[goldstategop]

The ACLU is Orwellian. It misstates the facts of the case and fails to mention the woman in question is being STARVED to death. Again this is the same organization that does double back flips for convicted murderers and alleged terrorists.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[huac]

"The ACLU is Orwellian..."

I suspect that the ACLU would have scared Orwell.

[an amused spectator]

MIAMI - The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of a petition forcing the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tubes, a decision that protects the severely brain-damaged woman’s right to withdraw her own life-sustaining treatment [anybody recall Terri Schiavo "withdrawing her own life-sustaining treatment"? Anybody? Anybody? - Bueller] and prevents politicians from interfering with intensely personal medical decisions.

"Terri Schiavo’s wishes [got that in writing, Howard?] were honored today by yet another court that recognized her constitutionally protected right [!!! Yeah, the Founding Fathers were BIG on this "right"] to refuse and withdraw medical treatment," said Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida. "If the court had ruled otherwise, the nation may have taken a giant step backward in the protection of privacy [hunh?] and made it harder for families [actually, ONE member of the family, who is related by marriage, but not by blood] to make these difficult but intensely personal end-of-life decisions without the intrusion of politicians [fortunately for you, Howard, lawyers and judges apparently get to stick their regal noses in wherever they want to...]."