You can bearly live without having a picture ID. Only the Democrats (who definately intend to keep the ability to commit voter fraud) can strongly stand against such a requirement. Maybe we can make it easier in the bigger cities to have state DMV or ID offices near the local voter registration offices. But in order to reduce fraud, it would not be too much to ask that voters to register when they come of age or change residences. True freedom and democracy can't live with much less.

I can't remember if the smokes for votes was investigated by the FBI. We lived in the north Milwaukee suburbs at the time, but we only remember the incident being filmed by a local TV crew and the evidence turned over to the local Milwaukee country prosecutor who failed to further investigate or prosecute anybody even with the filmed evidence.

There have been other incidents in the Milwaukee area such as a state congressman (D, Racine)holding a money prize bingo game (with political buttons and brochures) with cake and soda at a nursing home, just before the absentee voting was performed at the home. Don't get too riled, the prize money was only a few quarters at a time --- the congressman didn't want to blow all his money at only one nursing home. Again, the county prosecutor was notified, but did not do anything.

The problem is that in the bigger cities, the local (Democratic) prosecutor is not going to prosecute any Democrats for anything that they are not forced to pursue.

Also, Milwaukee is almost always last in the state to report their votes. May just be symptomatic, but is also very helpful for the Democrats. In 2000, Bush was winning the state by about 6,000 votes. Then Milwaukee reported and surprisingly changed the total to 6,000 vote advantage for Gore. Nothing definite, but strangely convenient --- a reverse but equal swing for the Democrat? Not less and not more? Also, the Democrats do not allow Republican observers at their in town polling stations. They can start observing, but things either happen to the observers (who in many cases, stand out in the minority neighborhoods) or if they happen to drive in to the sight, their cars. Either way, they don't typically stay long to observe. Funny how that works out.

But Milwaukee doesn't hold a candle to the city of Chicago and at least its near suburbs --- vote early, vote often....



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