| The federal judge who refused to reverse the Florida court was certainly true to the law.
Terri Schiavo may well die because the Schindlers' attorney is incompetent. |
Posted on 03/22/2005 9:45:11 PM PST by Former Military Chick
We are seeing slow-motion tyranny, where the wheels of government justice grind so slowly to produce a lawful result that is the opposite of justice.
One of the few times I disagree with him. Separation of Powers is important, and as a conservative I value it highly, but the life of a helpless woman supersedes this,or at least it ought to.
Yes. Psychiatrists do have MD's.
Well, we aren't euthanizing them yet. The Nazi doctors initially began their work on the 'Final Solution' by moving the mentally afflicted out of institutions and into group homes.
From Robert Jay Lifton's book, The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide
Wouldn't the simplest way to determine Terri's true wishes be to offer her food orally. If she makes an attempt to accept the food that would certainly be an indication that she doesn't wish to starve, would it not?
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Can someone please explain this to me? Why is it that the husband is considered the sole guardian in this matter? The parents here want to take custody of their child. Why arent they allowed by the court to do so?
First you would have to negate Greers court order.
I can not understand why, when he evidently decided to "get on with his life" he didn't get a divorce and then she would have gone back to her parents care. Just dose not make sense to me.
I despise liberals for wishing death on an invalid. I think they lost millions of votes with this stand against Terri with handicapped people.
Thank You! I like Krauthammer, I will check it out.
Excellent.
He is also "pro-choice". I like the guy and find him insightful. Just hope someone in a black robe doesn't make the choice that life in a wheelchair isn't what he would want.
He is also "pro-choice". I like the guy and find him insightful. Just hope someone in a black robe doesn't make the choice that life in a wheelchair isn't what he would want.
This whole issue stems from one thing. The intention of some to separate GOD and COUNTRY.
The problem is not marriage, I know plenty of folks who are committed for life. The problem really isn't the courts. Contrary to what many might believe, most are constrained by the limits of the law. The problem is with us. Laws were not in place to help folks like Terri. Meanwhile, conservatives keep looking to the feds and Congress for help. That's absurd. State legislatures are best suited to address the problem. They need to be deluged with people demanding that the laws concerning guardianship and end of life decision-making be reworked.
| The federal judge who refused to reverse the Florida court was certainly true to the law.
Terri Schiavo may well die because the Schindlers' attorney is incompetent. |
Time was of the essence here. Do you realize how long it would take to plan, schedule and conduct a trial? Beside, Congress did not give the Schindlers the right to a new trial. They received the right to a federal appeal. That appeal would be allowed to consider all of the evidence presented at trial in order to make its decision.
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But see, the federal judge was not supposed to be asked to review the Florida case. Congress had given the Schindlers an opportunity for a completely new trial on the facts. But their bone-headed attorney filed what amounted to an appeal, citing alleged errors by Greer as the basis of his arguments. He left the federal judge with no choice. He made the one plea that was guaranteed to lose.