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To: dirtboy
Think through that for a moment. What you just said strikes a stake through the heart of liberty. Because what is liberty? That the wishes of the individual are paramount over the needs of government or corporations.

You've taken what I said wrong...

In the situation I spoke of, I was gone, a shell of a person in a hospital bed. I'd hope the smartest people in the room, my family who cares about me, with my doctor's advice, will do what's right and reasonable for me when I no longer can. Don't twist it into something else.

229 posted on 02/23/2005 8:03:38 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: HairOfTheDog
You've taken what I said wrong...

No, I haven't - and you are avoiding the question. You said this quite clearly:

I'm not all wrapped up with the idea that my wishes are the most important thing

That is pretty profound. From that statement, you are willing to cede your will, your God-given liberty, and your very spirit, to others. And, if that is what you truly belive, that is your choice.

However, that is not yours to impose upon others. If you chose not to carry a concealed firearm, that does not give you the power to deny others that right. If you chose not to speak out on a subject, that does not give you the power to deny others the right to speak out on that subject.

And if you decide you would not want to live as Terri lives, that does not give you the right to speak for her. The only one who should speak for Terri is Terri, unless her husband can speak for her without no apparent conflict of interest. Which, IMO, he has not even begun to do.

236 posted on 02/23/2005 8:08:45 PM PST by dirtboy (Drooling moron since 1998...)
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