[kimmie7]

Merry CHRISTmas ping...

[Cicero]

May God watch over her.

[MainFrame65]

"In any event, it was generally thought that Florida’s judicial system would hand the Honorable Governor a defeat, but such a defeat is not expected when the 14th Amendment protection to due process of law is invoked at the federal level, and the Court there is called upon to guarantee Terri a trial by jury to determine what her wishes may have been. Thankfully Florida’s Honorable Governor has promised to appeal this decision, and eventually our system will be made to work as intended by our Founding Fathers.

Are Florida judges born without shame, or is it a characteristic they acquire upon appointment to the bench? It is a terrible shame that this woman's life will not be protected by the state that bore and raised her, but I have little hope of an outcome in Florida different from what you forsee. And while I hope that the federal juciciary will care more for her rights than their state counterparts, I will not believe her safe until her REAL family has the key to her room ... and can kick her husband out of her life forever.

Eventually, the USSC will see this case - unless she dies first. I hope they get the chance, and that we have the right judges there when they do.

[det dweller too]

Unfortunately, I think there is so much legal bullsh*t woven into this thing that we will never know what is actually happening, and who has the white hats and black hats. What I can say is that if I were turned into a vegitable, I would want the right to leave. She has a right to life. and any right, for it to be a right and not something forced on you, would include the power of choice to say no. I hope she finds it

[sweetliberty]

These judicial tyrants in Florida are some of the most reprehensible excuses for human beings, let alone judges, I have ever had the displeasure of seeing.

[God is good]

The socialists are pushing their plot through. If the socialists get control, this kind of treatment will be the norm not only for the helpless and meager in our society, but for select groups also. May Christian liberty reign!

[FR_addict]

Thanks for the post. It clears up in my mind why the Governor's attorney believes there is a right to a jury trial for Terri.

Now I don't see any viable argument on the other side to deny Terri this right. But I guess they'll make something up.

[Sabatier]

Regarding finding out what Terri wants, does anybody know if Terri has her own lawyer? My understanding is that her family has a lawyer, the husband has a lawyer, but that's not the same as Terri having a lawyer of her own.

Since she had a guardian appointed - in this case,
her husband - I don't know if that precludes her having a lawyer of her own.

Without her own lawyer to say what she wants the courts take things like hearsay testimony as evidence to what she wants. The guardian is supposed to speak for her and Terri's family didn't believe he was speaking for Terri at all.

In other words, she doesn't have a voice of her own before the court, she just has the guardian, in this case, her husband.

This is why it bothers me that apparently there was so little done by the guardian ad litem to determine if Terri could communicate her wishes. A guardian ad litem in a case like this typically will go in and look at the patient and based on looking at her will say "she wasn't looking too great, she wasn't talking to me, she must not be able to communicate" - and that's it. It's about as advanced as what they would have done in the Middle Ages!

[floriduh voter]

bttt and a ping for Terri.

[floriduh voter]

I have all the contact numbers consolidated should the need arise to call Florida and D.C. Death by starvation-dehydration is a trend that must be applied only when there's clear evidence that grandma wants to be starved to death. Most people don't read their Will packages and aren't they surprised when nobody brings them breakfast, lunch or dinner? They can even beg for it but NO MATTER.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Seems as if the fix is in on this one, folks. Terri's fate is in G-d's hands now. May he protect her.

[countrydummy]

I am flat sick of these twisted sobs! They are all caught up in a huge power play and a innocent young woman is the mouse they are fighting over! It is beyound sick, it is horrifying!

Terri has a right to live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JOHN W K]

Here is a greatdiscussion concerning Terri’s case and judicial tyranny. Get involved!

This is ground zero!

Also see:

From the headlines for other discussions concerning Terri’s case…this forum is sponsored by the St. Pete Times in Florida, and is continually monitored by Governor Bush’s people, legislators, and even judicial tyrants! We need to give Gov. Bush our support!

Sincerely,

JWK

[Saundra Duffy]

Here's hoping Terri will live to spend many more Christmas's with her family. I wonder if she got to hear some Christmas music in her room.

[MHGinTN]

Until the sovereigns impeach and remove a few pernicious liberal leftist judges here and there, these societal engineering oligarchs will continue to ignore legislatively written law in favor of fiat rule from their smarmy benches.

[floriduh voter]

Bookmarked. Locals do not get much news at all regarding Terri. Free Republic is helping front liners share info with each other and aiding us in getting news from other locales. The news blackout in Pinellas County is blatantly obvious. Terri deserves better from her community and she deserves freedom. She doesn't have to prove anything.