Posted on 03/20/2005 1:13:10 PM PST by DaveTesla
CRAWFORD, Texas Mar 19, 2005
— President Bush is
changing his schedule to return to the White House on
Sunday to be in place to sign emergency legislation
that would shift the case of a brain-damaged Florida
woman to federal courts, the White House said Saturday.
"Everyone recognizes that time is important here,"
White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. "This
is about defending life."
After Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed on
Friday, members of Congress worked out a deal to pass
legislation to allow federal courts to decide the 41-
year-old woman's fate and in the hopes of supporters of
the woman's parents restore the tube that was keeping
her alive.
The House and Senate hoped to act on the legislation
Sunday, so Bush decided he needed to be in Washington
so he could immediately sign the bill, McClellan said.
"The president intends to sign legislation as quickly
as possible once it is passed," McClellan said.
During previous travels, Bush has had legislation flown
to him overnight by military plane for his signature.
But in this case, McClellan said that the fact that a
woman's life is at stake made it necessary for him to
travel to the bill.
"Terri Schiavo's feeding tube has been removed and we
stand with … all those who are working to defend her
life," he said.
This "news" article "forgot" to mention the Democrats are delaying the bill until Monday.
Translation: This battle just escalated.
Godspeed, Mr. President and those who value the sanctity of life.
Normally, I want all Feds to have less power. In this case, the State of Florida has failed to protect its citizen and it is now time to go to the mat. This is a shot across the bow of all activist judges.
(This "news" article "forgot" to mention the Democrats are delaying the bill until Monday.)
Does this mean that a special session will called of 12:01 am?
If I were a disabled person in Florida I would be looking at real estate in another state.
President Bush don' need to sign no steenkin legislation - he can order the U.S. Marshalls in.
I bet it was a minor oversight.
Ping
I heard on Fox News that the bill will be voted in by "unanimous consent" at 5pm today.
shouldn't we be worried about protecting a couple of caribou in ANWR and not some innocent woman? /sarcasm off/
Terri must be removed from that place NOW or she will surely die.. Signing a piece of paper won't save her.. placing her in protective custody immediately will. The president has the power to do this.
Is the man who ordered the removal of the feeding tube still married to Terri? If not, does he have power of life or death of his former wife. If he is still married to Terri, but has had 2 children with another woman, doesn't that make him an adulterer and no longer have the power of death over his estranged wife?
So either the Dems have capitulated, or they're about to double cross the Pubbies again. I hope the Pubbies are prepared if it's the latter.
I don't think the "rats" want to be responsible for killing Terry but I could be wrong.
I can't believe that Hill1ary wants to have a vote on this. I wonder how much of the obstruction is due to her.
The bill was just passed by unanimous consent!!!!!
Maybe she'll suddenly remember she has to be someplace else, like visiting troops in Iraq.
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