William J. Bennett says Jeb Bush should violate the law and make Florida a police state for Terri Schiavo

This is sick. I thought that invoking the police state idea was the idea of a few on the fanatical right. Now William J. Bennett, Book of Virtues author and gambling addict, says the same thing in a piece w he co-wrote with Brian T. Kennedy in The National Review:

The "auxiliary precautions" of Florida government — in this case the Florida supreme court — have failed Terri Schiavo. It is time, therefore, for Governor Bush to execute the law and protect her rights, and, in turn, he should take responsibility for his actions. Using the state police powers, Governor Bush can order the feeding tube reinserted. His defense will be that he and a majority of the Florida legislature believe the Florida Constitution requires nothing less. Some will argue that Governor Bush will be violating the law. We think he will not be violating the law, but if he is judged to have done so, it will be in the tradition of Martin Luther King, Jr., who answered to a higher law than a judge's opinion. In so doing, King showed respect for the man-made law by willingly going to jail (on a Good Friday); Governor Bush may have to face impeachment because of his decision.

And, Bennett invokes Dr. King, as if this case is parallel. Why didn't he equate it with storming the Bastille (oh, that's right, those guys were French, and righties don't like the French)?

It's nuts. These guys are invoking a riot. They want elected officials to break the law, to create a police state. Isn't there some law against that? Like going against the orders of the Supreme Court kind of stuff? Like treason?

And why does William Bennett care? Because he has the over-and-under on Terri Schiavo. He's probably got a small fortune bet on April 1. And knowing what a great gambler Bennett is, I'm in.