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Posted on 03/23/2005 6:26:35 AM PST by freepme99
Press Conferences in Washington and Tallahassee on March 23 at noon.
To: National Desk
Contact: Joe Giganti, 703-928-9695, Joe@VeritasMediaGroup.com
WASHINGTON, March 23 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The 11th Hour Coalition to Save Terri Schiavo's Life will hold simultaneous press conferences -- Wednesday, March 23 -- at 12 noon in Washington, D.C., and Tallahassee, Fla.
This ad hoc partnership of religious and political organizations -- which will gather in front of the White House and the Florida governor's mansion -- will call on President George W. Bush and Gov. Jeb Bush to use their executive powers to protect Terri Schiavo from starvation.
"There are two people in the United States who can save Terri Schiavo's life right now. The president of the United States and the governor of Florida have the authority to use the police services at their disposal to take Terri into protective custody, restore her food and hydration, and arrest anyone who would interfere," said Dr. Paul Schenck, executive director of the National Pro-Life Action Center on Capitol Hill. "For the sake of Terri's life, we cannot afford to wait while the courts dither over jurisdiction."
Dr. Paul Schenck, National Pro-Life Action Center on Capitol Hill
Coalition Members appearing at the press conference:
-- Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life
-- Stephen G. Peroutka, Esq., Face the Truth TV & Radio
-- Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, Human Life International
-- Michael A. Peroutka, Esq., Institute on the Constitution -- Rev. Greg Cox, Faith and Action
-- Rev. Stephen Cox, Gospel of Life Ministries
-- Rev. John Vandenberge, National Clergy Council
The Courts cannot thumb their noses at a Congressional subpoena.
Maybe once Courts cannot be challenged by the will of the people we already have a dictatorship.
Yea, we all feel real bad about it don't we - but, hey, it's too late baby, you'll just have to die. Too bad, so sad.
The Constitution is silent on buggery. So, laws against sodomy are unconstitutional under your line of thinking.
The Constitution is silent on drug use. So, laws against drug use are unconstitutional.
Your views on the Constitution are absurd. To the extent that rights were "retained by the people" under the bill of rights, those would have been rights recognized at English common law in 1789 but not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
Not at all, the Constitution clearly states where the rights to pass bills for each and every one of these issues, along with any other hypothetical ones you can think of, is located.
Amendment X --- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
But don't let the Constitution get in your way...
Federal judges can be impeached. State judges can be impeached or voted out of office.
However, mobs should not be allowed to intimidate or drive judges out of office.
Why??? That's the solution it would seem to me.
It IS sad. I don't think she should die. MS is doing a terrible thing. It is HIS fault. But I don't want Federal Marshalls knocking down doors.
I strongly agree. Enforcing the Congressional Subpoena is the answer.
The solution is to forbid the removal of feeding tubes unless it can be shown that such would not hasten the death of someone. No one has the moral right to assisted suicide. It has nothing to do with spousal rights. Spousal rights have no penumbra that includes murder.
You're right. It's just plain murder.
What if an individual has a written directive refusing a feeding tube? Should that be illegal?
It's not a "police state," perhaps not officially. But these arrogant judges, armed with police protection, have turned the USA into a "judicial state," which is not that much different from a "police state."
nope.. its a very bad idea for Bush to do. For one the left and media would start spinnging that Bush can do this to anyone he wants, snatching kids in the night, etc. As I said, it looks good on paper, but in reality it would be a very very bad move. Look at the poll here on this subject. We are hardcore bush supporters and only 50% of us think its good.
I think the only way he could pull it off would be for Bush to personaly go down there, look at her and then take her out with the Marshalls. That would probably fly with the american public.
Yes, with the exceptions noted above. No one has the right to ask others help bring about their demise. If they were conscious, we could not force them to have the tube inserted or stop them from removing it.
Written directives in this case ought to have no bearing. People change their minds about these things, especially after they are in the middle of the experience.
I'm at the point now that I hope she will go quickly now, so she no longer has to suffer dying this way.That's right. If she can't be saved, I hope she doesn't suffer and it's over quick.
What disgusts me is that these a-holes don't err on the side of life. They go to the end of the earth to ensure that CONVICTED MURDERERS don't get wheeled out until ALL APPEALS are exhausted (rightfully so, of course), and then go to the Governor to try to get them off. Yet they are eager to end the life of someone that might show progress IF she got the proper treatment.
:^(
Good question.
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