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Senate says suicide is not entertainment http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/politics/8514065.htm >>A proposal to ban suicide as a form of public entertainment passed the Senate on a 39-0 vote Saturday, a response to the rock band Hell On Earth, which attempted to feature a live suicide during a concert last year.

The Senate passed the House version (HB 221) that would make it a third-degree felony to promote such an event. Violators found guilty could face five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.<<

This bill passed unanimously. Imagine if Senate President, Jim King, would have allowed Senate Bill 692 to be heard. You'll recall that SB 692 would have required a written, advanced directive before assisted nutrition and hydration could be removed from a patient.

This bill was withdrawn on April 16: http://www.flsenate.gov/session/index.cfm?BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Year=2004&billnum=692

Senator King is the reason it was never heard: http://news.tbo.com/news/MGAN946WQND.html ``As soon as you put something on the floor, as well-intended as it may be, anybody can amend it. Then all of a sudden I'm sitting there facing a bill or bills that can dismantle what I consider to be my legacy.''

AND, CHECK OUT THE BILL PASSED SATURDAY in a special session to stop CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. Jim King prefers animals to people.