Thank you.
Maybe start the petition for number 2) above, so we have the most agreement and the best chance to do something.
Get the HOUSE BILL PASSED by the SENATE that protects the rights of all the disabled.
If we can't get a simple bill like that past in the Senate, then they are not conservative and we need to throw them out in the next election.
Since you have experience in setting up the petition, would you do it?
I guess we need to look up the wording of the bill, but when I heard the difference into the two bills, it was so obvious which one needed to become law.
If you want to do a draft of the wording, you can send it to me and I can look at it. I'm a fair editor. Also another Friend of mine is good at editing. We did a petition together once before.
Then if you want I can put it up at petition online.
This is the information on the bill that was introduced and passed by the house. It was compromised later by the senate, which rendered it useless. I haven't found the actual wording yet.
WELDON INTRODUCES THE “INCAPACITATED PERSONS LEGAL PROTECTION ACT”
H.R. 1151 Would Clarify Lifesaving “Habeas Corpus” Due Process Rights For Incapacitated Persons Unable to Speak for Themselves
Washington, Mar 8 - On Tuesday, March 8, U.S. Representative Dave Weldon, M.D. (FL-15) introduced H.R. 1151, the “Incapacitated Person’s Legal Protection Act.” This bill would explicitly clarify fundamental due process rights for those who are incapacitated, are under court ordered removal of nutrition and hydration and have no written advanced medical directive in effect.
“Terri Schiavo, and men and women like her, deserve the same due process rights that death row inmates are granted. When a court is making a life or death decision for a disabled person who has been charged with no crime, shouldn’t they be afforded independent counsel to speak on their behalf?” Weldon said.
Terri is in the center of a dispute between her husband – who insists on her death, and her parents – who say Terri wants to live. The court has never considered independent council representing Terri - despite conflicting reports as to her condition – and the court’s decision could cost Terri her life. This bill would act as a safe-guard for people like Terri by giving them a voice of their own.
“Our Constitution guarantees that no life will be taken without due process of law and guarantees equal protection under the law. We need to make sure that these protections are clearly available to the disabled and incapacitated,” said Weldon.
Due process protections, like habeas corpus appeals, are legal procedures that allows courts to review whether someone is being unlawfully deprived of the fundamental protection of liberty. In a life or death situation, such as inmates on death row, this procedure is used to avoid the death of an innocent person by conducting fact-finding procedures. Current law does not explicitly apply this same right to disabled or incapacitated individuals who are subject to court-ordered removal of food and water.