The only thing that stopped Doctor Kevorkian was that he
actuated one of his "euthanasia" instruments himself
instead of setting up the mechanism and letting the patient set it off
I'm glad to see him off line
Republicans have been claiming for some time now that the only position of the Democrats is that of Op-position, but I submit, herein lies their true position to GWBs social security plan....euthanasia.
Democrats will solve the social security problem and early retirement age by defining the value of those who should live.
Dred Scott defined the value of blacks, through the courts, and Republicans had to go to war to prove otherwise. Democrats defined when life begins and won the courts support for legalized killing of baby human beings, and now they fight to define when life ends so they can terminate it.
Buy into the myth, as our society did, as democrats did, as the Supreme Court did, that Roe v Wade was only about the 4% of abortions that would take place as a result of rape, incest, or health of a woman and you'll buy into the myth that the Terri Schiavo case is only about people in a PVS. Unlike Roe v Wade, It won't take thirty years to count 40 million elderly lives taken by this new wave of demonic thrist for divinity. In 10 years we won't be wondering if a person in a PVS should be starved to death, we will be sucking the brains out of people in their 3rd trimester of life (~75 years old) because they will reduce the quality of life, and be an inconvience for the younger generation that has to pay for their retirement.
The slope is slippery with the blood of millions. Careful of that next step.
Yawnnn....not supported by any scientific poll. Not one. All the polls show conservatives and evangelicals wanting the government out. It's a family matter! Not a government issue.
Sorry to bring this to her attention, but a fair number of Conservative Republicans, many right here on FR, are also calling for her murder. Evil does indeed cross party lines.
Bet on it.
False. This forum is proof that at least a loud bunch of "the conservative Republicans" (they always remind you that they are) are drooling in anticipation of the announcement that Terri has died and her body has been reduced to ashes.
Can someone point me to the Orson Scott Card article discussing the Schiabo case that appeared here on Free Republic yesterday?
Thanks, and Happy Easter everyone! God bless Terri, the Schindlers, and their supporters!
Even though the rest of the article is better and pretty much says "so what if she is", this is a glaring misinterpretation anyway, and a correct statement of level of consciousness, along with a call for newly-developed testing protocols, would help bring more and more facts in.
Soon we will have 'death courts', modeled on our traffic courts.
Same mind set:
You're here, therefore you must be guilty [dead].
Cops [doctors/heirs/'experts'] never lie.
Bye bye...
Greer is a Republican
"If we are going to lose Terri Schiavo's life to the tyranny of judicial activism and political corruption (and although I hold out hope for a save just before midnight I have to be a realist), we owe it to her to make her life the catalyst for dramatic change in this country.
The absolute power of judicial activism is tyrannical and needs to be extinguished. Corruption can never be tolerated.
I was just listening to the radio and Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" came on. I felt dirty for the first time in my life as I listened. How can I be proud of what has become of our country, the beacon of light in the free world and a country founded by patriots willing to risk their lives for what was "right" not procedure and semantics. A woman lay dying at the hands of our judiciary because of procedure, judicial activism and political corruption.
If we are truly to be patriots - something I want to embrace the stone that rests over me for eternity - then we must dedicate ourselves to bring change, to combat the influences of inequity and coercion, to extinguish corruption and to stand in unison for what is right.
In the spirit of those who were brave enough to free this country from the 16th Century fist of European oppression, we must be willing to stand up for what is right in the face of opposition, armed this day with the power of the pen of the new media, we must use as weapons of right our words, thoughts and persuasive argument to affect change for the good of the country and for generations to come.
If we do not we dare not call ourselves patriots."
I agree with Frank. If all of us who have spent countless HOURS posting relevant articles here on Free Republic, and participating in thread discussions, just fall back into our normal, routine lives, after Terri's tragic, sacrificial-lamb death, then she really will have died in vain.
Something else to read and hear about, I hope...
To say the least.
Beyond Terry Schiavo - what is to come
A fight for what is right that we haven't seen since the Revolutionary War.
This time "tea" won't be involved.
No doubt, this issue will breed a political frenzy that will put "Roe -v- Wade" into the archives of political concern.
"Come on, Grandma, I know you're in fine health now, but a long hospital stay could wipe out your savings...wouldn't you like to leave something for little Timmy and Sally? Here, just let the nice Doctor give you a little shot..."
As far as the title of this thread, check the previous bill
Wrong Wrong Wrong. Liberal Democrats did not wasnt Terry Schiavvo to die. Did you? You are the ones who invaded her family's privacy and her dignity, to capatalize on her tragedy. I think you who waited outside her room with signs contributed to her death -- did you want her dead? Surely not. Bless Terry Schiavvo's heart. She told her husband that she did not want to be kept alive like this. They loved each other, and they knew each other. It wasn't until the Christian right decided to take Terry on as a cause that all the questions arose. I feel ashamed of all of you for robbing the diginity that her husband and parents had preserved for her for so many years. He had attempted some very expensive and extraordinary treatments of her years and years ago.
The people of Florida that I know were repulsed that Congress acted on her on a Sat. at midnight to be sure they were on teh right. Interestingly, polls showed that American voters disagreed with this intrusion.
Bless Michael Schiavvo and Terry's parents. May she rest in peace with God in heaven. And may those who took advatage of the situation and made a tragedy much more unbearable for her family, get there just deserves as well.