Posted on 02/23/2005 1:02:48 PM PST by Alissa
On the radio as breaking so far!
The best way to control feelings of hatred toward someone who is doing or enabling evil is to pray for their sincere repentance.
Judge Greer is in great danger of judgement.
Pray for him and for Michael.
My guess is that he thinks he's being fair to both sides this way.
Michael needs to be charged with Bigamy:
http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/united_states/polygamy/index.shtml
Bigamy: Crime of marrying during the continuance of a lawful marriage. Bigamy is not committed if a prior marriage has been terminated by a divorce or a decree of nullity of marriage. In the United States if a husband or wife is absent and unheard of for seven (or in some states five) years and not known to be alive, he or she is presumed dead, and remarriage by the other spouse is not bigamous. It is not necessarily a defense to a charge of bigamy that the offending party believed in good faith that he was divorced or that his previous marriage was not lawful.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1878 that plurality of wives (polygamy), as originally permitted by the Mormon religion, violated criminal law and was not defensible as an exercise of religious liberty. The Latter-day Saints renounced polygamy in 1890, but the practice has persisted among some, although it has been rarely prosecuted.
All 50 states have statutes against bigamy (multiple licensed marriages). In most states, bigamy is a felony.
The following states have laws against cohabitation.
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Florida
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
798.01. Living in open adultery
Whoever lives in an open state of adultery shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Where either of the parties living in an open state of adultery is married, both parties so living shall be deemed to be guilty of the offense provided for in this section.
http://www.sodomy.org/laws/florida/cohabitation.html
Florida laws prohibit living together, sex outside of marriage and sodomy (defined as "any unnatural and lascivious act")
http://www.sodomylaws.org/usa/florida/flnews002.htm
{{Many prayers being sent to Terri and her family}}
Oh No. I didn't think of that. I hope he's really having a change of heart and not playing games. Dear Heavenly Father,please let Terri live.
This is emotional abuse!
I don't like Friday at 5PM.......looks like a ploy to me.
Well that's what I wanted to know. If it's against Florida law then where's the problem? I've been following this case here and there and don't really understand what the holdup is on the final decision. If the law says that life decisions rest with the husband, than the decision is his. Why do her parents have standing at all?
No offense taken, but if a legislature has written a law that life decisions rest with the husband, then the people (government) have granted him the authority to make this decision.
This is why I'm confused. I don't understand what all these stays will accomplish. A final decision will have to be made eventually.
48 hours is plenty of time for them to come up with another appeal or two.
Her life is not his to give as he likes. It is a gift of Gods
Greer and Fridays
I haven't noticed any pattern with his Fridays. Could you elaborate?
February 23, 2005
What if either party is wrong?
A commenter called MikeC, writing in response to a post on, of all places, the humor blog IMAO, proposes a common-sense approach to the ethics of Terri Schiavo's situation. The concept is brilliant, although his explanation isn't as clear as I'd like, so I'm going to paraphrase it:
Look at the two parties in this case -- Terri's husband and Terri's parents -- and the result each party is seeking. Then ask, for each party, what are the consequences of getting it wrong, if the judge grants their request.
What if Michael Schiavo succeeds in removing the feeding tube, but is wrong in his claim that Terri is a vegetable? A thinking, feeling woman will die a slow and painful death from starvation and dehydration.
What if the Schindlers succeed in taking over Terri's care, but are wrong in thinking that there is hope for rehabilitation? As MikeC put it, "they get to pay a bunch of medical bills and live with false hope." Terri, if she truly is PVS, isn't going to know or care.
If the judge decides for the husband and he's wrong, the consequences are cruel and irreversable. Terri will pay the ultimate price for her husband's error. If the judge decides for the Schindlers and they're wrong, the Schindlers will toil in vain, but they alone will bear the consequences.
Posted by Michael at February 23, 2005 10:03 AM |
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I'd hate to be the one that sits across the dinner table from Greer if he allows the plug to be pulled.
They already have another point on appeal. Early in the hearing, Judge Greer said "I haven't looked at my Feb. 11, 2000 Final Judgment lately and don't recall what it says." We had a radio by Hospice.
What Jeb will do is "still under discussion." GO JEB! 970 wfla radio news break.
I agree. But we live under laws. We can't just throw them out the window when they get in the way. Can the husband divest himself of the situation?
Governor Bush got directlly involved in this case. What does this article mean he didn't do enough?? He wrote a LAW for her, though the it was srtuck down, the man DID try and very hard.
Good catch, AZ. I shudder everytime I think of this woman being euthanized.....and not even as painlessly as a sick animal.
See my last post. Latest breaking.
Yes cotton, the parents have begged him to allow them to take guardianship and pay all expenses for her treatments. He refuses.
Thanks for the ping
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