[iowamomforfreedom]

Maybe the question the Federal court needs to ask is, did Michael Schiavo, as her guardian, override the doctor's orders for therapy and medicines? Is this legal?

This to me seems to be the strongest legal point here. In one of Michael's last motions he requested that he be allowed to not treat a potentially life-threating infection. Unbelievably - for this judge - the judge denied it. Which means that he has been required by the courts that all through this he was supposed to be making sure that she did recieve regular medical care. These affidavits, as well as other evidence we have found, prove that this has not been the case. Therefore he has been negligent as a guardian, and has not been following the court's orders.

But I still don't understand why the Federal court didn't require that she be immediately admitted to the hospital LAST NIGHT, instead of waiting til after Tuesday's hearing.

[floriduh voter]

It would have been impossible to hold an emergency hearing at the Federal level on a holiday weekend. All the parties have to agree to the time and date of the hearing, whether it's an emergency or not. For one thing, the Federal Courthouse is closed on Sat. and Sunday and it's a big fancy, schmancy courthouse with metal detectors, lots of staff and security. (I used to work on Federal Court Trials.)

[Don Joe]

"I still don't understand why the Federal court didn't require that she be immediately admitted to the hospital LAST NIGHT, instead of waiting til after Tuesday's hearing."

A cynical man might interpret that as a hope that she dies over the long holiday weekend, sparing them all the "trouble."

BTW, I am a cynical man.