Posted on 01/31/2005 9:14:49 PM PST by TAdams8591
*Michael, HAVE A HEART !!!!!For Valentines Day give Terri back to her MOM & DAD, The Schindlers!!!!!!!!*
The Terri Schindler Schiavo Daily Threads are created month to month as we watch local and national news regarding Terri and her family.
Since Terri's supporters are in every time zone, you may see something FIRST. Please share news with us that you don't see here already. Now, why would you want to do that? Terri's Daily Thread for September/October of 2004 was viewed over 15,000 times. Terri's November Daily Thread was viewed over 6,000 times. December's thread is over 3,000 views. January 2005 Daily Thread was a RECORD HIGH!!!!!!! 15, 103 VIEWS!!!!!!
More and more good folks are finding out about Terri and that judicial tyranny would take her life, but for lots and lots of prayer and non-stop lobbying of relatives, friends, clergy, our leaders, the media, a passerby, a cashier - ANYONE who you feel comfortable chatting with.
Folks always want to know how can this be in America or on earth for that matter? Unfortunately, this is really happening to an innocent woman who just celebrated her 41st birthday. She's not the only one but she's the one with devoted parents and siblings who knows what's in Terri's heart. Terri has a strong will to live. That's apparent. It's been 14 years.
Besides, feeding tubes have been around practically since the Civil War. They are not high tech devices. Terri is "not hooked up to machines". Her feeding tube is the diameter of a piece of spaghetti.
Talkin' about Terri is the best way to lobby for her. It is a salespitch to save her life and subsequently, many lives. If you've never sold anything in your life, START NOW. START WITH TERRI.
See Terri's flash movies if you need more information. You can see for yourself that's she's interactive and follows the doctor's instructions.
Visit: http://www.terrisfight.org
NOTE: Terri's December Dailies are noted as a source above. There are lots of important links at the very top of that thread. If you missed Terri's Celebration of Life, you can click on it from there.
AGAIN WE HAVE A NEW RECORD: 15,103 views on the tote board for the Terri Schindler Schiavo January Daily Thread!
The most significant event in Terri's case in January, was the Supreme's Courts refusal to hear Governor Jeb Bush's appeal, after the Florida State Legislature struck down Terri's Law. This once again places Terri's life in extreme jeopardy, though there are other issues regarding her case before the court.
You asked about RICO earlier....
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00001961----000-.html
§ 1961. Definitions
Release date: 2004-08-06
As used in this chapter—
(1) “racketeering activity” means
(A) any act or threat involving murder, kidnapping, gambling, arson, robbery, bribery, extortion, dealing in obscene matter, or dealing in a controlled substance or listed chemical (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act), which is chargeable under State law and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year;
(B) any act which is indictable under any of the following provisions of title 18, United States Code: Section 201 (relating to bribery), section 224 (relating to sports bribery), sections 471, 472, and 473 (relating to counterfeiting), section 659 (relating to theft from interstate shipment) if the act indictable under section 659 is felonious, section 664 (relating to embezzlement from pension and welfare funds), sections 891–894 (relating to extortionate credit transactions), section 1028 (relating to fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents), section 1029 (relating to fraud and related activity in connection with access devices), section 1084 (relating to the transmission of gambling information), section 1341 (relating to mail fraud), section 1343 (relating to wire fraud), section 1344 (relating to financial institution fraud), section 1425 (relating to the procurement of citizenship or nationalization unlawfully), section 1426 (relating to the reproduction of naturalization or citizenship papers), section 1427 (relating to the sale of naturalization or citizenship papers), sections 1461–1465 (relating to obscene matter), section 1503 (relating to obstruction of justice), section 1510 (relating to obstruction of criminal investigations), section 1511 (relating to the obstruction of State or local law enforcement), section 1512 (relating to tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant), section 1513 (relating to retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant), section 1542 (relating to false statement in application and use of passport), section 1543 (relating to forgery or false use of passport), section 1544 (relating to misuse of passport), section 1546 (relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents), sections 1581–1588 (relating to peonage and slavery), section 1951 (relating to interference with commerce, robbery, or extortion), section 1952 (relating to racketeering), section 1953 (relating to interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia), section 1954 (relating to unlawful welfare fund payments), section 1955 (relating to the prohibition of illegal gambling businesses), section 1956 (relating to the laundering of monetary instruments), section 1957 (relating to engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity), section 1958 (relating to use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire), sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, and 2260 (relating to sexual exploitation of children), sections 2312 and 2313 (relating to interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles), sections 2314 and 2315 (relating to interstate transportation of stolen property), section 2318 (relating to trafficking in counterfeit labels for phonorecords, computer programs or computer program documentation or packaging and copies of motion pictures or other audiovisual works), section 2319 (relating to criminal infringement of a copyright), section 2319A (relating to unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances), section 2320 (relating to trafficking in goods or services bearing counterfeit marks), section 2321 (relating to trafficking in certain motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts), sections 2341–2346 (relating to trafficking in contraband cigarettes), sections 2421–24 (relating to white slave traffic),
(C) any act which is indictable under title 29, United States Code, section 186 (dealing with restrictions on payments and loans to labor organizations) or section 501 (c) (relating to embezzlement from union funds), (D) any offense involving fraud connected with a case under title 11 (except a case under section 157 of this title), fraud in the sale of securities, or the felonious manufacture, importation, receiving, concealment, buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in a controlled substance or listed chemical (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act), punishable under any law of the United States,
(E) any act which is indictable under the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act,
(F) any act which is indictable under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 274 (relating to bringing in and harboring certain aliens), section 277 (relating to aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter the United States), or section 278 (relating to importation of alien for immoral purpose) if the act indictable under such section of such Act was committed for the purpose of financial gain, or
(G) any act that is indictable under any provision listed in section 2332b (g)(5)(B);
(2) “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, any political subdivision, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof;
(3) “person” includes any individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property;
(4) “enterprise” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, and any union or group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity;
(5) “pattern of racketeering activity” requires at least two acts of racketeering activity, one of which occurred after the effective date of this chapter and the last of which occurred within ten years (excluding any period of imprisonment) after the commission of a prior act of racketeering activity;
(6) “unlawful debt” means a debt
(A) incurred or contracted in gambling activity which was in violation of the law of the United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or which is unenforceable under State or Federal law in whole or in part as to principal or interest because of the laws relating to usury, and
(B) which was incurred in connection with the business of gambling in violation of the law of the United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or the business of lending money or a thing of value at a rate usurious under State or Federal law, where the usurious rate is at least twice the enforceable rate;
(7) “racketeering investigator” means any attorney or investigator so designated by the Attorney General and charged with the duty of enforcing or carrying into effect this chapter;
(8) “racketeering investigation” means any inquiry conducted by any racketeering investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person has been involved in any violation of this chapter or of any final order, judgment, or decree of any court of the United States, duly entered in any case or proceeding arising under this chapter;
(9) “documentary material” includes any book, paper, document, record, recording, or other material; and
(10) “Attorney General” includes the Attorney General of the United States, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, the Associate Attorney General of the United States, any Assistant Attorney General of the United States, or any employee of the Department of Justice or any employee of any department or agency of the United States so designated by the Attorney General to carry out the powers conferred on the Attorney General by this chapter. Any department or agency so designated may use in investigations authorized by this chapter either the investigative provisions of this chapter or the investigative power of such department or agency otherwise conferred by law.
YEP. I'M WAITING FOR ONE OR MULTIPLE PERP WALKS. IF FLORIDA DOESN'T GET UR DONE, The Agency/agencies who are charged with investigating serious charges SHOULD BE IMPEACHED. It's up to them.
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00001512----000-.html
§ 1512. Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
Release date: 2004-08-06
(a)
(1) Whoever kills or attempts to kill another person, with intent to—
(A) prevent the attendance or testimony of any person in an official proceeding;
(B) prevent the production of a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or
(C) prevent the communication by any person to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;
shall be punished as provided in paragraph (3).
(2) Whoever uses physical force or the threat of physical force against any person, or attempts to do so, with intent to—
(A) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding;
(B) cause or induce any person to—
(i) withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document, or other object, from an official proceeding;
(ii) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the integrity or availability of the object for use in an official proceeding;
(iii) evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness, or to produce a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or
(iv) be absent from an official proceeding to which that person has been summoned by legal process; or
(C) hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation, supervised release, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;
shall be punished as provided in paragraph (3).
(3) The punishment for an offense under this subsection is—
(A) in the case of murder (as defined in section 1111), the death penalty or imprisonment for life, and in the case of any other killing, the punishment provided in section 1112;
(B) in the case of—
(i) an attempt to murder; or
(ii) the use or attempted use of physical force against any person;
imprisonment for not more than 20 years; and
(C) in the case of the threat of use of physical force against any person, imprisonment for not more than 10 years.
(b) Whoever knowingly uses intimidation, threatens, or corruptly persuades another person, or attempts to do so, or engages in misleading conduct toward another person, with intent to—
(1) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding;
(2) cause or induce any person to—
(A) withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document, or other object, from an official proceeding;
(B) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding;
(C) evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness, or to produce a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or
(D) be absent from an official proceeding to which such person has been summoned by legal process; or
(3) hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation [1] supervised release,,[1] parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(c) Whoever corruptly—
(1) alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding; or
(2) otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
(d) Whoever intentionally harasses another person and thereby hinders, delays, prevents, or dissuades any person from—
(1) attending or testifying in an official proceeding;
(2) reporting to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation [1] supervised release,,[1] parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;
(3) arresting or seeking the arrest of another person in connection with a Federal offense; or
(4) causing a criminal prosecution, or a parole or probation revocation proceeding, to be sought or instituted, or assisting in such prosecution or proceeding;
or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(e) In a prosecution for an offense under this section, it is an affirmative defense, as to which the defendant has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence, that the conduct consisted solely of lawful conduct and that the defendant’s sole intention was to encourage, induce, or cause the other person to testify truthfully.
(f) For the purposes of this section—
(1) an official proceeding need not be pending or about to be instituted at the time of the offense; and
(2) the testimony, or the record, document, or other object need not be admissible in evidence or free of a claim of privilege.
(g) In a prosecution for an offense under this section, no state of mind need be proved with respect to the circumstance—
(1) that the official proceeding before a judge, court, magistrate judge, grand jury, or government agency is before a judge or court of the United States, a United States magistrate judge, a bankruptcy judge, a Federal grand jury, or a Federal Government agency; or
(2) that the judge is a judge of the United States or that the law enforcement officer is an officer or employee of the Federal Government or a person authorized to act for or on behalf of the Federal Government or serving the Federal Government as an adviser or consultant.
(h) There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section.
(i) A prosecution under this section or section 1503 may be brought in the district in which the official proceeding (whether or not pending or about to be instituted) was intended to be affected or in the district in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred.
(j) If the offense under this section occurs in connection with a trial of a criminal case, the maximum term of imprisonment which may be imposed for the offense shall be the higher of that otherwise provided by law or the maximum term that could have been imposed for any offense charged in such case.
(k) Whoever conspires to commit any offense under this section shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.
[1] So in original.
Isn't it something that after all Terri's been through, a scandal may save her, their total lack of competency to protect the patients of the State of Florida will surely give Terri grounds to for the first time, be represented by counsel. Once something is labeled a SCANDAL, it changes everything. God above's been keeping an eye on our Fla Dept. of Health and he has perfect timing breaking this SCANDAL.
Hasn't the 'honorable' Judge Greer totally ignored testimony, even denied testimony from parties for the Schindlers?
He certainly has let ole Mikey slide on those depositions.
The way the gov't used RICO against abortion protesters tells me there is a lot of leeway in this law. Wonder how that would look for certain individuals in Fl Gov't to come under RICO charges, seems possible to me.
(b) Whoever knowingly uses intimidation, threatens, or corruptly persuades another person, or attempts to do so, or engages in misleading conduct toward another person, with intent to—
(1) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding;
(2) cause or induce any person to—
(A) withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document, or other object, from an official proceeding;
(B) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding;
(C) evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness, or to produce a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or
(D) be absent from an official proceeding to which such person has been summoned by legal process; or
Right now, Terri is living on death row and desperately needs a repreive. If this is what the governor needs to give her one, so be it!
In regards to Post 78, You Wrote:Interesting article. I wonder if Ruthie DiTucci can provide insight into Michael's remarriage. Also, I see something else worth checking into:
The ruling will also likely clear the way for an insurance company that cleverly avoided paying Michael Schiavo (by hiding behind the court cases), to fork over a million dollars (plus interest) still owed to him.
Cleverly avoided, huh? Hmmmm. How do we get in touch with Ms. DiTucci? Michael is still owed $$$? Hmmmm
My Reply: A MILLION DOLLARS???? Hey how can we verify this. I have always said it is about the money about the money and about the money. That is why I was so interested in asking people to write to the Advocacy Center. They are Federally Chartered as the only organization in the State of Florida to investigate on behalf of the Federal Government, abuse agains the disabled. They and they alone, have the authority to look at sealed court records. The "money" is always jsut between Judge Greer and Michael. Greer doesn't permit any information about the money to leak out. BUT the Advocay Center as part of their open investigation can get at the money. That Advocay Center is LOUSY. They have had an "open" investigation since October of 2003. A month or so ago I got 1 low level person at the Advocay Center to e-mail me back and he confirmed the investigation is stil open.
I am terribly interested in the money, how can we check out this MillionDollars Michael will get only if Terri Dies? That is the most powerful new information I have ever seen on FR concerning Terri. I bet it can't be right...
I am with you. I'd like to find out what Ruthie DiTucci knows and how she got her information.
Hey thanks for finding that e-mail address on the Ruthie gal. I jsut e-mailed her and asked if she would write more about the Million Dollars Michael would get.
Seeing as how I am in France sometimes people reply to me and not others, because people usually don't get e-mails from France very often. WOW! A Million bucks, I hope she writes me back.
Actually I goota sign off and catch some zzzzzz's. TheChosenone, I don't think anyone here is against free speach. I think most people just don't want to talk to you. We have versed ourselves on the issues surrounding Terri and are of the opinion that her husband has abandonded her and that rightfully decisions made on her behalf are better made by the parents.
I don't think we want to waste our efforts debating you, when we have already formed an opinion. We do a lot to help Terri and would rather spend our time doing that then on a useless debate with you. We are not jsut "talkers" here we are "doers" so you are a bit of a distraction. Perhaps you can find another thread where people do want to debae the issues. I don't think this is the thread for you.
Please let me know if you do hear from her. I've written her as well. We'll see, right?
Please ping your lists and send to others via e-mail, etc. print out the downloadable form and have people sign and fax, etc. have them do the same, etc.:
http://www.frtl.org/
ACT NOW!
IF YOU'RE FROM FLORIDA, HERE'S WHAT YOU
CAN DO TO HELP SAVE TERRI!
ATTENTION: NON-FLORIDIANS
HOW "YOU" CAN HELP TERRI SCHINDLER-SCHIAVO!
FLORIDA RIGHT TO LIFE
378 Center Pointe Circle, Suite 1250
Altamonte Springs FL 32701
407.834.LIFE
frtl@earthlink.net
www.frtl.org
You can help us help Terri by calling your legislator
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/legislators.aspx
http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/index.cfm?Mode=Member%20Pages&Submenu=1&Tab=legislators
http://www.house.gov/
http://www.senate.gov/
and have your family, friends and community sign this petition to pass the "The Starvation and Dehydration of Persons With Disabilities Prevention Act" . . . download from this link:
http://www.enlightenment-engine.net/eeng/ribbon/Starvation&DehydrationofPersonswithDisabilitiesPreventionAct.doc
Thank you,
Robin L. Hoffman
President
Florida Right to Life, Inc.
It may have been about the money, but it's now about much more than that. If Terri is given any therapy and benefits from it, Michael is going to be in a lot of trouble unless he turns state's evidence against Felos and Greer (and he'll likely still be in a significant trouble).
bookmark for later
May 6 1997
Bushnell letter to Judge Shames
http://www.terrisfight.org/documents/bushnell051497.pdf
So if this has been posted earlier.--
Grisly death eases judges' burden
Grace Ardito
Margate
Terri Schiavo's case must again go before Florida state courts to decide if she will be once more sentenced to a horrible death of thirst and starvation. Those convicted of the most heinous acts of murder are given more consideration.
Death from thirst and starvation is excruciatingly long and manifests the most horrible degrees of suffering and pain imaginable that the human body can tolerate before the merciful release of death.
Since the courts have already decided Terri must die because her husband says that, under the circumstances, she would want to (and under his present circumstances, i.e., he will be her heir, he will be free to marry his girlfriend who has already made him a father), there is no reason to believe the courts will act differently now.
But why must Terri's death sentence be carried out in such a "cruel and unusual" manner, since the law forbids this type of sentence even for a criminal? Why, indeed. Because the judges can believe then, however erroneously, that they haven't actually killed Terri. I don't know who or what they would imagine did kill Terri, but these men, or women -- appointed judges because they are supposed to be superiorly intelligent and just -- can fool themselves in this way and, thereby, shed responsibility.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/sfl-brpb644feb02,0,7469087.story?coll=sfla-news-letters
Count me in. I've written Ruthie as well.
I haven't seen that posted yet, so thanks!
Terri ping! If anyone would like to be added to or removed from my Terri ping list, please let me know by FReepmail!
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