Honestly,
I think there is a whole heck of a lot of running around the bush going on right now.. (no pun inteneded really)
Every office I Called told me how sympathetic they were to the situation, how sorry they were for Terris cause, and how if they could change the law they would, but there hands are tied.
I was mostly amused tho, by Mr Byrds office, telling me that " Sessions will be going on all week, so just because it wasnt mentioned today, doesnt mean it wont be mentioned"...
Senator Kings office was very friendly and very willing to talk to me in length regarding the supposed bill. According to them, there is no such bill because it would not be constitutional, and it would not be retroactive, so it wouldnt effect Terri anyways.
Heres my take on what happend... Mr. Byrd, in passing made a comment to someone of how he would support such a bill if it were to be presented, and someone clung to that hope. I dont blame anyone for doing that, but according to his office, he never said he was going to present such a bill, just that he would support such a bill.
This is truly a sad sad situation. I encourage you all to call these offices and ask the same question I did.. a very simple question... "what can you tell me about Terris Bill"
Speaker of the house (Mr Byrd) 1-850-488-1450
ASK TO SPEAK TO HIS ASSISTANT
SpeakerByrd@myfloridahouse.com Clerks office 1-850-488-1157
King hasn't missed any meals. He is a sausage and needs to be pricked so we can all see the grease run out.
They all are. The entire system.
From attorneys and judges with an agenda in euthanasia to fulfill, to a supposed Catholic pro-life governor who is afraid to rock the political boat and do his duty to uphold the constitution of his state, to a legislature whose members are connected to the hospice industry which gains financially from the legalization of the right-to-kill.
Combine this with an ignorance of the masses who are unable to wrap their minds around the significance of bench-legislation that determines at which level of mental and physical ability a person is considered human, and with rights. The majority do not know, and do not want to know. They would rather ignore the ugliness, pretend it doesn't exist and play cutesy debate about Kobe Bryant.