Posted on 04/20/2006 1:37:42 PM PDT by AZRepublican
Huh? The judges saw video and heard arguments on her behalf.
Last thing most people want to do is leave it up to ex-husbands/heirs when they should die.
Neither Crist nor Gallagher are perfect. They take turns weaving first to the left, then to the right of each other.
Very good comment. The government is involved in all kinds of life cases. After guaranteeing the right to "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness", our government legalizes murdering unborn babies. I hope the people of Fla realize what a political jackass this Crist character is.
This will get the raving moonbats in an uproar.
Bullhockey.
'Due process', as defined by the Fifth Amendment, is a court trial, for someone charged with a capital offense.
Exactly which capital crime did Terri Schindler Schiavo commit?
Which Grand Jury indited her?
When was the trial in front of a jury of her peers? I musta missed it!
If I did miss a conviction, since when are those sentenced to death allowed to be killed by 'cruel and unusual' means??
That was the one thing that did it for me. Of course some of Greer's rulings were forced by the bizarre laws passed by the FL legislature at the behest of Felos and the ghouls in Clearwater.
But Greer's bizarre assertion that Terri wanted to be offed based on a truly unlikely conversation witnessed only by Michael.
That's right, but they are in the hands of the state.
Her death sentence was based on the illusion that she was PVS. They tried to bring her PERSONALLY into court to prove she was NOT. What were they afraid of?
Did the state take her life?
Are you arguing that she was not? The coroners report said she was blind and her brain was mush.
Definitely, and vice versa.
In the state Legislature, two CCHR-sponsored bills were backed by two Republicans, Rep. Gustavo Barreiro, of Miami Beach, and Sen. Victor Crist, of Tampa. Indeed, as Barreiro told the St. Petersburg Times, Scientologists had even written parts of the legislation. Both Barriero and Crist had been friendly with the church: They were guest speakers at a Scientology celebration where Crist touted the legislation and Barriero gave the church an award for volunteer work following the 2004 hurricanes.CCHR is the Citizens Commission on Human rights [link is from scientology.org -- despite their assertions, it is anti-psychiatry], a scientology subsidiary. Victor Crist is Charlie's brother.
Yes.
Greer actually issued what was literally a death warrant.
He didn't say, "You can kill her", he said, "She will be killed"!
One of worst atrocities in the history of this country.
And the entire political and legal class in this country meekly whimpered and let him get away with it.
Because of the craven cowardice of our elected "leaders", Greer was allowed to usurp the powers of the entire government of the United States and the state of Florida, however briefly. He was also allowed to completely ignore the clear words of the state and the national constitutions. He effectively gutted those documents.
And Charlie Crist bears a big chunk of the responsibility for it...he is the second most powerful law enforcement officer in the State, right behind Governor Jeb Bush.
All they had to do was exercise their executive prerogatives...based solidly on the clear wording of Article One, Section Two of the Florida constitution, as follows:
Aticle 1.
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.
You can say anything you want, but she was denied her day in court. Considering there was a long line of witnesses that said she was not pvs, it does seem a little too convenient that she was not allowed in to prove her 'innocence'.
If you did to your dog what was done to Terri Schiavo, and LE found out about it, you'd be in jail.
Article 1.
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.
What part of that don't you or George Greer or Charlie Crist or Jeb Bush understand?
You do understand that people are not dogs, or vegetables, right?
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