Michael Anthony Peroutka Resurrection Sunday Morning, 2005 Dear Friends of the Constitutional Republic, Yesterday, I spoke to a good friend in Florida. My friend is also my business partner and we discussed business for a few minutes. But our hearts were both heavy with the public murder of Terri Schiavo. My partner said something that caught me short and took my breath away. He said, "Well, at least Jeb Bush tried to do something. He tried to save her life." I felt my blood rising. No, I told my long time friend. Then I found myself saying it a little louder. "NO!" I repeated, "He did no such thing!" What infuriated me was the realization that they (the Bushes and the media pundits) had convinced my good friend that they tried to save her life. To the contrary, I rushed to explain to him, the actions and explanations of Jeb and George Bush are the thinnest sophistry and can not be viewed as credible to any sentient person. There is no reason to believe Governor Bush or President Bush when they say that they tried to help Terri Schiavo. In fact, they are accomplices to murder. And - make no mistake - this is murder. Murder most foul! Murder carried out in broad daylight by a judge, a police force, the Governor of Florida, and the President of the United States. That's right. George Bush, against whom I ran for President, has murdered Terri Schiavo. As I stated in my open letter to both Governor Bush and President Bush, they have not only the means and the ability to save her life, but the affirmative duty to do so. Right now, they have hidden behind the thin veil that, as executives, they are subject to the opinions of judges which they call the "rule of law" when it's convenient for them to do so. But the opinions of a state or federal judge are not the rule of law. They are merely opinions. The Governor of Florida, by his oath of office, has an affirmative duty to uphold the law and to protect innocent life in his jurisdiction – regardless of what any judge says! Moreover, his police powers extend to the prevention of crimes, including murder. The well-publicized murder of Terri Schiavo is being carried out before him while he wrings his hands, expecting us to believe that he would stop it but he just can't. Yes he can. The police do not work for the judicial branch of government. They work for the executive.