Posted on 04/02/2005 9:21:02 PM PST by TheConservativeCitizen
Thank you for the post!
They do indeed. Where was the most powerful man on earth when Terri Schiavo needed him most?
"[Nancy Cruzan, three days before her death from starvation] turned and looked at me and stared at me with a panicky look, sweating profusely, and the thought I had was, she was thinking, ‘Oh, here’s a policeman, he’ll help me.’ But we weren’t allowed to do that,”...Doug Seneker
In this good article, this is a major flaw. So, I'll rewrite the sentence for David:
*** In February 1990, a sudden loss of oxygen to the brain left Theresa Marie Schindler (/schiavo) in a brief coma that lasted for several weeks. After several weeks, Terri awoke from the coma and was in a profoundly incapacitated state. ***
I just quickly went through the Terri's Fight Site to see if I could find mention of the coma - I didn't find it. In the last six weeks, I remember reading on Terri's website or elsewhere, that after the incident in Feb 1990, Terri was in a coma for several weeks. But she awoke / or was awaken from that coma after a few weeks.
And, it's too bad this article starts and ends with quotes from leaders who had strong words, but not enough action to save Terri.
"The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, but not today." Tom Delay.
Someone pinch me, I'm having a bad dream and can't wake up! In my dream, an innocent handicapped woman was sentenced to death by starvation, as each day passed the men with the power to save her all said they would do something tomorrow, but tomorrow never came. For 13 days this woman suffered publicly, while her family pleaded for her life, for the government to spare her from this cruel death sentence. Their cries went on deaf ears and others just simply turned their back and said there is nothing more I can do, it's the law and we can't go against the law.
The whole world watched day by day, as this innocent woman who had been locked in a room, without so much as having her teeth cleaned for 5 years, was cruelly being starved to death, per order of The United States of America. This order came not from her husband or his lawyer, but from the government itself. In one fell swoop, the government now decides who lives or dies, innocent or guilty no longer matters. The government now decides who is worthy of life and who is not.
"The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, but not today." or tomorrow or the next. It will never come, at least on this earth, because just in recent history those responsible for the most heinous crimes against the public have not been held accountable, but lauded as heroes and promoted to higher positions within our own government. We all know it and yet as a public, we still vote into office these same self serving men and woman. Have we not learned to judge a man by his actions or lack of actions, rather than what he says. Just as President Bush said after the death of this innocent woman, "the strong must protect the weak" almost made me vomit! He, the most powerful man on the face of the earth, did nothing to stop this public execution. I am no longer blinded by his words and see him for the first time, for what he is. May God have mercy on us all, because we all bear a responsibity to this woman’s death.
Sorry for the mistake quote. It should have been:
"strong have a duty to protect the weak."
"Though technically not killed by the state" Tom Delay.
What planet is this guy from? Perhaps it was Bozo the Clown who ordered her death by starvation to include not feeding her by mouth?
I disagree. I will in no way accept any "responsibility" for her death. Universal blame for this is codswallop IMHO.
Not enough action is right. What a travesty!!!
I missed that. You're absolutely correct.
Agreed. Many of us did whatever was in our power to do and if we had the power to do it, we would have gone in and gotten her OUT OF THERE!
Very much agreed. Well said The presidents words rang hollow. I feel no more enthusiasm for either Bush. In the end, they both backed off.
"I disagree. I will in no way accept any "responsibility" for her death. Universal blame for this is codswallop IMHO."
Perhaps you missed the point. What I was trying to say is the following: As a nation we vote for people and continue to vote for people, who continue to do exactly the opposite of what they say. You know, like voting for politicians who make claims to follow the Constitution, to protect the Constitution and at every turn destroys or disregards it, and further when an innocent woman is publicly being tortured and murdered, they claim the law prevents them from doing anything. Did we not elect these same people? Do we not share as a nation in this shameful act, because we continue to vote into office these people over and over?
P.S. What the heck is "codswallop" anyways?
I voted for President Bush since Kerry was not even an option in my mind. Was there someone else on the ticket that had a chance of being elected? IMHO, President Bush did what he could. I don't fault him one bit. So no, I am not going to take responsibility for this one bit. In fact, even if either President or Governor Bush could have actually done something, I again still have no personal responsibility in this matter period!
P.S. What the heck is "codswallop" anyways?
Codswallop:
You should run for President!
Can't. I am a naturalized citizen.
I certainly describes the rant.
Not sure what you mean here.
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