Gov. Bush calls special session over Terri Schiavo

Firstcoastnews.com ^ | 10-20-03 | Cynthia Capers

[JulieRNR21]

TALLAHASSEE, FL -- According to a news release sent by the Terry Schindler-Schiavo Foundation, Florida Speaker Johnnie Byrd will introduce "Terri's Bill" during the special session Monday.

The bill would put an immediate moratorium on all dehydration and starvation deaths in Florida. Meanwhile, supporters of Terri Schiavo showed up Sunday outside a Pinellas Park hospice.

Doctors say Schiavo has been in a vegetative state since complications from a heart attack in 1990. Her husband was granted a court order that her feeding tube be removed, saying his wife wouldn't have wanted to be kept alive.

[The Red Zone]

I hope that WHEN she is spared, she progresses as best she can with her therapy and is shown to the world that she is not a "vegetable."

If the special legislation only puts a stop to the starvation, Terri won't be in any better shape otherwise, because barring an act of God, Schiavo and Greer will still deny therapy. But it's a start.

I pray that this would put a dagger in the euthanasia movement, or at least be a major victory against it.

It puzzles me how these starvation deaths can be called "eu" thanasia at all. They are not quick or easy, like we even afford to condemned murderers. Cacothanasia?

[pollywog]

LET'S ROLL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pollywog]

This note just in from Lisa at the Vigil.

I am rushing!!!! Heads up people. Mary just left Terri. Terri is STILL responding to her mother!!!!!! PRAISE GOD!

Tomorrow there is a special session that Gov. Bush is going to attend and Terri's going to brought into it. Mike just called and said this is VERY HOPEFUL IF it is done in time. And for all of us to do everything we can at our end, to have them RUSH it as an emergency session!!! He said STAY ON THE GOVENOR as well.

I also have got the Senator's name who we need to contact NOW and stay on!!! This is HOPE again People, if Terri can fight, so can we!!! They ask that we do everything in our power.

So here's the info to contact the President of the Senate.

James King E-mail king.james.web@flsenate.gov (904) 727-3600 SunCom 841-3600 I have no idea what this # is FAX (904) 727-3603 Fax SunCon 841-3603 AND Keep reading...

I need someone to help me find Rep. House Speaker Johnny Byrd Jr's email and FAX number. He is in Talahassee, Florida. He is staying up all night working on this and IS for TERRI, I have just called his office (850) 488-1450 but his voice mailbox is FULL, so I need his email addy... can one of you help, find it, circualte this with his email addy and fax if you can do that and find it, get this info out NOW!!!! PLEASE this is what we've been waiting for...

PRAY PEOPLE PRAY.

[Humidston]

I just finished House and Senate! I'm cross-eyed, but finished!

Ladies and gennamen, type up one message, cut and paste it about 200 times, hit send, and it's done!

Phone calls in the morning! I feel good. I have hope now. FREEPERS, WE CAN DO IT!!

[concerned about politics]

Jeb had exchanged emails with a Freeper who posted them on another thread. The gist of them, I believe, was that Jeb indicated he could not do anything...? I wonder what happened?

I read a headline (didn't have time to read the FR article) that said Judicial Watch was going after the husband with crimminal charges?
Anyone read the article for verification?

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

[The Red Zone]

Can't Bush just "double call" the session? It sounds to me like the vote requirement is for additional subjects taken up at the legislature's initiative, not at the governor's.

[pollywog]

crank up the phone lines and the Prayer Warriors for Terri ...

Yes MAMMM!!! Praying and believing with new hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pollywog]

so many of my emails returned to me unsendable.Hmmmmmmmmmm any one else having this problem????

[Let's Roll]

Are they referring to the estranged spouse who has spent his free time knocking up another woman (twice) and is still entitled to any life insurance proceeds etc. on Terri - all while Terri lies in her "vegetative state"? That husband?

[Pegita]

Praying all the way, polly ...

[JulieRNR21]

so many of my emails returned to me unsendable.Hmmmmmmmmmm any one else having this problem????

Polly & ALL: I had similar problem.....that Post #17...list of Reps & Senators has semi-colons between email addresses.....I must change them to commas to work for me.....perhaps that is your problem as well....try a few & see if that solves it.

[tessalu]

I support criminal prosecution for Michael Schiavo! This man is the lowest of the low! When he saw that he did not want his wife, Terri, any longer, he should have returned her to her parents. No one is supposed to kill someone or cause them to die for lack of food and water, just because they do not fit into their plans at the moment. If it were up to me to determine who should live or die, I would let
Michael Shaivo pass on for failing to be even human.

[concerned about politics]

From your link --

Volunteers with the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation have learned that Senate President, Jim King is against this bill.

The Bill would put an immediate moratorium on all dehydration and starvation deaths currently pending in Florida.

We have come to a time when the merchants of death have created a constitutional crisis and a justice gridlock, while the rightful life of Florida’s disabled and vulnerable citizens tragically hang on Terri Schindler-Schiavo’s court ordered dehydration and starvation death.

[Humidston]

Just checked my In Box... I have tons of "Thank you for writing" and just a couple undelivered. That's weird. How many of them were returned? (I'll go back and count now.)

[CounterCounterCulture]

LET'S ROLL!

[pollywog]

so many of my emails returned to me unsendable.Hmmmmmmmmmm any one else having this problem????

Polly & ALL: I had similar problem.....that Post #17...list of Reps & Senators has semi-colons between email addresses.....I must change them to commas to work for me.....perhaps that is your problem as well....try a few & see if that solves it.

Thank you so much JulieRN21. I will go back now and try that.

[ladyinred]

Oh I pray this is true. I am so upset about this!