Posted on 03/21/2005 11:31:10 AM PST by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. An upstate Republican congressman says federal lawmakers shouldn't have gotten involved in the Terri Schiavo (SHY'-voh) case.
Sherwood Boehlert of Oneida County didn't return to Washington for today's vote on a bill to give the brain-damaged woman's parents the right to ask a federal judge to order doctors to reinsert her feeding tube.
Boehlert told Binghamton radio station W-N-B-F that -- in his words -- "Congress has no business injecting itself" into the case. He said he would not have voted for the bill had he been at the unusual early-morning House session.
Boehlert noted the Schiavo case has been before Florida state courts many times over the past several years.
Boehlert said the decision to have the House vote shortly after midnight was a "crazy way to schedule the whole thing." He said the only way he could have made it back to Washington in time for the vote was to charter a plane -- which he said he wasn't about to do.
(Bob Joseph, WNBF, Binghamton)
Nope.
If not, how the heck could anybody kill or more accurate, murder her.
God only knows what goes on in the hearts of these men.
Regardless of who comprises the 535 members of Congress, they are more accountable to the people. 435 are elected every two years and 100 every six years. Moreover, the President has veto power to provide some restraint over Congress. It has worked fairly well for almost 220 years.
"Then, according to that belief, 9 justices together are 9 biased justices."
Yes, I guess that is true. Whatever, I'm through with the Republican party. The party of gutless talkers.
Jurisdiction was granted in the bill signed by the President last night. I want this woman to live and I also want to perserve the Constitution. Congress and President Bush accomplished this.
What really bothers me the most is that their are those that turn a blind eye to these visions and are unable to smell the rotten smell that surrounds this entire case.
You just don't get it do you? Don't you realize the all powerful Federal government created the states? What the all powerful giveth, the all powerful can take away. I'm beginning to think you don't even know the definitions of republic or federalism.
//You just don't get it do you? Don't you realize the all powerful Federal government created the states? What the all powerful giveth, the all powerful can take away. I'm beginning to think you don't even know the definitions of republic or federalism.//
Did you forget a [/sarcasm] tag?
Now freepers are applauding the Feds for trampling on states right.
Apparently if YOUR party is using the Constitution as TP, its OK!
No they didn't. They could have simply let stand the Florida State decision.
However, they correctly saw that the state officials were in effect violating the rights of voters by allowing their Democrat buddies to cherry pick which Democrat county votes they would double count, and which "dimpled and pregnant chads" they would choose to count.
In this case, the US legislature (remember your civics class, the three co-equal branches of government) saw what they perceived to be a Fla state court/judge which violated the rights of a woman who is about to be put to death by accepting a hearsay claim by a husband who has a vested interest in seeing her dead.
You know, it's funny. I flipped past Larry King Live tonight and there was Larry King asking Michael Shiavo if he, when she got sick back in 1992, had promised her he would pull the plug.
"Yes I did, Larry." Michael said. "We both promised each other ...."""
Now ask yourself, how in the freaking world did she speak to him back then when she had gone immediately into potassium deprived unconsciousness and has never since regained her voice.
I sure did dude.
I'm suprised it took so long for someone to call me on it.
That family had every right to find a new health care provider for their child and/or pay for treatment themselves. I have no doubt that Terri's parents would be elated to have that option.
Last night O'Reilly claimed that this hospice cost 83 grand a day. Now I don't believe that but do believe that it costs as much as 83 grand a month. It is not cheap. Hospice also sends workers around to the homes of the terminally ill whose familys chose to have them there as was the case with my wife. No research is necessary for me to know that or to know that NO facility dealing with people is cheap. NOT ONE. Thus I do not believe ANY lawyer is foregoing such revenues.
There is no money left. You accuse me on not knowing the facts but there is at least ONE that I know: staying in ANY hospital for seven yrs will cost at least a million.
I don't CARE that MS has moved on with his life given the fact that he considers his former wife dead no matter how much her family wants to torture him with what is left. It is completely irrelevent to any of the substantive issues here.
What do you mean it's completely irrelevant? It's absolutely relevant. You're talking about the person who is making life and death decisions about another human being. You don't think it's essential that someone who holds that responsibility be completely free of conflict of interest?
If Michael thinks she's dead already then why doesn't he just move on and leave her the hell alone?
We shall just leave your ridiculous comments for all to see.
As far as the money - it is a FACT that Michael has spent down the malpractice award on his lawyers, not on Terri's care. Regardless of how much you think it costs to stay in a hospice (althought I did explain to you that Felos is on the board of directors at that hospice and if not getting the space for free is certainly getting a cut rate), the money did not come from TERRI'S award.
One more thing - if you are going to rely on Bill O'Reilly for your "facts"....need I say more....
| Summary of expenses paid from Terri’s 1.2 Million Dollar medical trust fund (jury awarded 1992) | ||||||||||
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NOTE: In his November 1993 Petition Schiavo alleges the 1993 guardianship asset balance as $761,507.50
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