Posted on 03/19/2005 11:30:38 AM PST by Ravi
Just heard on Fox that U.S. Senate will convene today in emergency session regarding Terri Schiavo.
This type of legislation will not save Terri Schiavo's life nor will it pass Constitutional muster. First, there's the expost facto problem, only procedural laws and Clinton's tax increases can be retroactive. Thus, a federal law regarding living wills not help Terri.
Second, the Constitution gives Congress no authority to pass such a law.
Re the conversation I'm seeing on Fox: I would think the Constitutional issue is whether Terri's rights are being violated by her husband.
DeLay press conf at 1215 et
I don't think so. As I understand it, they're trying to allow federal court review of the judge's bogus "finding of fact." Just the way they allow federal court review of local court rulings dealing with the death penalty. If an honest federal judge gets this case - somebody who isn't tied into the Pinellas trailer-park-ole-boy network, the way Greer is - then a fresh review of the evidence would happen, and Greer's incompetent or evil (take your pick) decision could get reversed.
"Terri's rights are being violated by her husband..."
Who is now cohabitating with another woman and fathering her children.
thanks..that's what I wanted to know..
I think I'm gonna need more beer tonite!
Incapacitated Persons Protection Act
Glad to hear you don't think it will / would effect any living will type contracts -
As for listening to what they say? - Nope, ain't falling for that - I listen to what our politicians say all the time and most of them (outside of GWB) don't stand up for what they say in the end run -
I listened to them all week during the "baseball hearings" talk down about how baseball players (and evil owners) all think they are above the law and should get special treatment and how this isn't right, blah, blah ,blah....
Yet none of these wind-bags pay into Social Security, all have elaborate pension programs (at tax-payer expense)...yet they sit up there smugly and talk about how awful it is that other private citizens think they should get special treatment - Please.
you can't live 2 weeks without hydration..
LOL, you're not alone.
I thought I heard it reported there already was some federal act and that congress was amending it.
Hey I'm not a medical doctor just repeating what was reported...
and....
"The Supremacists are directly lock into a pivotal confrontation with the legislative branches. We know that we cannot let them win or we become irrelevant. "
Congressman King does not mess around.
Thanks.
I think it is very worth noting, because all media including FNC, that this only will give jurisdiction to the federal courts. It does NOT guarantee the federal courts will not agree with the state courts.
I DO also think that this Felos lawyer needs to clarify who he represents. Does he represent Terri? the husband? Is he maintaining that he represents both? Does he represent a right to die organization? Attroney Felos will not get removed from the case, but who he represents should be clarified. Especially after his wacko outburst. It is the exact kind of audio Rush would play to show the aburdity of the left in their own words. Felos is a kook who has prevented this case from reaching a REASONABLE mediation.
Under normal circumstances the husband would have the final say in such a case. We need to keep that in mind as the federal courts will have to be shown why this is not a normal circumstance and why the facts argue this is not a normal circumstance.
Right now, the law presumes do all in the absence of documentation to the contrary. I think attorneys like felos want to change the presumption to death.
I like the way that sounds!
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