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Gov. Bush must act, despite the courts
As explained by William Bennett and Brian Kennedy writing at NRO, the Florida legislature in 2003 passed a law favored by Gov. Bush that would save Terri Schiavo’s life. The Florida Supreme Court then declared the law unconstitutional, a holding with which the governor disagrees. Everybody assumes that that’s the end of the matter, that we are under a rule of judges. But we are not. The executive has the same right and duty to judge the constitutionality of a law that the courts have. It is only modern liberalism, which worships courts because they pushed through liberal agendas by usurping the power of legislatures, that has convinced us otherwise. As the chief executive of Florida, Bush is charged with protecting the rights and lives of the people. If a wayward court is destroying an innocent person’s life, it is the governor’s duty to act to save that person’s life. He should therefore exercise his police powers and order Terri’s feeding tube reconnected. If the people of Florida think that he acted illegally, they can seek his impeachment through the legislature. That’s the way it ought to happen under a republican form of government. What should not happen is this disgusting spectacle of all of us sitting around like slaves while an innocent women is starved and dehydrated to death.
I urge readers to call or e-mail Gov. Bush and urge him to take action to stop this atrocity. I’m going to do so myself. Here is contact information. Email entry |