UPDATES FROM TERRI'S VIGIL - 10/21 - FREEPER THANKS

Envoy Magazine Blog ^ | October 21, 2003 3AM | Pete Vere

[NYer]

Haven't heard any ruckus made by the Catholic church.

You haven't heard .... from the usual liberal media, you mean. On the contrary, the catholics have been instrumental in leading the charge to save Terri's life.

The Thomas More Society LINK , showed the governor how to intervene and call a special session.

Across the fruited plains, catholic blogs have organized to keep an information network going to provide support to the family. The author of this article, Pete Vere is a canon lawyer who, as you can see, is actively involved in assisting the Schindler family. You can learn more about him and the others here:

Fr. Rob Johanson headed to Terri's Vigil in St. Petersburg

We all must keep on praying for Terri! She needs to get through a few more hours. Once this bill passes the Senate, the governor can sign it and her tube can be restored. God bless!

[maestro]

PRAY ALWAYS!

Amen,........More Grace and Mercy,.......In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!

(Romans 10:17)

Maranatha!!

[ruoflaw]

Bump!

[lodwick]

bttt

Thanks for your report.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Prayer bump for Terri.

[Dixielander]

Thanks for all you are doing on behalf of Terri and for keeping us all up to date.

Why can't the darned Senate vote on Terri's bill NOW instead of tonight. Seems to me that every hour counts. Are they hoping to prolong the vote until she has no chance at all of surviving?

The abuses and maltreatment of Terri is criminal. If she dies I hope that many rotten heads will roll.

[Orlando]

I agree ,why is it taking so LONG to VOTE !
Terri system's must be shuting down right now.....
Who is delaying the vote....Sen. King ???

By the way, who were the 28 who voted against Terri
bill in the house ?

[angelwings49]

Could some clarify for me -- the House passed the Bill last night; and just passed in the Senate? I'm confused because I thought I read that the Senate would not be convening until 6:45 PM? Is the Bill ready for Jeb's signature???

Whatever is correct, PLEASE continue to pray for Terri!!!

[NYer]

Why can't the darned Senate vote on Terri's bill NOW instead of tonight. Seems to me that every hour counts. Are they hoping to prolong the vote until she has no chance at all of surviving?

We are all very frustrated, and anxious. Use your energy in a positive way by praying for Terri. The Florida State Senate has gotten the bill through the committee, but won't have a full vote until tonight at 6:45. Time is of the essence here. Please email the following Florida state senators and urge them to push this through faster:

alexander.jd.web@flsenate.gov,
argenziano.nancy.web@flsenate.gov,
aronberg.dave.web@flsenate.gov,
atwater.jeffrey.web@flsenate.gov,
bennett.mike.web@flsenate.gov,
bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov,
campbell.walter.web@flsenate.gov,
carlton.lisa.web@flsenate.gov,
clary.charlie.web@flsenate.gov,
constantine.lee.web@flsenate.gov,
cowin.anna.web@flsenate.gov,
crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov,
dawson.mandy.web@flsenate.gov,
portilla.alex.web@flsenate.gov,
dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov,
fasano.mike.web@flsenate.gov,
garcia.rudy.web@flsenate.gov,
geller.steven.web@flsenate.gov,
haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov,
hill.anthony.web@flsenate.gov,
jones.dennis.web@flsenate.gov,
king.james.web@flsenate.gov,
klein.ron.web@flsenate.gov,
lawson.alfred.web@flsenate.gov,
lee.tom.web@flsenate.gov,
lynn.evelyn.web@flsenate.gov,
margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov,
miller.lesley.web@flsenate.gov,
peaden.durell.web@flsenate.gov,
posey.bill.web@flsenate.gov,
pruitt.ken.web@flsenate.gov,
saunders.burt.web@flsenate.gov,
sebesta.jim.web@flsenate.gov,
siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov,
smith.rod.web@flsenate.gov,
villalobos.alex.web@flsenate.gov,
schultz.debbie.web@flsenate.gov,
wilson.frederica.web@flsenate.gov,
wise.stephen.web@flsenate.gov
 

[T'wit]

I have an intellectual problem. Michael Schiavo is married to one woman and engaged to another. Wouldn't that make him a sesquigamist, with one and a half wives?

[Dixielander]

It is now 3:55 p.m. CST. Johnnie Byrd, Speaker of the House, just told Sean Hannity that Gov. Bush has signed the bill to reinsert the feeding tube. Is it necessary to wait for a Senate vote or can the tube be inserted NOW?

[Dixielander]

See my post #51 for latest that I know of.

[Dixielander]

See post #51. Do you have any late-breaking updates?

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

I'm so deep in prayer for Terri. After working hospice for 3 years, I can't understand hospices involvement in this case at all. I'm dumfounded and heartbroken. How could they even take Terri's case unless she had a terminal illness? This is a case of "forced" terminal illness. I just don't get this. How "ethical" is this for hospice?

Praying for Terri..and praying that there hasn't been even MORE damage done to this poor woman who is an obvious victim.

God protect her. And if her husband has managed to murder her He WILL judge him. If the man does not become judged on this earth, he will not escape judgement.

But the bigger question is, what have we become as a nation when we looked at Terri saw this level of cognition, and still allowed this to go on?

[ruoflaw]

I used to think hospice were angels of mercy now this hospice appears to have turned to the dark side. They are not supposed to assist in killing anyone in anyway. There should be a investigation into how Michael Schiavo's attorney used his position to get her admitted. It doesn't matter that he resigned as head of the board right before he had her admitted...it is still a conflict of interest.

[Ladysmith]

But the bigger question is, what have we become as a nation when we looked at Terri saw this level of cognition, and still allowed this to go on?

Exactly. This nation is pre-Nazi Germany all over again. I pray we all grab the momentum of today and run with it!

[wizardoz]

I can't begin to count the many AP articles about Terri where subtle phrasing was used to convey the idea that Terri should be "allowed" to die, or "let" die.

I know. I want to grab them and say brightly, "Say, you know this works on 6 month old babies too! Really! You just withhold food long enough and they die! Sure, heck, try it at home!"

[sweetliberty]

"In television, sex sells"

I guess it depends on who's buying. I'm so sick of it I've turned it off altogether. I could care less what Kobe is doing or with whom. In the end, whatever the verdict is on Kobe, it isn't going to make any difference one way or the other beyond the immediate situation. I stay much better informed of the things that really matter right here. Terri's is a story the outcome of which has serious repercussions for all of us.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

You're right, of course. But the Kobe Bryant case is being sold to those who live on Hollywood gossip... I suspect they outnumber the civically-minded Freepers, however large we may be in number.

I also avoid much of the tabloid news. I cannot remember the last time I tuned in to watch Rita Cosby or Greta VanSusteren blab about Bryant or the Peterson case.

[nickcarraway]

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