Terry Schiavo

AdmiralSenn wrote: And Clark: I know this wasn't directed at me, but what the hey. I'm uncomfortable with that idea. On the one hand, it is your wish, but on the other, it's essentially euthanasia (again).

It is not an easy issue.  But you might think of it as delayed-action suicide instead of euthanasia, if that helps.

But let me tell you - that document was the easy part.  The hard part was being named as the decision-maker on a similar document for somebody else.

Knight of Fire wrote: Badsmitty wrote: Knight of Fire wrote: AdmiralSenn wrote: goodsmitty wrote: I saw today that the conservative Christians are threatening to vote the GOP out of office in the next election if they don't keep Terri alive. I guess the religious right didn't read the fine print in their contract with the devil... What the flying blue <insert curse word here>? What is your problem? same here. guess what buddy im a catholic. you got a problem that i supported bush? or do just hate us catholics because we are pro life. Ooh a pro-life war president supporter named knight of fire.  I gotta lay off Zesty's dope.  The world is so confusing. So your just going to turn this into a personal attack against anyone against your views? Im stopping right there so I don't go into flamming you. This topic is getting outa hand. but end in end I stick to my opinions, terri should live....... EDIT: to good smittys: my bad thought you were making a attack against my religion. didn't know......sorry

I'm not attacking you personally, I'm lumping you in with the rest of the pro-life brow-beaters.  Death is O.K. when you are in charge of the selection line.  Flame away, I won't tell, I promise. 

Knight of Fire wrote: ok but at the same time, the judges in florida have no right to even tell Govener Jeb Bush to buzz off, they can't do so to also congress and the president. It is written in the LAW also the court has said that the husband can remove the feeding tube, however maybe the husband might want to read the fine print, He can not with hold food or water from her. which from the family seeing if its possible, Terri can eat normaly and drink water with little to no problem....... EDIT: badsmitty In your post you wrote this and I quote "Ooh a pro-life war president supporter named knight of fire. I gotta lay off Zesty's dope. The world is so confusing." in that first sentence you are personally attacking me buddy. So what if I supported Bush, who I supported in the elections DOESN'T MEAN CRAP IN THIS TOPIC!

What's the attack?  Are you, or are you not, a pro-life war president supporter named knight of fire?

Knight of Fire wrote: ok but at the same time, the judges in florida have no right to even tell Govener Jeb Bush to buzz off, they can't do so to also congress and the president. It is written in the LAW

You are 100% wrong.

It is Jeb and Congress who have no right to try to override the courts. 

The courts are enforcing Florida law, the way it was passed by the Florida legislature.  The legislature cannot now change its mind and say "that's not what we meant" - they can change the law if they want, but until they change it, the law is the law, and it is the court's job to enforce it.  Jeb Bush has absolutely no business sticking his nose in this AT ALL.

Congress has even less right to get involved - this is a matter of state law, and has nothing to do with the federal government.  Congress' involvement in this process was an abomination.

BlackDeath7 wrote: Clark Kent wrote: It is a bit hypocritical of us to rely on the courts when it suits us but reject the courts when we don't like their decisions. I am just asking this out of curiosity Clark.  Does that mean you don't think we should have a system of appeals in our judiciary system?

Not at all.  The appellate courts are part of the system. 

Let me restate my point:  It is hypocritical of us to rely on the judicial system when we like the result, but to try to override the judicial system when we don't like the results.

I certainly support Teri's parents' right to appeal all the way through the Florida courts.  That is what those courts are for.  What I don't approve of are the attempts by Congress, Jeb Bush and the Florida legislature to essentially change the rules midstream.

We have rules for this.  You can change the rules if you don't like the rules.  You can NOT change the rules because you don't like a particular outcome.