[thackney]

I don’t want to defend Jeb. I’m not a fan. I hope he doesn’t end up running for President. If he does run, I hope it loses badly early in the primaries.

But Governors do not have the authority to ignore court rulings. Nor do we want the to have that power.

[wagglebee]

But Governors do not have the authority to ignore court rulings.

Nonsense, they do it all the time. Governors DO have the authority to provide the support necessary to enforce Congressional subpoenas.

Governors DO have the authority to call out the state militia to enforce the peace.

Governors DO have the authority to call out the state militia to execute state law (Terri's law).

Probate judges (for that matter all judges) DO NOT have the authority to sentence a person to death without an indictment and trial by a jury of their peers.

[tflabo]

Sometimes “The law is an ass”

Said of the application of the law that is contrary to common sense.

Origin

This proverbial expression is of English origin and the ass being referred to here is the English colloquial name for a donkey, not the American ‘ass’, which we will leave behind us at this point. Donkeys have a, somewhat unjustified, reputation for obstinate and stupidity that has given us the adjective ‘asinine’.

[TontoKowalski]

Thank you. We're either a Nation of Laws, or we aren't.

I'm sorry she died. But to blame that on Jeb Bush is ludicrous.

[EternalVigilance]

But Governors do not have the authority to ignore court rulings. Nor do we want the to have that power.

Of course they do, when said courts defy the state or federal constitutions. Not only do they have the authority, they have the sworn duty.

And make no mistake, the murder of Terri Schiavo violated the explicit equal protection requirements of the U.S. and the Florida constitutions, in the worst possible way.