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First thanks for the bump.

Do not put words in my mouth. Reread what I said.

You use "move on" with nearly every post you make. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, etc. maybe it is a duck. MoveOn.org is an entity dedicated to the thinking you illustrate over and over.

If you do not like the comparison, quit using the "move on" bit. Meanwhile I am fascinated reading your posts.

I notice you are stuck firmly to this topic and not about to "move on" yourself while urging us to do so.

Why are you here continuing to post if so anxious to "move on"?

I explained earlier that I am continuing to post because others are doing the same. I also said that I do not support or am I affiliated with Moveon.org. Merely using that phrase doesn't mean that I am connected to them. I feel that I have explained my position, but since others are still taking issue, here we go again:

1. Terri Schiavo suffered damage to her brain.

2. It was determined by doctors that she had no awareness of her own existence, i.e., there was no brain activity.

3. Her husband claimed that she had stated that she wouldn't want to live that way. By the same token, her family disagreed.

4. A legal battle lasting several years took place.

5. A judge ruled in favor of her husband, who was her legal guardian.

6. She was allowed to die.

7. There are many people who feel strongly on this issue either for or against the judge's decision.

8. Regardless of how you feel, nothing will bring this woman back. She was not murdered. She was unable to survive without extreme life-saving measures, which her husband claims were against her wishes.

9. Without her wishes written down, none of you or me can determine what her wishes may or may not have actually been.

10. None of us were party to the court case.

11. Given that we cannot know what her wishes were, it is presumptuous of us to try to guess what they were.

12. Therefore, we should accept the court's decision, and let this woman rest in peace.

This is how I see this case. if you folks want to continue to waste time and effort bitching about Judge Greer, go right ahead. The case is settled in my mind. I will comment on your replies if I feel the need to. This is a public forum. I am sure that any of you will feel free to comment on my opinions. I am curious if any of you can give any moral justification for keeping a brain-dead woman alive, when her legal guardian, who is in a better position than any of us to determine her wishes says that she wouldn't have wanted that.

"I notice you are stuck firmly to this topic and not about to "move on" yourself while urging us to do so. "

Very noticeable. He's gotten to the repetition stage now, all rather - um - mantra-like. :) Remember my prediction about how he'll be talking to himself? It's at that point now, a little quicker than I assumed.