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.
no problem (althought watch out for "reports"...).. I'm just saying what I've learned through survival training.. one month without food alone.. 3 days tops without any hydration..
Thanks for the humor (always needed). And I have also wondered about the "retroactiveness" of any type decision coming down (in that would it apply to Terri or just future cases down the road).
It's not a state issue if federal constitutional rights are being violated. The US Supreme Court has said you need a patient's consent to withhold medical treatment. That's US Supreme Court FEDERAL constitutional law. Whether Terri gave her "consent" is hardly clear - - but Greer has proceeded as if she did. By authorizing her starvation - in fact, ordering it - without clear evidence of consent, he's violating the US Constitution. Or at least there's a credible argument to that effect - - - and hence it is a legitimate federal case.
You say the republicans are acting like democrats in trying to defend her constitutional rights. In fact, it's you who's acting like an old time democratic southern dixiecrat by saying state officials should be free to ignore federal constitutional rules with impunity.
It won't have anything to do with the living will holders. This is for those like Terri, where it's only word of mouth, or none at all. That's what Delay said.
Well that gets around the bill of attainder and the ex post facto problems. It also gets around any federalism issues, as it will simply be an expansion of the jurisdiction of the federal judiciary. This could be real good news.
There is a post here that is saying judge Greer is legally blind. He can't look. No joke.
Odd the MSM has not picked up on that.
This guy is common-law married to this woman by now, right? Why can't there be common-law divorce?
The FL legislature could impeach him.
Of course, he's not really even legally a judge, you know.
The following information is excerpted from http://theempirejournal.com/documents_of_schiavo_judges_give.htm
Greer was presumably elected in 1998 and sought reelection this year. Baird was elected to a six year term in 2000.
In addition to paying the requisite fees, judicial candidates must file a candidate’s oath, a loyalty oath, the completed form for the appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository, and a financial disclosure statement.
Statutes also require that each judicial candidate, including an incumbent judge, file a statement within 10 days after filing the appointment of campaign treasurer and campaign depository, stating that he or she has read and understands the requirements of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct. Neither Greer nor Baird has ever filed such a statement, according to the Office of General Counsel for the Department of State.
A review of the oaths signed by Greer in 1998 and 2004 as well as Baird in 2000 reveal that the documents are allegedly not in the proper form and were not filed within the requisite time period meaning that neither Greer nor Baird qualified for office. However, both have signed statements under penalty of perjury that they did qualify for office. (See http://www.theempirejournal.com/judges_in_schiavo_case_maynot_have_qualified_for_Office.htm )
Over the past several months, The Empire Journal has submitted several Freedom of Information Law requests for documents concerning the alleged qualification of Greer and Baird. However, the Department of State had not provided copies of the appointments of campaign treasurers.
D.H. Penton, assistant general counsel for Florida’s Department of State, has now produced Greer’s filing for 1998---which was filed Oct. 23, 1997, well outside the window period for qualifying. Greer’s 2004 appointment of campaign treasurer was filed on Jan. 8, 2004.
However, both of Greer’s filings are outside the window period for filing, lending further proof that he did not qualify for office and could not appear on the ballot.
Baird’s filing was not done until July 5, 2000, also well outside the qualifying period.
Even judges have to comply with the law.
The Empire Journal had asked the Office of General Counsel to take action against Greer and Baird based on the alleged improper documents and failure to qualify for election but in a response to the newspaper on Dec. 10, Penton said that “as to your questions regarding Judges Greer and Baird’s qualifications, the Department is unaware of any deficiencies in their filings” The attorney said that if the newspaper had “concerns about the judges, it would be to your advantage to consult an attorney for guidance on how to proceed”.
So you think that the alleged words casually mentioned years ago while watching television and testified by someone with a clear conflict of interest should trump the interest in preserving the life of this mentally functioning human being as her parents wish?
THEY are super hypocritical;
SUPER IDIOTS;
SUPER TRAITORS.
The caribu etc tend to stand under the pipeline because the differential in temp causes enough of a breeze to help keep the ruthless mosquitoes off them more than any other action they can take.
I don't recall hearing any of the enviroidiots talking about the benefits of the pipeline to the caribu.
The drilling would mess up an infitesimally small percentage of the whole. I forget but let's say the size of one suburban lot and certainly no more than 3 or 4 by the time it was all finished and restored. In such a vast area--the effect on wildlife would be hard to even notice, much less to prove--IF there was any.
They are all lying, power grabbing, idiots.
"Where are all of the feminists who preach about women's rights? Now they are silent while her bigamist husband has the say over Terri!"
Didn't you get the memo? ;) They have NEVER been about holding up women; they're about tearing down men, marriage, the traditional family unit, et al. I don't think these freaks should be anywhere near Terri. They would've pulled the plug on her years ago.
"Overthrowing capitalism is too small for us. We must overthrow the whole... patriarchy!" Gloria Steinhem
"By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human potential, not God." Gloria Steinhem
"Marriage has existed for the benefit of men; and has been a legally sanctioned method of control over women... We must work to destroy it. The end of the institution of marriage is a necessary condition for the liberation of women. Therefore it is important for us to encourage women
to leave their husbands and not to live individually with men... All of history must be re-written in terms of oppression of women. We must go back to ancient female religions like witchcraft." (from "The Declaration
of Feminism," November 1971).
The most merciful thing a large family can do to one of its infant members is to kill it." Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, in "Women and the New Rage," p.67.
"Since marriage constitutes slavery for women, it is clear that the women's movement must concentrate on attacking this institution. Freedom for women cannot be won without the abolition of marriage." (Radical feminist leader) Sheila Cronan
Seems to me preventing and punishing murder is a legitimate function of govenment. If the State of Florida, as represented by Judge Greer fails in its duty, the federal government certainly has a compelling interest in protecting Terri's right to life. There is really nothing complicated about this case. Terri's husband, supported by the coercive power of the State of Florida, wants to murder his wife by denying her food and water. If her loving husband did this sort of thing to a dog, there would be widespread indignant outrage and he would find his sorry a** in jail for long time.
Am inclined to agree. But would like to know how much he knows about her brain capacities. Why isn't there an MRI on her??? Crazy.
The MSM is saying Greer is a conservative. (probably like Specter is a conservative)
Greer has become the posterboy for containing judicial disrespect for the people and just plain judicial arrogance..
Me, too. Now let's back them up.
Time to contact your Congressman at the following address: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Erge him or her to save Terri.
DeLay press conf at 1215 et
Perhaps US Marshals will make an appearance.
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