Posted on 03/11/2005 4:25:34 PM PST by gopwinsin04
With avenues to keep Terri Schiavo alive closing in the state of Florida, they were opening in the nation's capital Thursday . The tide turned decidedly in favor of the parents who want to prolong their brain-damaged daughters life.
Just a scant eight days before the court ordered deadline to remove her feeding tube, Republicans on Capitol Hill rallied around the case that has become a 'cause celebre' of conservative and religious groups.
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez and Rep. Dave Weldon's bill to require the incapacitated without living wills to be appointed attorneys before life support is terminated, introduced on Tuesday had 103 sponsors in the House and seven sponsors in the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a surgeon, is trying to get it to the Senate floor without it being heard in committte. House Majority Leader Tom Delay is working to get the bill in front of the Judiciary committee by Wednesday.
It was unclear whether US Congressional Democrats would try and stop the bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said he prefers for it to be heard in committee.
Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, said he hopes for full Democratic support and has heard no direct oppositon.
George Felos, attorney for Michael Schiavo, sounded resigned to the fact that politics in the nations capital would delay the removal of Schiavo's feeding tube the way it did in 2003, when Florida's governor and legislature stepped in.
'It is certainly disheartening to see them falling all over themselves to pander to these groups,' Felos said. 'It's a massive campaign of fear and misinformation. It's a repeat of Terri's law'
The attorney for the Schiavo parents had the opposite view. 'We are very encouraged by what is happening in Congress right now, said David Gibbs.
'The family is profoundly grateful'
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"It is certainly disheartening to see them falling all over themselves to pander to these groups,' Felos said. 'It's a massive campaign of fear and misinformation"
Well, IMHO it is certainly disheartening to see George Felos and Michael, the bigamist, falling over themselves to starve and torture this helpless woman to death.
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Yeah baby! I hope this will pass.
I have urged my CO congressmena and woman to vote for it. I WILL be watching.
Simply awesome!
With the Vatican now weighing in, the Dems better start backing SOMETHING ethical or lose even more of the Catholic vote.
God is still in the thick of things! I guess it ain't time for Terri to go home! Blessings on Terri's parents!
And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
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Sounds like check and mate. that ba$t@rd Greer ain't gonna win this one
'It is certainly disheartening to see them falling all over themselves to pander to these groups,'
What a small minded jerk. Yes they are pandering, pandering to Terri, not the "groups".
Martinez is kicking ass!
Just heard this...
Man turns down $1M in Sciavo case
TAMPA, Fla. - A man fighting to have a feeding tube removed from his brain-damaged wife on Friday rejected a California businessman's offer to pay him $1 million to give up his right to decide her medical treatment....
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You can tell by Harry Reid's answer that the dems are all about obstructionism instead of legitimate legislating---
I cannot imagine a bill that should get more support than this one--
I should be a "unanimous consent" sense of the congress vote and shouldn't even need a roll call, BUT
After Reid's answer I WANT a roll call vote so that it can be splashed all over the internet---all of the names of the congresscritters that would vote against it!!!
I think what bothers me most about this case is that even a wanton killer like Ted Bundy is not starved to death or allowed to die of dehydration. If they feel she should die then it should be by a painless method and with the dignity of having her family at her bedside. This is a death penalty case, the State is going to kill her because it thinks it knows what's best. This no different than tying someone to a tree and leaving them to die without food or water. No one would sit still for administering the death penalty in that manner so why do we feel it's OK to do it to a young lady whose only crime is that she's not able to feed herself? I have no problem with her passing on, she will be going to a much better existence than she has here, but she doesn't deserve to suffer in the process.
The bill will stand a better chance of passing if someone attaches a pay raise amendment to it. Pray for Terri.
This whole thing has inspired me to get a living will, and I've made my wishes clear to all family members.
Amen, We're all here till he's ready for us.
This b*stard deserves a lifetime of sleepless nights at the very LEAST for what he is doing to his wife.
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