Open Letter to Gov Jeb Bush + Pix from Terri Schiavo's Vigil

Envoy Magazine Blog ^ | October 19, 2003 | Pete Vere

[Dubya]

Praying.

[utahagen]

Thank God for Jeb Bush. Please, God, keep Terri alive a few days longer. St. Therese of lisieux, shower your roses upon Terri.

[GOP_Thug_Mom]

Unfortunately, this is just an obvious "next step" after legalized abortion. I spent so many years standing outside abortuaries, watching mothers go in, knowing their babies were being torn apart on the other side of the wall. All we could do was offer assistance and pray for the babies and their mothers, though it just wasn't enough. Joan Andrews was always my hero. It was in Florida (Broward County, as you may recall) that she spent several years in solitary confinement for going into abortuaries and pulling the plugs on the machinery.
Our prayers and tears go up for Terri and all innocent victims of the culture of death.

[supercat]

Might be worth getting this introduced in other states as well. An ounce of prevention...........

I don't think this bill is addressing the real problems in the Schiavo case. The real problems are:

1. The appeals court system has no power to protect people from judges who are corrupt, prejudiced, or just plain wrong about certain facts.
2. Because there is no objective standard to compel a judge to appoint a guardian ad litem in cases like Terri's, a judge's decision not to appoint one cannot be effectively challenged, even if a guardian acts against the interests of his ward.
3. The regulations which are supposed to prevent judge shopping, frivolous re-filing, and other abuse of the system give unscrupulous attourneys exceptional power over their targets.
4. Although the governor can check the power of a judge who makes wrongful factual findings against a defendant in a criminal case by granting a pardon, there is no effective check against judges who make wrongful findings of facts in civil cases.

These problems show up very accutely in Terri's case, but they are hardly unique to it, or even to euthenasia cases in general.

[seekthetruth]

Why would Terri's husband turn down one million dollars to let Terri's family care for her?

Because he doesn't want her to ever TALK! You must recall that once Terri received some rehab, she began to talk. It was then that her husband "cut off" the rehab and started working to "let her die". Don't you wonder what Terri would say, if only she could?

[Ohioan from Florida]

There's a slightly new update about Terri on this thread. It's not much, but a little bit of hope!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1004134/posts

[Humidston]

I just got word that Jeb Bush is calling a special session of the Florida State Legislature to pass a bill - "Terri's Bill" I believe it's called - TOMORROW.

IMPERATIVE we contact Florida legislators and ask them to support it. (Needs 2/3 vote)

For anyone interested, please see post linked, then, scroll below that to post #475 for details on Fl. Reps.

Here's the original post with the press release;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1003657/posts?page=456#456

THANKS for any help anyone can provide..ESPECIALLY FL residents. And please pass the word out to all here who've been interested in seeing justice done.

[utahagen]

Thank God for Jeb Bush. I have emailed every Florida senator. Freepers, please email and pray.

O God, help Terri hang on a little while longer.

[sfRummygirl]

Yes, active euthanasia would be good too. Maybe after all this works out either way, people could actively push for this, in other states, too.

[sfRummygirl]

Yes, active euthanasia would be good too. Maybe after all this works out either way, people could actively push for this, in other states, too.

[sfRummygirl]

Yes, active euthanasia would be good too. Maybe after all this works out either way, people could actively push for this, in other states, too.

[sfRummygirl]

hey, what the heck! Three times! (sorry)

[Thorondir]

Well--I have to ask, What are you trying to accomplish? There are a lot of raw nerves on this subject. Why come here and make things worse?

[SerpentDove]

VIDEO #1

VIDEO #2

[oceanperch]

I usaully have success with my ignore button but on the Teri threads I am floored by the shallowness and ignorance of posters.

It is truly disgusting.

[Deo volente]

Just read the crybaby's "good bye". What a piece of work!

As I recall, it was he who first called himself a "Nazi"!

I know I never did!

[shezza]

Update from 3:30 a.m. from a warrior at Ground Zero at the hospice:

Hi Everyone!!
... Mary, Terri's mother, spent a little time with Terri late tonight and said Terri is STILL responding to her!!!!!! PRAISE GOD! She is weak and FIGHTING HARD FOR HER LIFE!! I talked to Mike (Suzie's hubby-to-be, Suzie is Terri's sister) for almost an hour tonight. They are soooo grateful to all of you for EVERYTHING that you are all doing, you just don't know!!! We all have been asking for a miracle and it may happen, only God knows.

Tomorrow there is a special session being held by the State Senate that Gov. Bush called for. Terri's going to brought into it. And Johnny Byrd Jr., a Rep of the state of Florida, will be up all night tonight writing a new bill "The Terri Bill" that could save Terri (and others) and he will introduce it tomorrow at 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM. Remember The Clock Is Ticking!

This is were you all come in. Please keep reading. I am going to try and write this as simple as I can, please just follow with me and do what you can to help in this matter, I will explain at towards the bottom how you all can do this.

If 2/3's vote to approve to continue to discuss this bill "Terri's Bill" at a later date in the future, they will then issue an order for Terri to have her feeding tube, replaced immediately. And it is my understanding this would have to take place immediately. This is very complicated, but very real and we need your help again!!

I will go into all the rest of this later when I have more time, right now, I don't have the time.... Mike told me tonight when he called us that this is VERY HOPEFUL IF it is done in time.

And for all of us to do everything we can at our end, to have them RUSH it as an emergency secession!!! I do not know that this is possible, but no one believe we'd get this far did they??? He said STAY ON THE GOVERNOR as well. But right now, he is not the only one we need to continue to contact. I have all the info on who we need to contact below, PLEASE, I am BEGGING ALL OF YOU, to do what ever you can in this matter. Please, time is so important, you know that. This is HOPE again People, if Terri can fight, so can we!!! And God knows she is, you can all see this!!!

The family asks that we do everything in our power to help her, BE HER VOICE. You want to plead with these people to save Terri's life, because this is WRONG and her rights are being violated and this is MURDER and torture!! Faxing and calling is best but we all need to email these people as well, PLEASE ... and get this message out to everyone you know.

We need them to bump this session to early AM before noon, if they will--Terri's life is depending on it. I don't know if they will, but we have got to try and get them too and also to vote to continue to discuss this! That is the key.

Thank you everyone, sooo much, you are good people, who have taken a stand and your not backing down. For once we are all joining hands and stopping the wrongs in this world, we can and have made a HUGE difference. Now let's get busy-- we have a life to save, our sister's!!! As of right now 3:30 AM Terri has gone 115 and 1/2 hours with no food or water. Please do this for her.

Here's who you need to contact!! And THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU And may God give all us the wisdom to say the right things and the strength to keep going!!! Think of Terri and her family!!! Keep your faith STRONG. Love, Lisa

Contact ....
President of the Senate
James King (who has stated that he is AGAINST "Terri's Bill"
E-mail king.james.web@flsenate.gov
(904) 727-3600

Very important man too...
Rep. House Speaker Johnny Byrd Jr
Phone (850) 488-1450
Email speakerbyrd@myfloridahouse.com

Governor Jeb Bush
Florida Capitol Building, PL-05
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050
850-488-7146
850-487-2564 Fax
E-Mail: Governor Jeb Bushjeb.bush@myflorida.com OR jeb@jeb.org OR fl_governor@eog.state.fl.us

PLEASE this is what we've been waiting for... And pray for Terri. GOD BLESS U
Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation
http://www.terrisfight.org/

[shezza]

Ping!

[sfRummygirl]

Oh, God, let me tell ya.....I think I'm going to be talking about turds for the next 20 years. People are starting to make that fruitcake look like a martyr. Honest to God, the fecal matter reference must have just sent him over the edge. I haven't seen anything like this before. I don't know, maybe he was a good guy at one point. But jeez, the poo-poo just added the icing for some reason.
Oh, god, I can't stop laughing.

[sfRummygirl]

hey watch it, I'll start talking about poo-poo!