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<DIV>On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 20:51:15 -0700 <A
href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A> writes:<BR>>
Florida is a state that allows the husband to make the final <BR>>
decision. Others state allow the closest living blood relative to be
the one <BR>> to decide. There is no national law or
guideline. Interesting, no?<BR>> Jeanene</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>That is the nature of American federalism. Every state
doesn't have to do it the same way. If the people of Florida want the law one
way, and the people of Missouri want the law another way, they each have that
option. The federal government has authority to standardize, nationally, for all
states and all Americans, those things specifically granted to the federal
government by the Constitution. States have the authority to decide anything
else, as long as it is not prohibited by the federal constitution, or the
state's own constitution. Those prohibitions are important -- they define things
that government just can't fix, and may not intrude upon. We can have it 50
different ways for everything else.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Anyway, Judge Greer did follow Florida law. Any
resident of Florida who wants to change Florida law to give more say-so to blood
relatives should write to their legislators, rather than try to impeach Judge
Greer because he followed the law like we are always reminding judges they
should do.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Siarlys</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>