Governor Seeks New Trial Over Brain Damaged Woman's Wishes

Tampa Bay Online ^ | November 19, 2003 | Vickie Chachere

[sweetliberty]

Gov. Jeb Bush fired a volley of legal shots Wednesday at the husband of a brain damaged woman who is at the center of a right to die case, saying there needs to be a jury trial on whether Terri Schiavo wanted to be kept alive artificially. The governor also sought to remove Pinellas Circuit Court Judge W. Douglas Baird from hearing the constitutionality of the new law enacted to keep Terri Schiavo alive after her feeding tube was removed last month. In yet a third legal filing, the governor argues that Terri Schiavo's rights under the Florida Constitution are being protected, not violated.

Terri Schiavo went for six days without food and water after her husband Michael Schiavo removed her feeding tube. Florida lawmakers and Bush intervened, enacting a hastily drawn law that allowed the governor to order the feeding tube be reinserted.

Michael Schiavo has challenging the constitutionality of the governor's action. He contends his wife had said she did not want to be kept alive artificially before she suffered severe brain damage in 1990. Doctors have ruled she has been in a persistent vegetative state since, but her parents believe she is aware of her surroundings and could be rehabilitated.

Bush's attorney Ken Connor said a jury has to establish what Terri Schiavo's wishes were before a court can decide whether her private health care wishes were violated.

George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, could not immediately be reached for comment.

[pollywog]

When all is said and done...

God will decide.

You are right about that Nitro! Sounds like he is using Governor Bush to do his bidding!!!!!!!

[pollywog]

Thank you, Jeb Bush! It seems staying the course, once he has determined the correct one, runs in the family.

You have that right, sarasmom!! They had some fine upbringing!!!! Thank you Barbara and George Sr. BUSH!!!!!!

[Think free or die]

Go Jeb!!

[Ann Archy]

Who's got Jeb's e-addy so we can thank him?

[Cicero]

Good for Jeb. He's doing the right thing.

[pickyourpoison]

I could just kiss Barbara Bush for those boys of hers.
Smooches to the Bushes

[pollywog]

You are right about that Nitro! Sounds like he is using Governor Bush to do his bidding!!!!!!!

he = He

[lonevoice]

Thank you, Governor Bush!

"The court seems to have just bought the Felos argument..."

And that has been the problem all along

George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Any day that George Felos is forced to keep his lying trap shut is a good day!

[pickyourpoison]

maybe we should send Ken Conner an atta boy too

[sweetliberty]

I think he has requested the removal of Judge Baird. Not sure for what reason unless it's because he has already given his opinion before the case was heard.

The impression I get is that because they are challenging the Constitutionality of the law, it must then be discovered if Terri's rights are being violated, which means that they must allow discovery in order to determine if it was really Terri's wish to be killed. They are saying that they can't just base it on the presumption that the previous court ruling was accurate. They are furthur saying that it will require a jury to make that determination. If a jury gets to make this determination, Terri has a shot, and a strong one. That's how I read it anyway.

[floriduh voter]

JEB BUSH GIVES ME HAPPY FEET!!! Go, Jeb.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

BARBARA BUSH =

The Woman of the Century, 20th/21st

[floriduh voter]

A jury of her peers maybe? Get some disabled people on the jury, some meanies and folks like us, how would you even seat a jury? MISTRIAL IF THEY CAN'T SEAT A JURY. MISTRIAL IF A JURY CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO DO... Just my opinions. Terri gets to live????

[Graymatter]

>>(Felos) was busy punching holes in walls.

Uh, no, Felos was busy convincing the etherplasm that the walls have a right to holes. :)

[pollywog]

I am excited that Goveror Bush's team is on the ball!! I prayed today for Ken Connor that God would give him wisdom. Can anyone fill us in as to just what this means and where the case is headed from here... ?

[pollywog]

will this buy time for the guardian case to finally be heard???

[sweetliberty]

"Any day that George Felos is forced to keep his lying trap shut is a good day!"

Yep!

Gerge Felos ->

[Salvation]

Terri bump

with a

Jeb bump

[msmagoo]

Whoo-hoo! GREAT news!

We need graphics! Flowers! Balloons!

I will donate a towel for Felos and Mikey to cry in...

[floriduh voter]

I think that would depend upon which Judge hears what matter. If Judge Greer hears the guardianship case, I think we scared the **** out of him last month. Has he even ruled against Terri since we were going to recall him?

A Jury Trial would tie everything up imo.