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To: Defiant
Fl. law may allow hearsay, but it is still hearsay.

It certainly is not "Clear and Convincing" evidence, which to me is the big flaw in the FL law. "Clear and Convincing" is so vague, that judges who are partial can exploit that to no end.

BTW, as I understand it (someone correct me if I'm wrong) Terri's Law sought to add the requirement of a written directive, at least in the case of removal of nutrition and hydration, thus closing that vagueness loophole. State courts ruled that the FL legislatures "motivation" for changing the law was to circumvent Judge Greer's ruling on the original form of the law. Basically they said to the FL legislature "You can create the law, but we're not going to let you change it". Disgusting overreach of power.
103 posted on 03/25/2005 2:10:15 PM PST by AaronInCarolina
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To: AaronInCarolina
It certainly is not "Clear and Convincing" evidence, which to me is the big flaw in the FL law. "Clear and Convincing" is so vague, that judges who are partial can exploit that to no end.

THAT is true.

105 posted on 03/25/2005 2:14:28 PM PST by libravoter (Live from the People's Republic of Cambridge)
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