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"first Palm Sunday in history that the United States Congress is in session."

Congress, and indeed the entire nation is in session on this issue.

it cuts across politics. its more fundamental.

this just in from a thread on DU, for example, (yes, i had my flame suit, nose plugs and tin foil hat, of course)

"Seriously, why not bring her to the floor of the Congress and let everyone see just who they have been trying to starve to death. She is disabled, not vegetative. And if given the chance, guaranteed she WILL respond. You underestimate the will to live. She has been asked if she is happy to be alive, and she says yes. That's right, you haven't seen it in the few videos they show on tv, but let her come to the Congress, and then you'll see.

This husband should be criminally prosecuted for abuse. First, unlike what the media report, he likely caused her to be in this situation in the first place. Then, in the med malp case, he said he needed money for her aggressive therapy and care. As soon as he got the money, he asked for her to be put to death. Virtually none of the money was spent on Terri. She lies in her room and does not get ANY therapy or entertainment. Do you know how cruel that is? Her husband has systematically abused her. Someone in that situation needs as much interaction and support as possible. He knows this, and makes it worse. He has given the nurses orders to keep her in one room, never to go outdoors, has given them instructions to never change the radio or tv station from a single channel, and has forbidden her parents from seeing her on numerous occasions. The judge won't allow her to try taking food by mouth, (out of fear she'll actually eat and everyone will see what they've done to her all these years) and doesn't require the husband to provide plans for her care year after year, and yet says he's the best guardian for her. Do you understand, it's like keeping a child in a closet for ten years. They are very aware and tortured, and when they get out, they need intense therapy, which her husband has literally prohibited her from receiving.

This bill does nothing to individual or privacy rights. If you want to sign an advanced directive, you may. But where there is no advanced directive, and family members disagree, why not let her have her day in federal court before you allow her life to be taken, in an excruciating way. Don't let anyone kid you, starving to death IS painful, and she IS aware. She has never been declared brain dead by doctors on either side. They can't say that because the tests don't support it, so they say well, she has zero chance to recover, as though they know what the future holds in research. I am thrilled there are some democrats that came down on Terri's side."

and i am thrilled that someone registered on that board so totally gets it and is pushing the message