Judicial And Executive Branches Wrangle Over New Medical Opinion

[Walt Starr]

Folks, I think Jeb is gonna go nuk-yu-lar:

TALLAHASSEE - Terri Schiavo's parents failed Wednesday in three arenas to have her feeding tube reinserted, with Gov. Jeb Bush, the Florida Legislature and the judiciary all involved in the increasingly complicated end-of-life case.

In a late twist, the case prompted a showdown between separate branches of government as a Pinellas County circuit judge forbade law enforcement officers from taking Schiavo into state custody under a Bush directive.

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That raised the prospect of law enforcement officers charged with protecting Schiavo at her Pinellas Park hospice encountering law enforcement agents charged with removing her.

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Greer asked DCF attorney Jennifer Lima-Smith whether she could guarantee Schiavo would not be taken into state custody.

``I can't tell you that won't be done. We have that capability. The statute is clear,'' Lima- Smith told Greer.

The judge said he would issue the restraining order to prevent confusion among law enforcement.

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http://www.tampatrib.com/MGBAFWSIO6E.html

We are at the showdown between having an independent Judiciary and having a dictatorial Executive Branch. Hang onto your seats, this ain't over by a longshot!

[ewagner]

1. This is getting

crazier by the moment!

I know I should ignore it....pay attention to defeating TABOR in Wisconsin....but it's compelling....like watching a bad traffic accident....

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Oh turst me you SHOULD pay attention

after they took this nuttiness to Congress it STOPPED being bread and cirucs and went into the realm of Consitutional

[Demit]

3. Well, I take heart from the last graf of this story--

"After news of Greer's injunction prohibiting DCF from taking custody of Schiavo, Bush's communications director, Alia Faraj, said, ``We will continue to review all our legal options. We will do everything we legally can to save and protect Terri Schiavo.'' "


The communications director uses the word "legal" twice. I'm hoping this is their out when they have to finally give up. A sort of "our hands were tied" way to save face. I hope so, anyway.

[Walt Starr]

4. Yeah, but they have at least three different legal advisors telling them

they have the authority to go in.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. I'm expecting Jeb to do it

this is truly a loose-loose situation for jebby now

[Demit]

7. Hopefully their advice is as reality-based as the neurologist's was.

Hopefully ;)

[katinmn]

6. Now will people see that the Bush Family are fascists??

Damn. If this doesn't do it, nothing will.