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The Blog for Friday, June 17, 2005

"Jeb!": New Schiavo Investigation?

    Believe it or not, but Saint "Jeb!"
    said Thursday he might ask a state attorney to investigate allegations that Terri Schiavo's husband waited more than an hour to call 911 after her 1990 collapse.

    Terri Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, have previously said their son-in-law waited more than an hour to make the call. An autopsy report released Wednesday didn't address the allegation.

    "There's some doubt about when she did collapse and how long it took ... for the 911 call to be made," Bush said. "Which I think is worthy of some investigation. I don't know what form it would take."
    "Bush wants more information on Schiavo's collapse; call to 911". See also "Bush plans to look into Schiavo's collapse" and "Gov. Bush calls for Schiavo probe".

    Amazing. Just when the major Florida media, all to "Jeb!"'s benefit, wants to paper over the Shiavo affair - one of the most embarassing events in recent Florida history - "Jeb!" wants to keep it alive. I say fine ... you do your investigation into why Schiavo went into a coma, and perhaps some of the media will explore the following issue: "Did "Jeb!" Lie About Shiavo Abuse?"

    Update: "Jeb!" is obviously uninterested in the counsel of the Miami Herald editorial board:
    Florida courts, particularly Circuit Judge George Greer, handled this case well.

    The same can't be said of Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida's Legislature, which trampled the constitutional separation of powers to intervene in this case and prolong the pain. So, too, did Congress and President Bush in a last-ditch effort to subvert the legal process. The U.S. Supreme Court knew better and acted wisely in refusing -- six times -- to be drawn into the case.

    We hope overreaching lawmakers learned some lessons here, although most appeared unapologetic this week. If the courts are imperfect forums for family disputes, political bodies are the absolute worst. Lawmakers have no business meddling in affairs that already have been diligently considered by the courts.
    "Clarifying the facts in the Schiavo case".

7:21 AM

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