Ted Olsen now on Laura Ingraham's radio show discussing this item.
If this is true, Drudge hasn't updated his website.
God has hardened many judges hearts in this.
1. NO wills, and certainly not a "living will". My understanding is that neither Michael, nor Terri, had a will created.
Rationale: Both Terri and Michael believed, and statistics overwhelmingly support, that they would live to an advanced age, perhaps 70+ years. There was no sense of urgency to prepare for their passing, especially at a young age.
2. NO life insurance. That is not conclusive, but can be inferred by the Schiavos' statements that Michael will reap no monetary benefit from Terri's death.
Rationale: As listed in Item 1, neither Terri, nor Michael believed they would die at a young age, hence, no urgency to prepare for either of their deaths.
3. Terri's wish. It is important to understand the context that Terri made her alleged statements, those very same statements that are used as the basis to withhold her sustenance.
Rationale: Terri was responding to the recent death of the Schiavo's mother or grandmother. This woman was: a) elderly b) terminal (dying from cancer) c) apparently, in a great deal of pain d) being kept alive by extraordinary means (respirator). In fact, I believe she died within a day of the respirator being pulled.
It was immediately following this unfortunate event that Terri indicated something similar to the fact, "that she would never want to be kept alive in that manner".
It could be argued and should have been considered that Terri's "frame of reference" was envisioning herself at an advanced age, in a condition similar to the Schiavo relative. In a similar circumstance, she would never want to be kept alive
Her capacity, and Michael's, to envision either one of them dying or becoming incapacitated at a young age, did not exist, as evidenced by actions (inaction) related to their wills and insurance. Her statements occured when she was approx. 23 or 24 years of age, and it can be argued that she could not foresee herself being in the tragic state that befell her at 26 years of age.
There should have been enough doubt about the intent of her statement to rule on the side of life.
Hey, what ever happenend to Vicky Weaver?
Hey, what ever happened to Vicky Weaver?
March to save Terri Schiavo! www.marchforterri.org
On Good Friday, March 25, 2005 @ 3:00PM.
We are asking ALL AMERICANS who believe in life for Terri Schiavo to PEACEFULLY march on Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park, Florida. The United States Supreme Court in Washington DC and at all the Congressmen's home offices who voted against saving her life.
If you can not meet us then please pass the word and then call your elected representative's office.
Please stand up and be counted before the Culture of Death takes over this country!
It has come to "legality over humanity." Mancow's expression on Fox and Friends this morning.
Kennedy was a big mistake on Pres. Reagan's part He should have kept renominating Bork until the libs finally got the message.
Pray. Pray. Pray.
If Terri were seeking to make virtual kiddie porn, the federal courts would hear her case. If she were seeking to engage in sexual perversion, the court would hear her case. If she were seeking to kill her unborn child, the federal courts would absolutely hear her case. But she is seeking to live. That's all. Live. And the court won't hear her case.
"Mod note: Calls for violence will result in suspensions"
Thank-You.
BOTH Bushes telegraphed yesterday they would act unilaterally.
The Supreme Court has called their bluff.
The last one to do that was Saddam Hussein.
I could say I'm surprised, but...you know.
On the plus side, I do think Greer's order attempting to restrain the DCF was out of bounds. I don't hold out much hope that DCF would accomplish anything, even in the absence of such an order, but there is that.
One reason is that at the county level, it appears the Sheriff, some current and former County Commissioners are involved with hospice [Greer is a former County Commissioner]. Felos was not that long ago CHAIRMAN of THE BOARD of the Hospice business, but later became a director.
I am still at a loss why US Justice does not step in for that reason.
There are millions of dollars riding on when and how this woman dies. There are allegations of dollars stolen from the US Government by the hospice [medicaid and medicare].
If the FBI/Dept of Justice were not blind, they would go in and take action -- just on the RICO evidence...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1369669/posts
Michael Schiavo Files Request With the SCOTUS, USSC
Refuses to Take Schiavo Case
Posted on 03/24/2005 10:22:09 AM EST by ConservativeMan55
YOU HAVE A GREAT SOURCE TO GET THAT NEWS 6mins before FOX DID !!!
FReegards,
David
So a controlling adulterous spouse (who the wife was planning to divorce before her sudden brain injury) - who along with his attorney (and that attorney's hospice?) have a financial interest in her death, receives the court's backing to euthanize his wife.
Despite a disputed medical diagnosis of PVS and that (tainted) spouse's hearsay (provided only after the wife was awarded a large medical malpractice settlement for rehab therapy) that the wife did not want to live "in that condition".
Where is the political party that loves to jump on
"suspicious timing?" Ah well...
What "condition" did Terry envision at age 26 when she expressed her "last wishes" to her soon-to-be ex spouse? The condition of being able to recognize and smile at her mother?
And the courts have given her helpless body over to Schiavo and Felos despite the loving parents being willing to undertake the cost and care of their daughter.
Father, Father....
Judge Bork seems to get it. He was just on FOX commenting that he's concerned that someone is being killed without due process.
Lame duck President Bush needs to call out the troops and remove Terry to the protection of the nearest Army base.
Andrew Jackson and Dwight Eisenhower would have done it.