Can someone tell me why this judge doesn't order the feeding tube reinserted as this is sorted out?
Though Gibbs stressed the imminent peril to Terri’s life, Judge Whittemore refused to grant immediate injunctive relief and warned media and attorneys that he would file electronically without warning.
In the courtroom, Gibbs was supported by four attorneys. Also on his side of the courtroom was U.S. attorney Zimmerman. Seated behind Gibbs was Mr. Schindler, Terri's father.
On the defendant's side of the courtroom were Felos, supported by Bushnell, Rebecca Steel co-counsel from the ACLU, and Hamden Baskin. In addition on the defense side was Barry Cohen appearing on behalf of Judge Greer and Gail Holtzman appearing on behalf of Woodside Hospice.
Judge Whittemore's questioning of Gibbs appeared adversarial, though by the end of the plaintiff's half-hour presentation, Whittemore appeared prepared to grant the injuctive relief sought. Whittemore asked far fewer questions of Felos, who presented an impassioned, precedent-filled, but sometimes convoluted, repetitive and high-pitched defense.
At one point, when Judge Whittemore was speaking to attorneys of time limitations in the case, Felos responded by saying, "We invite the court....we wish it had the time (it needs) to consider." Felos had just spoken of the amount of time Terri had survived without food or water two years ago and he was clearly urging Judge Whittemore to take his time ruling on the injunction.
Felos said that the case was before Judge Whittemore through congressional action because, "popular political clamor forced...this intrusion on Mrs. Shiavo's life."
Schindler attorney Gibbs stressed the need for prompt action throughout his presentation: "If this court does not act, and does not act quickly, the entire case will be moot because Terri will die," he said. "We are urgently pleading with this court to take immediate action," he said moments later. Noting that twelve hours had already elapsed since congressional and presidential action Gibbs said, "If we do not act today Terri Schiavo will be dead by dehydration."
"Can someone tell me why this judge doesn't order the feeding tube reinserted as this is sorted out?"
Quite possibly because he has no intention of saving Terri. If he had a heart, that tube would be in by now. After all, he is a Clinton appointee......I pray that I'm wrong.
There's only so many logical possibilities:
1. He thinks the likelihood of the Schindler's winning on the merits is low.
2. He wants her to die so he doesn't have to decide.
3. He's convinced she'll live until he does decide.
4. He's dragging things out so she'll die before there can be an appeal.
Some of the possibilities are charitable to the judge as a person, some are not.
His failure to order the re-insertion bodes ill and has me nervous as a cat on a hot Florida tin roof.
Leni
Because he is a Clinton appointee.
of course, that's what everyone is saying now. if he needed more time to look at the case, he could have ordered the tube put back right away and taken more time to review the entire case.
he's playing some kind of game.
The fact that this Klintonista "judge" is asking for briefs on the constitutionality of the act while assiduously refusing to stop the torture and slow death of Terri strongly suggests that he is a dues paid flunkie of the DemoNazis and their culture of death. And just how, exactly, was this case docketed to a Klintonista "judge", instead of a well respected judge, righteous, wise and fair minded. Just the luck of the draw, right. Let us all pray that the forces of evil arrayed against this innocent woman are thwarted in their murderous designs.
He has the peculiar personality profile some people find so endearing in a judge ~ sociopathic!
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Sure.
He has the liberal gene, suffers the liberal psychosis and is a KKKli'ton-appointed pagan/heathen/pantheist death cultist.
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In the fewest possible words:
Because he intends for her to die.
No.