[Calpernia]

>>>>Stay means staying the arm of the law, preventing the judge's order from taking effect. Terri gets 15 day reprieve. Then Michael Starvo can begin again.

Sorry, hold my hand here and type real slow to me. I thought the law already took effect. Do you mean the Bill that was discussed tonight?

So 'if' this bill is passed tomorrow (may not be, don't forget one of these Senator's is affiliated with the Board of that Hospice), Terri's tube (if she is alive) goes in after 15 days?

[supercat]

So 'if' this bill is passed tomorrow (may not be, don't forget one of these Senator's is affiliated with the Board of that Hospice), Terri's tube (if she is alive) goes in after 15 days?

The tube gets put in immediately; it gets yanked again in 15 days if Judge Greer can't either be made to follow the law or be replaced by someone who will.

[Lauren BaRecall]

Jim King is the "Hospice Senator."

[supercat]

Actually, I just read the bill, and although Jeb's authority to issue stays would expire 15 days from passage of the act, the act specifically states that such expiration would not affect any stays already issued.

Though if Terri does survive this ordeal I don't think it would be too long before Michael tries to kill her some other way.

[Graymatter]

No, the law hasn't passed. It passed the house, not the senate. That'll happen tomorrow. Then Bush signs the order and Terri is saved. For 15 days.
Then she's back in danger.
The FL legislature is like the US Congress, there's representatives in the House and senators in the Senate, two separate bodies. They both have to sign before a bill becomes law.