All I get are automated messages.
Really????? When I contact Allan Bense's office, I always get a woman from Britain who has a lovely and distinctive cockney accent. She is always so nice. She told me yesterday the legislature was working on something that might help Terri.
Here it is from Speaker Bense. It may be a form letter, but at least it is a Terri email.
Dear Constituent:
Thank you for your email. I appreciate you taking the time to contact me regarding this very important issue.
If Terri Schiavo's family chooses to continue the fight for their daughter's life, I hope they will explore all of their remaining legal options.
I believe if we are going to make a mistake in this situation we should err on the side of life. Therefore, if the Legislature can find a way to help Terri, we should pursue it aggressively. Unfortunately we have not yet identified an appropriate action, in addition to those we've already taken, that would be helpful.
What we do know is that this has been a painful tragedy for Terri and her family, and the Florida Legislature is currently working on legislation to ensure that no other family is subjected to the same confusion that the Schindlers have endured.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved and, of course, especially with Terri.
Speaker Allan G. Bense
Florida House of Representatives
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Please save Terri's life. This case is not going to go away. If Terri is put to death by the state of Florida, we will continue to make this case known to the general public.
Florida needs to repeal the law that allowed starvation and dehydration of the disabled. This should never have been passed in the first place.
All one needs to do is look at the videos of Terri and see a beautiful human being who is brain damaged but certainly responds to her surroundings. She smiles and laughs at her father's jokes. Her beauty shines through when her mother visits. Terri is so alive. One can't help but wonder how Judge Greer can live with himself for trying to kill Terri.
Please go and visit Terri. Do not allow the nursing staff to have Terri drugged up before the visit.