[bigeasy_70118]

My question is: what is actually going to come of this though? What are they going to do (in time) that will re-insert the tube ? I'm not trying to be a pain here, I just want to know if this will have any direct effect... we thought the subpoenas would work because you can't tamper with a federal witness... why should anything else work if greer is just going to ignore it, and Jeb won't use actual force?

Any law passed directly naming Terri Schiavo will have a bill of attainder problem. As ridiculous as this is going to sound, a judge has made a finding of fact that Terri wants to die, any legislation directed at keeping her alive would be inf act "punishing" her without a trial.

The devil will be in the details. But short of finding Greer in contempt of congress, and his being removed from the bench, I can't see this feeding tube being re-inserted.

[freedomdefender]

As ridiculous as this is going to sound, a judge has made a finding of fact that Terri wants to die, any legislation directed at keeping her alive would be inf act "punishing" her without a trial.

I don't think so. As I understand it, they're trying to allow federal court review of the judge's bogus "finding of fact." Just the way they allow federal court review of local court rulings dealing with the death penalty. If an honest federal judge gets this case - somebody who isn't tied into the Pinellas trailer-park-ole-boy network, the way Greer is - then a fresh review of the evidence would happen, and Greer's incompetent or evil (take your pick) decision could get reversed.

[Awestruck]

thanks..that's what I wanted to know..

[Petronski]

But short of finding Greer in contempt of congress, and his being removed from the bench, I can't see this feeding tube being re-inserted.

Perhaps US Marshals will make an appearance.

[Saundra Duffy]

But short of finding Greer in contempt of congress, and his being removed from the bench, I can't see this feeding tube being re-inserted.

That's right. Greer is in contempt of Congress and needs to be removed from the bench. Another judge had already ruled that the tube could not be taken out until Greer was found and ruled the other way. Greer is a monster from hell! I LOVED WHAT DELAY SAID ABOUT MICHAEL SCHIAVO. People just don't know the facts of the case. The truth is coming out and will come out and then people are going to be in an uproar over the way Terri has been treated. May all the guilty parties be taken to the woodshed!!!