[Congressman Billybob]

Hey, FReepers -- This is Felicity Fahrquar, posting on behalf of His Indescribable Holiness since he's presently bereft of online access. He thought y'all might be interested in reading this. Enjoy.

FF

[Ramonchito]

Ping!

[n-tres-ted]

Congratulations, John. Very well said, and I urge you to keep up the good work.

[Mudboy Slim]

WOOO-HOOOOO!! Billybob ROCKS!! Great speech, it was an honor to see it LIVE...MUD

[nmh]

What a treat for the eyes and mind.

The BEST thread I've read in a long time.

[Conservative Goddess]

Thank You Sir! You are obviously a gentleman and a scholar.

My best,

[Badray]

He thought y'all might be interested in reading this.

He was right. EXCELLENT!

[hattend]

BTTT

[Helms]

Postmodern Roaming Gnome

Debunking Leftist Mythology

Myth #1 - All Morality is Relative and Truth is a Social Construct to be Deconstructed

[T'wit]

Belated greetings, Felicity! His Lordship, the honorable Billybob, outdoes himself with this splendid homily! I am thinking of sending the whole thing to a renegade lawyer in my family (at the risk of a rupture of family relations :-) )

[TruthNtegrity]

Congressman Billybob ROCKS!!!

[Ramonchito]

Condemnation is a big problem in politics. Condemnation used to permeate Philippine politics. It also permeates American politics if the issue is very divisive.

The people are the only losers if they cannot get rid of the habit of condemnation. The legislators will be afraid to act on controversial legislation and would conveniently pass the back on the judiciary to do what is the duty of the legislature to do.

In the Terri Schiavo case, the problem is that neither the Federal legislature of the US nor any or its 50 state legislatures has passed any comprehensive euthanasia law. Euthanasia itself is a very divisive and explosive issue that no legislature wants to tackle it. So far the only euthanasia law that exist is the law laid down by the judges -- the common law on euthanasia.

Those who are dissatisfied with the judges' decision on the Terri Schiavo case should approach their state congressman and senators to convince them to pass a comprehensive euthanasia law in their states. Since there is no euthanasia law in any of the 50 states in the US, only one euthanasia law is needed for this problem to be solved. It only requires one euthanasia law to be passed in one state to start the ball rolling. Pretty soon, all the 50 states will have their own euthanasia law. Once the states pass their own euthanasia law, the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the Terri Schiavo case will be avoided.

You cannot fault Judge Greer because he applied the judicial law on euthanasia in deciding Terri Schiavo's case. So far the only law on euthanasia is the judicial law since no state or federal legislature has passed any comprehensive euthanasia law.

If you find the common law on euthanasia unsatisfactory, then you have to prod the members of the state legislatures to act to pass a comprehensive euthanasia law that will cover Terri Schiavo's case.

The reason for the hesitancy of both the state and federal legislatures in passing a comprehensive euthanasia law is because the issue itself is very divisive, controversial and explosive. Hence politicians prefer judges to be the one to decide the matter to avoid the political backlash that a law on euthanasia would ensure among the voters.

Many people have blamed the executive and legislative branches of government in the Terri Schiavo's case, but condemnation only makes things worst. If you want a repeat on Terri Schiavo's case, don't stop your habit of blaming and condemning people for holding ideas contrary to your own. For as long as the issue of euthanasia is an explosive and divisive one and for as long as people cannot control their habit of condemnation, so will both the federal and state legislatures fail to pass a comprehensive euthanasia law and we will have a repeat of the Terri Schiavo's case.

Right now it appears that the judiciary is the only hope for a change in our harsh euthanasia laws. The legislature refuses to do its duty because of its fear of the voters so that duty falls on the judiciary. It is only the judiciary that can remedy the defect in the law since the legislature is to afraid to do it for the people.