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March 25, 2005

Benito Bush

Via Lambert at corrente, a Washington Post article with some revealing details on the use of strong-arm tactics that I speculated about on Wednesday.

Law enforcement officers and an attorney for Morton Plant Hospital, where Schiavo's tube was to be reinserted, told Felos and his legal team that the governor's office had notified them that agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement were preparing to take custody of Schiavo and drive her to the hospital. Those phone calls prompted Felos to ask Greer to issue the order that was handed down late Wednesday afternoon blocking the state from taking custody and authorizing "each and every" sheriff's deputy in the state to stop any attempt to remove Schiavo from the hospice.

Can the made for TV movie with "Everybody Loves Raymond" co-star Patricia Heaton playing Terri and Mel Gibson as a tough but tender FDLE agent be far behind?

(From that same WaPo article)

A parade of supportive celebrities have phoned the Schindlers, Tammaro said. His sister or her husband have spoken with Mel Gibson, Pat Boone and "Everybody Loves Raymond" co-star Patricia Heaton.

All kidding aside, we were very close to a wingnut wet dream - an armed showdown between state and county law enforcement. More from a Thursday story in The Miami Herald.

Late Wednesday, Greer issued a temporary injunction prohibiting such an act, and he reinforced that order today, taking a sideswipe at the governor.

''The Court ruled that the executive and judicial branches of government are separate but equal and that the executive branch is not superior in the area of judicial matters,'' Greer wrote.
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Late in the day (Wednesday), Pinellas Circuit Judge George Greer issued the emergency injunction, saying it appeared state action was ``imminent.''

''DCF is hereby restrained from taking possession of Theresa Marie Schiavo or removing her from Hospice Woodside facility, administering nutrition or hydration artificially or otherwise interfering with this court's final judgement,'' Greer said.

Blackshirt
The Blackshirts were organized by Benito Mussolini due to his disgust with the corruption and apathy of the liberal and later socialist Italian government. Originally envisioned as reformers, their methods became harsher as Mussolini's power grew, and they used violence, intimidation, and murder against Mussolini's opponents. One of their distinctive techniques was force-feeding......

More FDLE here.

And, in the spirit of fascist minded thugs everywhere, expect to see some attempts at violent revenge against judges, media, politicians, and maybe you and I starting any time now.

Posted by Norwood at March 25, 2005 12:06 AM
Comments

Norwood, you are a dark creature that thrives on the pain of good people. Your views are best suited for those that wish to see a world full of sensless hedonistic lovers of self and the decline that it brings to everyone. You would do better to assist your fellow human beings by promoting a message of life and love not death and selfishness. Your paranoia of the people who value all life and preservation of it is mainly a result of your influences and/or misdirection of an attempt to "enlighten" others. Sir, your "enlightened" opinions are quite limited when you consider that the "greater-good" is best served by love and respect for life. May you see the "light" one day. Yes, you can EVOLVE past your viewpoints and quite possibly see that before you had these "viewpoints" on how it "really is", you may someday be OPEN to seeing things differently than you do now. Best of luck in your quest for knowledge. Sincerly, Joe Cooley

Posted by: Joe Cooley at March 31, 2005 05:47 PM

"God is love" makes a great sound bite and nothing else. Love is not the intent of cruel tyrants like your god Joe Cooley.

"Pain of good people" sounds like some leather s&m thing. Oooh it hurts so good! You must be catholic.

Posted by: sickchristianfuk at March 31, 2005 07:34 PM