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To: a5478
The decision, according to the state of Florida, is hers.

No, the decision according to the state of Florida is the guardian's, which happened to be Schiavo. Under your logic if someone is laying in a bed with no brain left, they would never be able to disconnect them because the person didn't sit up and tell them to. His view was supported by law where her parents view was supported by what I have no idea other than emotions.

Look don't bother responding because frankly I'm tired of arguing about this crap (and that's what it is). The rule of law stood. You didn't like it, so your side chooses instead to play word games. The rule of law in Florida stood and thank God the national government couldn't find the angle to get involved. And I will personally do everything that I can that statists that believe as you do (that the national government had any issue in this matter) will never get elected into office now or in the future. If that means eventually replacing every politician from the one big party in Washington then so be it.

374 posted on 05/04/2005 12:54:24 PM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: billbears

You are mistaken. The guardian petitioned the court to remove the feeding tube based on his representation of her wishes.

I can think of a hundred other cases where the rule of law has been applied and found lacking in it's application or interpretation. It is not revolutionary in American governement to respond by enacting more suitable laws.

The national government simply attempted to provide Terri Schiavo's parents an appeal based on a rehearing of their case as the orginal case had been so poorly represented. The Schindlers paid their initial legal fees out of pocket while Michael Schiavo paid an experienced attorney $350,000 out of the jury award he had received ostensibly for the treatment and therapy of Terri Schiavo.


375 posted on 05/04/2005 2:26:46 PM PDT by a5478 (a5478)
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