A little boy handed me a fifty page compilation of letters, poetry and prayers for the family. Bobby was interviewed by CBS. I handed him the compilation.
We set up a fancy table for candles and I brought roses today for the candlelight vigil.
Those roses are going to be on CBS tomorrow or Friday. Three of us talked to CBS off camera. They shot me talking to Bobby. (only important for my aunts in S.D. who never get to see me) lol
It started raining AFTER A RAINBOW from rain farther north so I went to Winn Dixie.
I came home and mom says Michael's out. I HOPE THAT HE IS BUT I WANT TO HEAR IT ON O' REILLY. Mom means well...
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - A state circuit judge Wednesday refused to block an effort by the parents of a brain-damage woman to try to get her husband removed as her legal guardian.
Also Wednesday, an attorney for Gov. Jeb Bush asked another judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Michael Schiavo challenging the constitutionality of the law that allowed the governor to order reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube two weeks ago.
That action argues that the governor was never served with the suit, which would make it invalid. It also argued that it should have been filed in Leon County - where Bush is based - instead of Pinellas County.
Michael Schiavo's attorney, George Felos, questioned Bush's integrity in filing the motion, calling it "a legal move out of the gutter" and "low-ball delaying tactic."
In the guardianship matter, Michael Schiavo likely will now be forced to respond in court to charges in the petition that he withheld proper care and therapy from his wife and that he has a conflict of interest because he's in a romantic relationship with another woman and has fathered her children.
Bob and Mary Schindler, parents of Terri Schiavo, have asked Circuit Judge George W. Greer to appoint Terri's brother or sister as guardian instead. Michael Schiavo had asked for the Schindler's request to be dismissed, but after a hearing Greer said he will allow it to proceed.
Greer has already denied three previous requests by the Schindlers to remove Michael Schiavo as guardian and has repeatedly affirmed his legal right to remove his wife's feeding tube and allow her to die, as he says she would have wished.
Pat Anderson, attorney for the Schindlers, said she was pleased with the decision from Greer, who she has claimed is biased in favor of Michael Schiavo.
"It's very important because the fact of the matter is, Michael should not be her guardian," said Pat Anderson, attorney for the Schindlers. "He has a gross, gross conflict of interest."
Some doctors and Greer have ruled that Terri Schiavo is in a persistent vegetative state with no hope for recovery. She suffered severe brain damage in 1990 when her heart temporarily stopped, cutting off oxygen to her brain, because of a chemical imbalance.
But the Schindlers said their daughter had no end-of-life wishes and believe she could be rehabilitated. They also dispute that she is in a vegetative state and believe she has enough mental abilities to respond to them.
Scott Swope, who argued for the dismissal on behalf of Michael Schiavo, called the ruling "unfortunate" and said his side will prepare to fight the petition.
"(Michael) should remain her guardian because he has her best interests at heart," Swope said.
Terri Schiavo had gone without food and water for six days when the Florida Legislature passed a law Oct. 21 giving Bush authority to order that her feeding tube be reinserted.
Felos filed suit challenging the constitutionality of the law. In a brief filed last week, he charged that the hastily passed law infringed on Terri Schiavo's right to privacy and the separation of power provisions of the Florida Constitution.
Attorneys for Bush were given until Thursday to file their own arguments supporting the law, but instead filed the motion to dismiss Wednesday. Attorney Kenneth L. Connor, representing Bush, said the governor is not shying away from judicial review of the statute, but that proper procedure must be followed first.
Connor said that starts with having the lawsuit filed in Tallahassee and having the governor properly served.
"The governor has the right to a home venue privilege," Connor said. "As you can imagine, this is not the only lawsuit brought against the governor, so if you wind up forcing the governor and the staff to trot all over the state, that winds up being an extraordinary consumption of state resources."
Felos said his lawsuit was faxed to Bush's office, and counsel for governor was present at the emergency hearing Oct. 21 and did not raise those concerns.
"It's almost unbelievable that the governor of our state and someone who we hope would show some integrity and leadership would resort to such a low and trashy legal move in this case," Felos said.
Connor said the governor's motion was not a delaying tactic.
"Mr. Schiavo could have avoided the delay had he simply complied with the rules," Connor said. "If there's a delay as a result of the way in which this case has been handled it's because of the way in which Mr. Schiavo's lawyers conducted themselves, not the governor."
Connor also disputed Felos' claim that Bush improperly stepped into the business of the state's courts.
"This is not an encroachment on the judicial powers," he said. "What this is an extra added layer of protection that the Legislature passed to help assure that the lives of the disabled and their health care choices are in fact protected and respected."
And that piece of garbage has the nerve to call something "out of the gutter" or "trashy." Take a look at yourself, FELON-OS!
All I can say is, THANK GOD for the internet!!!! It has given us power and a HUGE voice. Imagine all the decades of abuse we knew nothing about. Keep it up, Freepers!
Ms. Terri Schindler Schiavo
Woodside Hospice
6774 102nd Avenue N
Pinellas Park, Florida 33780
8 posted on 11/01/2003 4:56 AM PST by amdgmary
Thanks for this idea, amdgmary and Republic. Need to get her a b'day card! Our class of 22 signed & sent a card the other day. We love you, Terri!