The Florida legislature passed a special law, and Governor Bush signed it, aimed at keeping a woman alive despite her persistent vegatative state and a court order that her husband could remove a feeding tube that has been keeping her alive since 1990. Two hours after the bill had passed, Governor Jeb Bush used the authority that had been newly granted to him to order a feeding tube reinserted into the woman's stomach. [link]

I'm confused. Isn't the Republican party supposed to be the party that favors less government?