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Nice post!
I no longer attempt to reason with people regarding Terri's fight.

I had a man in my office go ballistic and rant about the "unconstitutionality" of Terri's law because it overrode the "supreme court" of the lands intent...
During his diatribe, when I pointed out it was the duty of the judicial branch to interpret the intent of law, not to write it, and that this new law was constitutionally written and passed by our legistature,signed by our Governor,IAW our constitution, he claimed that did not matter.
"It is a JEB BUSH attempt to overthrow the constitution!
The BUSH BROTHERS are trying to become dictators!"
According to him, it, the new law, has absolutely nothing to do with Terri Schiavo's life or a cruel and painfull court sanctioned death.It is just a vile attempt to usurp power from the "supreme" judicial branch, in his opinion.
He swore he would never call himself a Republican again!
I quietly said, "Thank you".
OTOH, a dear friend, who is Catholic,and Democrat, forgave me my several weeks of neglect, when I told her what I was involved with, attending the vigil, and trying to generate political support for Terri Schiavo.
She blessed Jeb Bush, and our Congress, and mourned that her church was silent.
I dont think this is actually a religious "issue", nor really a political one.
It is a human one.
People often ask, as if they think it is proof of something, would you want to live that way?
Well no, if it was up to me, nobody would ever have to live "that way". If it was up to me, everyone would be healthy, happy, sane,wealthy and loving of their fellow man.
Ask me instead if I want to die that way.
Then, the answer is NO.
What kind of human beings are we becoming?
That we would do to a living human, what we would not do to a dying animal?