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I tried to send the following letter to the AG of Florida. It bounced back. Anyone have the address?

Mr. Attorney General Crist,

Thank you for reading my email. I am expressing to you today my concerns over the killing of Terri Schiavo, and the ability of one judge, in your system, to order the killing of another innocent, helpless humanbeing.

I know that you are aware of the case. Please just allow me to make a few points, that I have not seen anyone else address.

The Terri Schiavo case is a very clear case of civil rights violation, by the state, of an American Citizen.

Terri's religious rights are being violated, by the state of Florida. Terri is a life-long Catholic. She did not publicly or privately renounce her faith before her "accident". And so, it is unconstitutional for the state to force her to participate in any act, which would be a sin, in the eyes of her church. The state can not force her to violate her conscience and her sincerely held religious beliefs! The Pope has clearly condemned the starvation and dehydration of an individual as a sin. Suicide is clearly a sin. Terri would not agree to starving herself to death, as this act would be against her publicly declared religious beliefs. She publicly was baptized and confirmed into the faith; and followed that up with the public marriage sacrament. These acts were strong declarations of her faith. These public, and witnessed acts and declarations of faith should hold much more weight as to what Terri's wishes would be, than the declaration of a adulterous husband, four years and a 1.6 million dollar settlement after her "accident"!

Judge Greer denied Terri's religious rights, by forbidding, from his bench, anything being given to Terri by mouth; including the communion sacrament. For Catholics this is the most spiritual aspect of their religion. It is the essence of their religious beliefs. In case you do not understand this belief, the Catholic believes that they actually receive the Holy Spirit through this act. For the state to deny this solemn act of religious faith, is an abhorrent interference into Terri's first amendment rights! This clearly is a case of the state; the government "prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"
of Terri's constitutionally guaranteed rights! Do your duty to put a stop to this.

Another point that this case brings up, is the husband treating his wife's body like property! This sets women's rights back to the 19th century! Terri is being treated as her husband's property by the courts.

Lastly, Judge Greer, acting on the authority of the State of Florida, is going to deny Terri's globally accepted humanitarian right to nourishment! His actions violate every treaty this country has ever signed!

Judge Greer will not allow Terri to receive any nourishment at all. He will not allow Terri to receive swallow therapy, to see if she could possibly live a normal life! She gets no chance to live at all! Cleary a violation of her 'RIGHT TO LIFE" that our United States Constitution guarantees! The state does not have the right to deny any American the ability to eat!

Judge Greer has certainly violated the Constitution in Terri's case, in several areas. As I have stated, first amendment rights have been violated. Clearly her 5th Amendment rights have also been violated in the past, and again on Friday:

"......nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"

Then move to the 7th:
"In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."

Terri's value is much more than Twenty dollars! Give her a jury trial. Let a jury decide what Terri's "wishes" in this case are.

Please do your duty to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States from this court, which has become a "domestic enemy"!

Thank you,
Linda Cruz