This should force Greer's hand to stop the March 18th date as allowing it now to proceed would go to the heart of the exploitation charge and would risk a sever miscarriage of justice...as if though it is not that already to anyone with a lick of common sense.
God bless, protect and preserve Terri...for her sake, for the sake of her family...and truly, for all of our sakes. God bless all of those who have been, are and will continue to be active in seeing that this does not stand, that this culture of death attempt is forcefully put down in our society.
There is so much that has been done to Terri, that is blatantly illegal and just plain morally wrong.
All who have been persecuting her should be held liable when this is over.
I'm left after that 2/28 press conference in Jax more convinced than ever of two things:
1) Terri Schiavo is responsive -- else Father Frank Pavone, Atty. Barbara Weller, and Atty. David Gibbs and her father and others are all liars.
I'm reminded of Ann Coulter's excellent column last year "Yes, she is / No, she isn't"
2) Terri is denied the ordinary care that would be given to any other patient in her condition -- no swallowing tests, no getting out of her room is just a start.
Of note to me -- was that with all the media there, and the opportunity to ask questions, NO ONE expressed disbelief or asked any followup questions to clarify the Schindlers accounts of a responsive Terri.
As someone who's been around the block a few times and someone with a law degree, I can find no rational or legal basis for what's gone on here.
I feel that if one has clearly expressed a view in matters such as these, their wishes should be honored. But when those wishes are disputed, how can you not err on the side of caution?
The evidence is sparse at best and what evidence as exists to support pulling the tube consists exclusively of the disputed testimony of a questionable witness with suspect motivations.
The legal standard is "clear and convincing evidence" in a case like this. A Florida law professor wrote an article that was posted here yesterday. I didn't read it but she made the same point - that in no way, is the evidence 'clear and convincing'.
What this is is yet another case of judicial ego. A judge who ruled and now is motivated by a demand for obedience. If I'm not mistaken, and I stand to be corrected, I believe that Greer has already refused to hear the DCF motion. He has spoken and WILL be obeyed, No matter the cost.
Given that I cannot fathom how this matter got to this point, I am not that hopeful that the system can salvage this. Not here in Florida. Terri needs to be in another jusrisdiction.
this will be usless if Greer refuses a stay to let them investigate...Terri is doomed to have tube pulled March 18 without further intervention....seems that Greer has more power than anyone else in the state..