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http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/3990.article

WASHINGTON (BP)-At a March 10 news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sen. Sam Brownback, R.-Kan., said a new bill to aid Schiavo was on an expedited route and has the potential for immediate Senate passage. Senators are being asked if they object to the Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act, with the hope a unanimous consent agreement might be reached on the bill, he said.

“If there is no objection to it, it could pass even yet today,” Brownback said. “That may or may not happen.”

The House of Representatives has a similar consent mechanism, Brownback said, but it is uncertain how quickly it will act on the measure.

The legislation would give Schiavo and other incapacitated people the legal protections often associated with death row inmates. The measure is based on the “writ of habeas corpus,” which provides the effected person the opportunity for a court review to determine if his due process rights have been protected.

The bill is S. 539 in the Senate and H.R. 1151 in the House. Sen. Mel Martinez, R.-Fla., and Rep. Dave Weldon, R.-Fla., are the lead sponsors.

Meanwhile, in Tallahassee a Florida House committee approved a bill that could be used to prevent Terri Schiavo’s death by starvation and dehydration.

Sponsor of the bill, Rep. Dennis Baxley (R-Ocala) told reporters he hoped it would. The measure has to move through two other committees before getting a vote in the House. A comparable measure in the Florida Senate is also being considered.

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Looking good.

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Question: If she gets legal representation, can she get another judge??? Greer doesn't want to be confused with the facts, it would do her no good to get legal representation if she repeatedly gets the same blind judge (pun intended)

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http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/3990.article

"WASHINGTON (BP)-At a March 10 news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sen. Sam Brownback, R.-Kan., said a new bill to aid Schiavo was on an expedited route and has the potential for immediate Senate passage. Senators are being asked if they object to the Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act, with the hope a unanimous consent agreement might be reached on the bill, he said. "

This is good news, BUT I just called Rep. Sensenbrenner's office and they said it wasn't scheduled to be heard until Wednesday. Maybe we need to concentrate on the HOUSE now.
I asked the gentleman if we could get the bill expedited, but he said that couldn't discuss that on the phone. So now I'm going to call the rest on this committee to see if they can expedite it.

The JUDICIAL COMMITTEE is headed by Rep. Sensenbrenner and is next to hear the bill.
http://www.house.gov/sensenbrenner/contact.htm
2449 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4905
Telephone: (202) 225-5101

The bill goes to the Judiciary committee.
Thislink has all the members on the committee:
http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMembership.aspx

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Sponsor of the bill, Rep. Dennis Baxley (R-Ocala) told reporters he hoped it would.

Go Dennis Baxley!!