Posted on 03/23/2005 8:43:23 AM PST by Pendragon_6
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) - Their options dwindling after two failed federal court appeals, Terri Schiavo's parents and brother vowed Wednesday to take their fight to the U.S. Supreme Court and state Legislature as the brain-damaged woman was in her fifth day without a feeding tube.
Gov. Jeb Bush renewed his call for the Legislature to step in and ``spare Terri's life.''
In a 2-1 ruling early Wednesday, a panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta said the parents, who have battled with son-in-law Michael Schiavo for years over the woman's fate, ``failed to demonstrate a substantial case on the merits of any of their claims'' that the feeding tube should be reinserted immediately.
``There is no denying the absolute tragedy that has befallen Mrs. Schiavo,'' the ruling by Judges Ed Carnes and Frank M. Hull said. ``We all have our own family, our own loved ones, and our own children. However, we are called upon to make a collective, objective decision concerning a question of law.''
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Yeah, I'm sure He did... Uh-huh. I think it was the parents, but as I said, it accomplishes exactly squat, but it's great television...
Yeah, those darn nazi cops, doing their duty to uphold the law. We should just hang them from meathooks. That'll teach 'em...
Thank you Jeff! I just sent my email with a clear subject line in case they don't have enough time to read them all. May God grant Jeb strength.
Jeff, I don't want to embarrass you, but I do want to thank and congratulate you for your work in this. You've been quietly leading by example and I admire that very much.
Hope that wasn't too maudlin.
At times like these, words are very important, but someone, somewhere also has to act. I pray that person now is Jeb BUsh. He can make the difference and put it out on the table earlier today...let's pray for and urge him now to follow through.
Tom McCall
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