[texasflower]

What do these people who are bound and determined to have Jeb step in think would happen if he did?

Clearly the courts would just find in favor of Michael Schiavo and Terri would just have to go through this all over again.

I think she is probably past the point of pain. I would hate to see her have to go through this all over again.

Why do they think Jeb stepping in would change the outcome?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Because they want him to fix it for them, and they can't accept that he isn't able to.

After being broadsided and called stupid by one person, and a host of other names by a few others, I was encouraged to learn that Judge Bork agreed with our side of the argument. I only wish we could convince people Jeb is not to blame - but they're not hearing it.

They just don't want to.

[ARCADIA]

What do these people who are bound and determined to have Jeb step in think would happen if he did?

1) We would be able to independently verify the facts in this case. Especially the key question: is Terry in fact in a PVS.

2) The subject of judicial and executive jurisdiction would be discussed and addressed by the legislature, restoring whatever checks and balances are deemed appropriate.

3) It may actually force the US Supreme Court to wade in on the basic issue of the case. To decide when and under which condition a citizen may be deemed to have lost the protections and rights granted to them under the law. When can someone in a PVS be treated like so much crab grass; what should the burden of proof be when making that determination; and, what methods for termination can be used that are neither cruel nor unusual.



BTW: when we put down a dog in Florida, it usually through a legal process that doesn't involve starving them over a period of weeks.