Posted on 10/21/2003 11:09:54 PM PDT by summer
Hello FR,
Yes, there has been GREAT NEWS TODAY ABOUT TERRI! Surely goodness and mercy WILL follow her all the days of her life...
I hope the Lead Moderator allows this Very Special "THANK YOU" thread (that I intend to email to Gov Bush) to stay in the sidebar, so all of you will see it and post on it.
But first, following all the recent (and totally unwarranted) Jeb-bashing on this forum, some people (especially new people) may desperately need this review and mini-lesson about Gov Bush:
(1) For those of you who doubted Gov Bush's DESIRE to HELP in this matter, SHAME ON YOU! Here is the full text of the letter Gov Bush wrote early on to Judge Greer, for those of you who missed it:
From JEB to FR: Full text of Gov Bush's letter to Judge Greer re: Terri Schiavo
(2) For those of you who did not know that Gov Bush has been, and continues to be, "FL's Favorite Governor", for MANY GOOD REASONS, check out these two articles about the guy FL is proud to call its Favorite Gov:
Jeb quietly goes to the rescue of a 2-year-old
Golf Links Bush, Boy [Jeb shares his views, and golf, with autistic teen]
(3) For those of you who are new, and shocked that the governor of the 4th largest state is ALWAYS interested in listening to the people he serves, check out these two articles:
Governor hears Polk County citizens' woes, both strange and sad [Jeb listens..whoa! What an earful!]
World Wide Jeb
(4) Finally, for those handful of posters who actually DOUBTED the JEB-emails I posted on two threads were NOT from him - well, you have missed half a dozen such threads over the years, and believe me, ALL those emails are from him.
And, I am not the only person he has written to over the years. In fact, as I recall, a number of those other people who've heard from him over the years posted here, on this thread I started less than 1 day after Election Day 2002, when Gov Bush was re-elected in a landslide (and made history as FL's first GOP gov to win a 2nd term):
HEY! Q: Guess who took the time to write a special thank-you note to FR posters? A: JEB BUSH!
OK, mini-lesson over!
Now -- if you have something NICE and POSITIVE to say to FL's Favorite Governor (such as: "THANK YOU"), then please do reply on this thread. My own thank you to Gov Bush is posted in my reply #1 below.
Have a BEAUTIFUL DAY!
summer :)
As I repeatedly point out, the Nuremberg principle validates the point of view of most non-elitists when it comes to protecting innocent human life.
Unconditional protection for innocent human life was still the overriding principal paradigm when Terri was first struck down in 1990. Medicinemen was still pretty much governed by the Hippocratic oath. All this hoopla about needing a living will would have been pretty much moot back then -- the courts would have sided with her parents because the husband's position was still outside the pale then. Terri would have expected it to be as such back then, Michael's self-serving testimony to the contrary well-noted in a none Lewis Carroll world.
Our society's "Progressives" have incrementally got us here -- and they have gone, IMHO, a step too far. I think I would love to see the courts try to reverse this latest effort -- just as long as they keep the feeding tube inserted until at least the case gets to SCOTUS.
As to: what is the next step in defending Terri? Well, here's the battle field.
We have the sense of the people still up in arms over the ninth circuit court's striking of the Pledge Of Allegiance, a Federal judge's demolishing of Justice Roy Moore's 10 Commandments, and the Leftists seething to try and abort the partial birth abortion ban Congress just passed after years and years of the deathists' obstructionism. And now we have in this case. Where witting and unwitting agents of the bloodthirsty global elites have been fighting tooth and nail, through their kindred in philosophy and remoteness, our autocratic courts, to try and starve to death a poor disabled women over the wishes of her heartbroken parents. In the face of all this a Governor has led his state's legislature -- in spite of themselves -- to act against the excesses of courts that have gotten way out ahead of the curve on basic human decency and ethics.
And Judge Napo thinks it is the courts who are the injured institution? ROTFLMBO at his unmitigated gall!
Well, I would think it best to answer your question by falling back on a great president's fighting words in the face of moral marshmallow-spined global cowards:
THANK YOU!!!
You have demonstrated your courage and respect for life by finding a way to restore Terri to health. We are blessed to have you as our governor, and pray for your continued strong, moral leadership.
1 Timothy 2:1-4
1I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone-- 2for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
God bless you! Jeb Bush - 2008!
Good work, Governor. You have pulled through with considerable strength on a very important case. If Terri ever awakens, I only hope that she'll thank you.
This was a very risky decision, but I believe that you did the right thing. If you ever run for president, I hope that you'll be this bold every time. If you can do that, you DEFINITELY will have my vote.
Bump!
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