[MainFrame65]

Finally, thank G_d, this issue comes to the top. I am reposting below something a wrote a few days ago on this.

The tragic, terrible flaw in this case - and in the laws and procedures that govern how it has proceeded - is that it has allowed the life of Terri Schiavo to be placed in the hands of one flawed, incompetent judge, without provision for review or appeal of his sole evaluation of the facts.

As I understand recent appellate decisions regarding the death penalty, it can be imposed only by a jury. No judge, no single individual, from the President on down - posesses the legal power to sentence even the worst offender to death. That requires a jury, and an exhaustive review by many others, at many levels of the system. But Judge Greer, even though he is physically incompetent to evaluate the consciousness of Terri Schiavo due to his visual impairment - has seized and held onto this obscene power like the grim death he intends to impose on his victim.

How can a law that allows this terrible situation fail to be unconstitutional on its face? But this was the situation, until the Governor and the legislature acted to correct it, at least in part. Now they must defend their intervention against attempts by the old system to reimpose its will and restore their old power. It MUST NOT HAPPEN.

[Republic]

You must take the time to send your awesome post to Attorney Connor and to Jeb and Pat Anderson. It would not hurt to send copies to Judge Greer and Judge Baird, as well.

You are so right, this CANNOT STAND.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

I think this is a GREAT standard to promulgate. Now, instead of being able to resolve these issues of medical guardianship efficiently, we can tie up people's time on juries on every case where there is a family squabble, and make tons of money for lawyers. So now, instead of jury duty infrequently, we can count on getting rotated in every time Ma says that Junior grinned, and wife says he's a cucumber, and we can all listen to that scintillating dialogue. Hooray for conservatism!