Posted on 02/26/2005 10:59:07 PM PST by churchillbuff
Beyond that, why's he so anxious to see Terri Schiavo die?
Somebody might ask Mr. Ruth if he's ever interviewed Michael Schiavo and asked him why he's living with another woman, has fathered two kids with her. And is it true that he only started saying in recent years (after a huge malpractice award) that Terri would want to be starved to death?
Ruth seems to use words without knowing what they mean. "Fiat" is a dictate by an unelected ruler - - like a judge. By definition, a statute enacted by elected legislators is not a "fiat". Ruth's not a real sharp cookie - - even his name-calling ("redneck") is tired and uninspired.
I'm open to logical reasoning that comes to a conclusion I may not agree with, but this column is emotional ranting disguised as plain speaking.
If there's anyone that's brain-dead in this story it's not Terri, it's the author of this article.
Exactly! To long for anothers death so blithely...awful.
They wouldn't allow you to do it, yet this woman is going to be starved to death in a manner in which we wouldn't treat our pets.
During World War II, Italy and Germany split up Slovenia. Germany demanded that Italy help deport the Jews from Slovenia to the death camps. Germany wanted Italy to rid the Jews from the Italian-held portion of Slovenia.
The Italian general occupying Slovenia said essentially, "Okay, but it's possible that some of the Jews in our section of Slovenia are legally Italian citizens. We certainly wouldn't want to deport any Italian citizens. We'll have to check ancestries and so forth and we will get back to you. We will be happy to deport the ones who aren't Italian citizens."
A year later, the Italians hadn't completed the checking for a single Jewish person. As a result, not a single Jew was deported by that point, and thousands managed to escape.
The point: bureaucratic delays can have positive uses sometimes.
Jeb should have a million tricks still up his sleeve. For example, if the courts says Terri must die, he can say "The law is the law. But you know, starving someone to death is pretty brutal. Shouldn't you provide liquid at various intervals to ease the pain somewhat?"
The courts could rule that yes, they can provide liquid. Jeb can then challenge how often the liquid should be given. After much debating, the two sides can agree that a commission can be appointed to determine the optimal intervals for liquid feeding. Jeb can then appoint people who will spend the first year arguing about the team charter. Any good bureaucrat knows the art of making sure nothing happens.
Lol. Yup. Just made me want to cuss him out. He can't be that ignorant. But I guess he is and most of the MSM too. Plus not surprising came from Tampa Tribune. St. Pete Times/Tampa Tribune.. what's the difference. They definitely have an agenda against Terri living.
Bump.
Interfering with the courts?!
Are courts not subject to abominable failings?
Dred Scott.
And the infamous "legality" of the Nazis' genocide of Jews.
Clearly there is a brain-dead person close at hand: behold Daniel Ruth.
Very good pieace you write here.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Florida Constitution, Statement of Rights
SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.
Is Terry Schindler Schiavo a PERSON??
Flipping the radio dial, when I lived in the Tampa area, I would occasionally find his radio show. He's SO liberal, and spews constant anti-Jeb and George Bush rhetoric .. completely leftist to the core, and so his columns would have to be in sync. Blech!
If Jeb wins, everyone wins.
"Jeb Wins."
From his pursed lips to God's open ear!
Daniel Ruth is a columnist and talk radio host in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. He did his show yesterday on Terri Schiavo's situation. He stated that the allegations of abuse and neglect against her have already been investigated thoroughly by state agencies and were considered unfounded.
Since that's not true, I rang his show. I told him that the bone scan discovered in 2002 was not investigated by law enforcement or the courts. The judge said it was "interesting but not relevant". His response was "Well, it isn't relevant because it happened so long ago."
I said that the current allegations of abuse could constitute criminal charges against the guardian under Florida's laws. That Terri is confined to a single room, has had five teeth extracted due to decay and neglect and that Florida Statute 744.3215 REQUIRES the guardian to provide necessary services such as dental care. I hope you're sitting down.
He told me that the parents of Terri Schiavo should be charged with abuse. After all, they are the ones who have caused this to go on so long. People 'naturally' fall apart when they are in Terri's situation, he claimed. I suppose, by that, Mr. Ruth means that if Terri's parents would have just allowed her to be killed in 1990, she wouldn't have any problems with her teeth and the guardian has nothing to do with this.
Think about that before you read his latest hit piece. He can be reached on druth@tampatrib.com. His editor is on http://feedback.tbo.com/ or by contacting Publisher and President, Gil Thelen GThelen@tampatrib.com.
I hate to be the one to break it to Mr. Ruth, but Florida's guardianship and abuse laws are just that. Laws. Not suggestions.
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