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President's Statement on Terri Schiavo
The White House ^
| 3-17-2005
| George W. Bush
Posted on 03/18/2005 3:32:37 PM PST by BobS
The case of Terri Schiavo raises complex issues. Yet in instances like this one, where there are serious questions and substantial doubts, our society, our laws, and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life. Those who live at the mercy of others deserve our special care and concern. It should be our goal as a nation to build a culture of life, where all Americans are valued, welcomed, and protected - and that culture of life must extend to individuals with disabilities.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush43; schiavo; statement; terri; terrischiavo
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To: TigersEye
Well, saddle up. Get yourself a posse of keyboard cowboys and ride to her rescue. I mean, desperate times call for desperate measures. I'll not stand in your way. Heck, I'll even contribute to your legal defense fund.
381
posted on
03/18/2005 7:34:48 PM PST
by
Trust but Verify
(Pull up a chair and watch history being made.)
To: NJ_gent
So NJ, I guess you would be in favor of Florida having Sharia as the basis of its legal system? After all, its their state, if they want Sharia they ought to be able to have it. Should the states have the right to be ruled by tyrants, if the people of the state want it? How about cannibalism, should the citizens of a state have the right to devour other citizens as a "states' right", if the majority want it? States' rights never trump the right of the individual to life.
To: Howlin
I would favor the will of the vast majority of Americans over the will of one or three or four ACLU types any day. I would hope you would, too.
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To: Cultural Jihad
I was just wondering if that is going to apply to all laws that the majority favors.
385
posted on
03/18/2005 7:35:56 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
To: Trust but Verify
Heck, I'll even contribute to your legal defense fund. Sure you would.
386
posted on
03/18/2005 7:36:59 PM PST
by
TigersEye
("Where there is life there is hope!" - Terri Schiavo)
To: TigersEye
I would. I really would, because I have a lot more respect for people who have the courage to ACT on their beliefs rather than just riding a keyboard.
387
posted on
03/18/2005 7:39:32 PM PST
by
Trust but Verify
(Pull up a chair and watch history being made.)
To: Blast_Master
Why is my federal government getting involved in this state matter?!
Paragraph two of the Declaration of Independence...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,...
Any questions?
388
posted on
03/18/2005 7:40:24 PM PST
by
Tuefel Hunden
(Once a Marine, always a Marine)
To: Cultural Jihad
To: Trust but Verify
Oh, I do not beat around the bush. No one accuses me of that. :)
To: Tuefel Hunden
The 14th amendment allows Feds to intervene only if petitioner has been denied due process at the state level. I don't agree with the Florida court's decision, but she has had due process.
391
posted on
03/18/2005 7:42:50 PM PST
by
Trust but Verify
(Pull up a chair and watch history being made.)
To: Howlin
Maybe people who want to save an innocent life. That swine of a husband of Terri's would be arrested if he starved a puppy to death, but he can have another human being starved to death and some of you start hiding behind the "states' rights" banner. Give me a friggin' break. Stop thinking like a doctrinaire hack and get a damn heart.
To: muawiyah
Pssst....Howlin IS a liberal troll, masquerading as a RINO...
To: Howlin
I thought he should be with his father. That is what I understood you to be saying. But I thought you did not support the 'jack-booted thugs'. And then I was wondering if the white lab coats/black robes were the 'thugs' in the 'TS' case - the doctors and the judges?
394
posted on
03/18/2005 7:44:16 PM PST
by
LearnsFromMistakes
(We know the right things to do, why don't we just do them?)
To: Howlin
I was just wondering if that is going to apply to all laws that the majority favors.
Reality is what it is: When the values of the minority conflict real strongly with the values of the majority, the majority will always prevail.
To: Howlin
Quick, ping Hildy...she'll help you out of this jam...
To: Smartass
that link deserves its own thread, smartass...
397
posted on
03/18/2005 7:45:16 PM PST
by
bitt
(RUSSERT: So they should sign Form 180s for themselves as well? KERRY: You Bet)
To: Cultural Jihad
Careful what you ask for.
398
posted on
03/18/2005 7:46:12 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Free the Eason Jordan Tape!!!)
To: Howlin
I make a statement, reported on the news today, that is a FACT. Dan Rather reported some "facts"...you didn't believe him...
To: Trust but Verify
I haven't suggested vigilante action, you brought it up, so you can keep your respect for somebody who justs jumps at your ideas and takes off. If you're looking for somebody to tell if it's "time yet" then you're still looking. My suggestion is that the President use the power he has and protects the values and principles he was elected to protect.
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posted on
03/18/2005 7:47:10 PM PST
by
TigersEye
("Where there is life there is hope!" - Terri Schiavo)
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