Posted on 03/29/2005 8:58:34 AM PST by Long Cut
Instead, it was made up of kind, loving, giving, rational folks who loved life, God, their families and most of all their freedom.
Sadly,
RT is just the type of wackaloon that the Left wants the world to see conservatives as being. The other side could not create a character as ludicrous and out of touch with reality as he appears to be. So we are losing a lot of ground that has been gained because of all the ugliness that has been exhibited by the 'good guys' (ack!)
Granted, I have my own opinions about the situation. There are folks I would love to slap silly, things I wish weren't happening, but I am also sitting here trying to see what can be learned and gained.
But what is happening in Florida has become an embarrassment. It's a circus. A sad, disturbing, bizarre, mean-spirited circus.
1) Completely disregard well-established rules - set forth in the United States Code - for the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order - because we must err on the side of life. 2) Abandon the responsibilities assigned to the judiciary by the Florida Statutes for decision-making as a health-care surrogate - because we must err on the side of life.
3) Throw out established standards of appellate review - because we must err on the side of life.
4) Ignore plainly stated Congressional intent, and infer an intent explicitly rejected by the Senate majority leader - because we must err on the side of life.
This list could go on and on - but the point is obvious. SReepers are proving once again that their definition of "judicial activism" is a judicial decision with which they disagree. Adherence to the law under which a decision is rendered is of no importance if the desired outcome is not achieved.
Thank you for your support.
It is inaccurate to characterize Terri Schiavo as a "disabled" person. Her brain is destroyed (with the esception of her brain stem). Her eeg is flat. She cannot have an MRI because of the implant in her brain (the magnet would suck it right out). The alternative is brain surgery before any MRI. Her family loves her so much, they choose to think her reflexive movements and groans are responses. It's tragic beyond words. Had they stopped shocking her heart after the 3rd or 4th try in 1990, we wouldn't be here today.
This is true. Lots of emotion led to a lot of harsh words.
Jesse Jackson comes close...
I'd love to see a survey like this:
___ Do you believe feeding tubes should ever be removed?
___ If no, does that include even when the patient has stated their wishes?
___ Do you object to a feeding tube being removed Terri because it is not definite that she is PVS?
___ Do you object to a feeding tube being removed from Terri because you do not believe the courts established that her wishes were suffiently know in this matter?
___ Do you object to a feeding tube being removed from Terri because you don't trust her husband?
___ Would you like to be in Terri's condition for 15 years?
___ Do you want Congress to supercede your wishes if you have a Living Will?
If a battery of Walter Reed docs had found anything other than that Terri was beaten into her condition by Michael and that she could fully recover with basic rehab, they would've been immediatly inducted into the culture of death conspiracy.
Greetings.
Another WPPFFer posting for duty here.
There is a time not to do cpr...
I agree. After exhaustive reading of available documents, it appears the Schindler's had no legal or medical leg to stand on. Their lawyers did the best they could do with what they had to work with. And the courts gave them alot of latitude. If they hadn't, this case would not remained in the judicial system for all these year, IMO.
The Judge is there to hear the evidence and arguments that each side presents. He's not an investigator.
Ping for your interest.
Yep, the Schindler's attorneys chose not to introduce any.
Thats inaccurate. He saw the evidence and played games with it.
Whittemores footnote says': Plaintiffs have submitted affidavits of health care professionals regarding Theresas medical status, treatment techniques and therapies which are available and their opinions regarding how and whether these treatments might improve Theresas condition. Plaintiffs have not, however, discussed these affidavits in their papers and how they relate to the claimed constitutional deprivations.
He is holding a standard that doesnt exist. There is evidence that suggest the possibility of a different outcome in a new hearing. He chose to disregard it.
No, it didn't.
It did not happen because the Schindlers' attorney did not present a de novo case, and instead rehashed the same procedural issues that had already been litigated to an unsuccessful conclusion.
See above.
I would have been more comfortable with that diagnosis with a PET scan or MRI, nonetheless. If this happened to my husband I would insist on it before I could decide the next step.
If her husband hadn't committed adultery, I doubt this circus would have existed. Those of us who are married are well aware that it is our spouse - not our parents or siblings - who have the legal right to make life and death decisions when we are incapacitated.
On the Dow Jones broadtape just minutes ago: The Pope may need a feeding tube". (I'm speechless)
Use of the word "seem" in this context is a clear signal that what you're reading is an opinion.
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