Posted on 03/29/2005 11:00:33 AM PST by EternalVigilance
Possibly because it such an emotional issue, regardless of position, that it drives otherwise rational people to become a bit nuts.
No it doesn't--specifically when it concerns property. If the government is taking away a property right of mine, it is required to give me due process, and I'm certainly not a charged criminal. Due process definitely extends well beyond the world of criminal law.
If you cannot, please stop loosely and without foundation saying that Gov. Bush or anyone for that matter has to obey the "law"
Do you have anything to add that is of substance?
Why is Terri Schiavo not included when Section Two says 'persons'??
Remember that Andrew Jackson impeachment?
No? Me neither.
Here are the points:
Well, Terri Schiavo is not anyone's property.
And she has never had a lawyer of her own, either. She's had nothing but representation that wants to off her at their earliest convenience.
Certainly you don't believe that she has had the kind of representation that is required before the state can kill a person.
Certainly you don't think that, even if she had been convicted of a capital crime, any civilized nation would kill her by thirst and starvation.
Although I made my feelings known, for the most part, I held back when Keyes was running against Obama. Mostly, out of deference to Jim, who supported Keyes. I wish I hadn't now. Most of us knew he was going to be lucky to break out of single digits, and most of us knew why he was going to do so poorly. We're just seeing more of the same right now.
EV...so many of these pro-death people are simpletons. You have to explain it to them in simple terms.
Death--bad.
Life--good.
Terri--alive.
Jeb--useless.
Prolifers--rock!
The Florida governor can suspend the sheriff of any county (or any county official not subject to legislative impeachment) for misfeasance (such as obstructing the lawful duty of the DCF) and appoint his own man as a replacement. Then he can have them stand down.
I've been emailing this around but no one has responded:
FLORIDA CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE VIII - County Government
Section 1
(d) COUNTY OFFICERS. There shall be elected by the electors of each county, for terms of four years, a sheriff, a tax collector, a property appraiser, a supervisor of elections, and a clerk of the circuit court;
ARTICLE IV - Executive
SECTION 7. Suspensions; filling office during suspensions.--
(a) By executive order stating the grounds and filed with the custodian of state records, the governor may suspend from office any state officer not subject to impeachment, any officer of the militia not in the active service of the United States, or any county officer, for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony, and may fill the office by appointment for the period of suspension. The suspended officer may at any time before removal be reinstated by the governor.
ARTICLE III - Legislative
SECTION 17. Impeachment.--
(a) The governor, lieutenant governor, members of the cabinet, justices of the supreme court, judges of district courts of appeal, judges of circuit courts, and judges of county courts shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor in office.
Address the substance.
:-)
Great now you two can go get a room!
Excellent find, and right on point!
I'll answer the only point that really needs to be addressed. Keyes is confused on what supreme executive authority means. It doesn't mean that the governor has the supreme authority in the state as Keyes has either misread (which I doubt) or twisted (bingo) it to mean.
What it means is that Keyes is the supreme executive authority, ie the highest office in the executive branch. Likewise, the FL assembly has the supreme legislative authority, and the FL SC has the supreme judicial authority. What Keyes isn't telling you, is that the supremacy of the governor as the supreme executive, in no way diminishes the powers of the other branches of government. It's not a monarchy Alan, period.
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