A Reminder Of How Jeb Bush Governs

As the field of Republicans vying for a Presidential bid in 2016 opens, one name stands out above the rest: John Ellis “Jeb” Bush.

The very mention of the Bush name and a Presidential bid sends shivers down the spines of Americans all-too-familiar with the disaster that was the George W. Bush administration.  From the WMD lies that sent our soldiers to Iraq, to economic policies that caused the Great Recession, liberals and moderates alike are cringing at the thought of another attempt by a Bush to run our country into the ground.

George W., and even his father George H.W., pale in comparison to Jeb when it comes to the conservative lines he’s willing to draw.

Case in point: Terry Schiavo.

As Governor of Florida, Jeb took on the Terry Schiavo case with extreme prejudice.  Citing more than 27,000 emails he received, then-Governor Bush went on a tirade of tyrannical rule, sidestepping the court system, bullying the Florida legislature to pass an unconstitutional law and even calling his brother for help when he wasn’t getting his way.

Jeb Bush wasn’t interested in the tens of thousands of messages from people supporting Terry’s husband and the difficult decisions he was being forced to make.  He wasn’t interested in the sovereign rights of a family to decide what was in their best interest, and he wouldn’t hear it when a judge agreed that Terry should be removed from her feeding tube so nature could take its course.

Jeb Bush was only interested in the hard-lined pro-life stance that all life is sacred.  Terry Schiavo was in a complete vegetative state.  Her husband was suffering, her life was over.  Jeb, caving to the extremists whose sights were set on the fact that her heart was still beating, went out of his way to appease conservatives at all costs.

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Jeb pushed “Terry’s Law” through the Florida legislature with many members of his own party objecting, as it was clearly unconstitutional.  In 2004 the courts agreed and overturned it.  On appeal, 3 of his own appointees to the Florida Supreme Court called the law an egregious violation of the separation of powers.  The US Supreme Court refused to hear the case.

That didn’t matter to Jeb.  He continued to stomp his feet, relying on the bogus testimony of a pro-life quack who said that Shiavo was “semi-conscious” to try to have Family Services take custody of Schiavo, a move that a judge stopped by restraining order.

Having failed at the state level, Bush called on Senator Mel Martinez to “do whatever you can federally.”  A bill allowing the federal government to intervene was hastily written, and brother Bush flew back early from his Easter vacation to sign it, only to have yet another federal judge block the re-insertion of Terry’s feeding tube.

As he continued trampling the justice system like a toddler refused an afternoon nap, Terry Schiavo finally found peace and passed away.

“Many across our state and around the world are deeply grieved by the way Terri died,” Bush said in a statement. “I feel that grief very sharply as well. I remain convinced, however, that Terri’s death is a window through which we can see the many issues left unresolved in our families and in our society. For that, we can be thankful for all that the life of Terri Schiavo has taught us.”

The life and death of Terry Schiavo taught us that this man doesn’t care about the law, the constitution or the separation of powers that allows our government to operate.  Terry Schiavo showed us just what kind of man Jeb Bush is.

Proving just how vindictive he is, Jeb even had the case re-opened to see if Terry’s husband had done all he could to try to save her when she initially collapsed in 1990.  State Attorney Bernie McCabe declared there was no wrongdoing.

Is this the kind of governing we need at the federal level?  Can you imagine what this kind of mentality could do to our nation if combined with a Republican majority in congress?

Jeb Bush is a dangerous man.  Anyone who will take a religious stance as a head of state, circumvent the court system in the name of protecting life while refusing to commute a single death sentence needs to have his head examined.

He certainly has no place in the White House.

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