Bushwhacked:

To clear a path through thick woods especially by chopping down bushes and low branches.
 

January 2002

Noelle Bush, daughter of Florida Governor Jeb Bush was arrested for trying to fill a false prescription for Xanax at a Tallahassee, Florida pharmacy. Fraudulently obtaining a prescription is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5000.00 fine. If Bush completes the treatment program, she will avoid jail time and the charges against her will be wiped out. 
 

July 2002

Noelle Bush was jailed three days in the county jail for violating her court-ordered drug treatment plan. Noelle was accused of taking prescription pills from the nurse's office of the Center for Drug-Free Living, where she was ordered to serve her time on false prescription charges in January 2002.
 

September 2002

Noelle Bush is under investigation after having been found with a "white rock substance" that tested positive for cocaine at a drug treatment facility. No charges have been filed, and Bush remains at the drug treatment facility.
 
 

The latest venture by Noelle Bush comes at a time where, perhaps, even the body of relational government will not shield her. It is possible that this being an election year may relegate Noelle Bush to the impartiality of civilian laws and therefore, leniency due to birthright may be cast aside even if on a miniscule level. Whereas, Noelle Bush may previously have escaped the long arm of the law, she may not be so lucky this time around.

A Bedford County jury convicted the Defendant of twelve counts of obtaining a controlled substance, Hydrocodone, by fraud during the period from August 15, 2000 through September 8, 2000. The trial court sentenced the Defendant to twelve years on each count and imposed a fine of $2,000 for each count.

http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/tcca/PDF/023/galbreathrg.pdf

Of course, that is not to say that she has been charged and therefore, must, by the fairness of laws, face the same sentences the general public must under similar circumstances. Noelle Bush will---more than likely---face a minor charge, receive another slap on the wrist, perhaps with a little more force this time, and then be sent back to the nice, cushy rehab where she currently resides---if she faces any repercussions at all, unlike the defendant in the Bedford county case who can always sit in his cell for the next 12 years reading up on the freedoms and escapisms from law not applicable to himself.

James R. Horn, Sr. pled guilty to one count of obtaining controlled substance by fraudulent means and one count failure to appear. The court sentenced him to five years on the fraud charge and sex years for the failure to appear, consecutively.

http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/tcca/PDF/002/hornjr.pdf

Compassion runs high in the political messes. Amazing how lenient sentences are for those who stem from powerful families verses those who do not.

Noelle Bush's crime's run against the  "tough on drugs" puritanical propaganda, not to mention the Bush family's facade of integrity and moral perfection. I suppose that just says that one should not look to governments or law enforcement to show just and fair decisions and/or put any real credence in their fight against drugs. After all, how can one effectively fight such a battle with certain people being shielded from the laws? 

Singer Michael English, appearing in a Nashville, Tennessee court Thursday, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of fraudulently obtaining prescription painkillers.  Each charge carries a possible sentence of up to four years in prison and a $100,000 fine.

http://www.mcjonline.com/news/00b/20000905c.htm

One law for the mighty---"Please pass Go"---and many laws for the people---"Do not pass Go." It's a deceiving game of monopoly where the outcomes are always predetermined.

I will predict either no new charges (more compassion) or minor charges for Noelle Bush, after which she will return to the posh rehabilitation (where drugs CAN be gotten), until she serves out her "harsh" sentence (election format-styled entertainment to appease the public).

A woman convicted of impersonating a nurse and stealing medication was sentenced to jail time. Mary Rogers will serve four months in the Rock County Jail and four years' probation.

http://www.beloitdailynews.com/301/scam2.htm

I suppose Jeb Bush will again escape the asset forfeiture and/or eviction that seems only befitting (by government standards) the everyday civilians.

Former Lubbock physician, Mary Thomson, pled guilty to a charge of obtaining drugs with a fraudulent prescription. Thomson faces up to four years in prison and a fine up to $30,000. She will be sentenced at a later date.

http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/041897/ex.htm

I also suppose that the above is a very good example of how hypocritical and biased the law truly is, but I guess you already knew that, being the low branches of society that we are.