Posted on 03/30/2005 12:25:05 PM PST by jpsb
Edited on 03/30/2005 12:44:39 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
With time running out for Terri Schiavo, a federal appeals court Wednesday rejected her parents' latest attempt to get the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reconnected.
The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to consider an emergency bid by Bob and Mary Schindler for a new hearing in their case, raising a flicker of hope for the parents after a series of setbacks in the case. But the court rejected the request 15 hours later.
Three times last week, the court also ruled against the Schindlers.
"Any further action by our court or the district court would be improper," Judge Stanley F. Birch Jr. wrote. "While the members of her family and the members of Congress have acted in a way that is both fervent and sincere, the time has come for dispassionate discharge of duty."
To be granted, the parents' request would have needed the support of seven of the court's 12 judges. The court did not disclose the vote breakdown.
The Schindlers visited their daughter Wednesday morning at her hospice and urged their supporters to keep trying. "I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw," Bob Schindler said. "So she's still fighting, and we'll keep fighting."
"We know that some of her organs are still functioning. ... It's not too late," he said.
In requesting a new hearing, the Schindlers argued that a federal judge in Tampa should have considered the entire state court record and not whether previous Florida court rulings met legal standards under state law. The Schindlers' motion also said the federal appellate court in Atlanta didn't consider whether there was enough "clear and convincing" evidence that Terri Schiavo would have chosen to die in her current condition.
Yes, he does. Thats the whole reason you are bitching and moaning. Oh. welcome to Free Republic.
What is the use in voting for anybody, Dem or Rep. if the judges are going to rule, not legislate, rule from the bench.
Are some of the keywords for this thread appropriate?
Post post post PRAY PRAY PRAY post post post.
These are liberal trolls.
They want jeb to act so Jeb can get in hot water, possibly impeached.
Give it a rest, will ya?
I don't want to hear about my Gov. not violating
the law, etc., etc.,
The law has already been violated in this case over and over by the judge and HINO!
It is THOSE reasons that criminal charges should have been filed long ago, and why Jeb has the power to remove her.
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Now if she is saved...man's attempts have failed..
God performing a miricle would be so clearly manifest that it was the Lord and his alone. Don't stop praying.
Well, at least you've maintained a good Christian attitude about the whole situation.
One man can save a nation.
As an economic conservative who organized get out the vote efforts for GW, I can tell you than 90% of the volunteers (9% economic/support our troop repubs and 1% wannabee blueblood/country club insiders) who worked their tales off were the "religious right". The blueblood/country club republicans were home seeing how many sandwiches they could stick in the mouths. And the blueblood/country club repubs. who ran the county organizations took all the credit for the GOTV efforts ... but really didn't do much in the way of rolling up their sleaves and doing work. They spent must of their time sitting in the offices and BSing.
That is the fact jack. If you don't believe, oh well.
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At very least, Congress should impeach the Federal District Judge who failed to comply with the terms of the act. It says "shall" not "may".
Sadly for Terri it is over, but it is far from over for those in government that allowed this to happen. And it is far from over for the ruling party too.
When they each face God they will have to explain how each time her life was in thier hands, they said,"It is not our responsiblity to see justice is done."
And then the Judge of all will do dispense His Justice.
Yeah, I guess it is OK for government to ignore the laws when it is for your cause.
as glenn beck mentioned, jeb bush didn't know who she was before 1 1/2 to 2 years ago. This has been going on for awhile.
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