FLORIDA HOUSE PASSES BILL ON TERRI'S SHIAVO'S BEHALF

Florida House of Representatives ^ | Oct. 20, 2003 | Varina Davis

[varina davis]

Just now on live thread from the Florida House of Representatives: passes, 68 to 23, bill to give Gov. Jeb Bush authorization to issue a stay in the case of Terri Shiavo.

[sfRummygirl]

This is good, I definitely will e-mail the ones who voted yes. Some of them really did seem sincere.

[incindiary]

Yeah, why wasn't this introduced this morning?

[AnimalLover]

I just want to say you guys rock! I love to see when FReepers take action and get things done!

Just goes to prove - "United we stand - divided we fall"

Big HUGS to all Freepers from me too!

We just have to keep on calling/E-Mailing so they don't let things fall through the cracks. Also, the Schindlers should send someone in to guard Terri - just in case! I don't trust Michael Schiavo and his cohorts.

[varina davis]

He probably would have put the issue on the agenda for the special session if that were the case and removed one of the primary arguments against the bill: that they hadn't had time to study it.

No. That's not the way politics works. If he had done that, there might not have been the attendance there was tonight -- only 1 empty seat. And no time for the naysayers to do their PR and PC acts.

[concerned about politics]

After the Senate passes the identical bill and after Jeb signs it... no sooner than mid-day tomorrow.

Crap. If she dies waiting, I'll be furious! And I'm not the emotional type.

[1 spark]

RE: Tomorrow my backside!! They need to get their tails out of bed and out of the bars and call a special session...TONIGHT. This is life and death. The woman could be dead tomorrow while they lolligag.

Worth repeating.

Pray that someone is somehow giving her water.

[Askel5]

Several opposed scored points (somewhat) by noting that this issue was not important enough to be included on the special session notice by the Governor OR be debated first thing that morning.

I find it hard to believe many still vest the Executive Branch with some sense of urgency on this issue.

[Graymatter]

Check out FL Senate page about Terri's bill (if you can handle the sesquipedalian url)

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Tab=session&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=0012&Chamber=Senate&Year=2003E&Title=%2D%3EBill%2520Info%3AS%25200012%2D%3ESession%25202003E

[WinOne4TheGipper]

This is urgent. Is there any way Floridians might be able to get there senators to work right now?

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Varian:

Thanks you for the post.

And to you fellow freepers who worked and prayed so hard for this the lesson is

Prayer works!!!

But let's remember she is not home free yet and to keep it up!!!

[cars for sale]

every one of you sons a beatches who attacked Jeb over this can kiss my ass.....freepers can get so bent prematurely sometimes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ClancyJ]

Thank God. I was afraid to look on FR since I saw nothing on Fox.

[Graymatter]

Or, bill here:

http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0012E.html&Directory=session/2003E/Senate/bills/billtext/html/

[sfRummygirl]

You know, I really want folks here to know how important pc93, and I think floriduh voter were in finding info that the family didn't even have. I think it was them. The info on the collusion between the husband's attorney, and the supposedly non-biased doctor, I think it was? And all the folks who found the hospice info collusions....which hopefully won't bite us in the butt tomorrow, with King....
But, that collusion info was amazing fact work. I know the family activists needed that, and pegita passed it onto one of the reps in house today....

[potlatch]

Very good news!

[1 spark]

This is urgent. Is there any way Floridians might be able to get there senators to work right now?

BUMP!

[Warren_Piece]

They have not led. We will.

[varina davis]

every one of you sons a beatches who attacked Jeb over this can kiss my ass.....freepers can get so bent prematurely sometimes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew Gov. JB was working on it as expediently as possible.

[Deltaforceeoo7]

Is it time to drop the DUH off the word Floriduh????? or should we wait to see what the senate will do and if it's done in time to save Terri's life?????

[Moonman62]

If it passes, they can start feeding her glucose intravenously to get the fastest results. Hopefully they will do that, because it looks as if this particular nursing home has been rather too willing to cooperate with her husband.

From what I understand it's a hospice, which could explain your observation.