Remember Terri Shiavo? By: Jeb Bush, Former Florida Governor

[EEO]

The Terri Shiavo case continues to be one of great concern to me, as it portrays the typical exemption of religious beliefs when it comes to Republicans being for "small government."

An essay written from the perspective of Jeb Bush as Governor of Florida. Satire warning.

Remember Terri Shiavo? By: Jeb Bush, Former Florida Governor

Many of you may remember that as Governor of Florida I used my authority to interfere in the life of Terri Shiavo, a woman in a persistent vegetative state whose husband wanted to remove her feeding tube over the objections of her parents. Since religious issues are a huge Republican exception to small government I used my position to insert myself into the judicial process against Terri's husband and the right to die, and as an ally of her parents and the right to life. In doing so I expressed my belief in government authority over individual liberty, and used my own religious beliefs to interfere in the private affairs of others. When the state courts said I had overreached my authority I asked Congress and my brother President George W. Bush for help to delay an inevitable court ruling allowing Terri's husband to kill her.

and...

Upon my request, my brother President George W. Bush and Congress - including former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (R) - all helped me to deny Terri Shiavo the right to die and prolonged her life for about two more years. The Florida Supreme Court struck down "Terri's Law" as unconstitutional in 2004, and in early 2005 Terri's parents unsuccessfully appealed to the United States Supreme Court after getting nowhere with lower federal courts to keep their daughter alive. By March 2005 all of the government delays had finally been exhausted so Terri Shiavo's feeding tube was removed and she died on March 31st of that year.

Source: TNA

I strongly believe this is one event that completely disqualifies Jeb Bush. He thinks his religious beliefs are more important than individual liberties and is prepared to use the government to prove it.

[niyad]

1. we well remember terri shiavo

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I remember Terri Shiavo.

She is just ONE of the reasons that Jebbie must never be anywhere near our White House.

EVER.