I think that if the perception is to override the young lady's wishes, then that would turn voters off.
If the perception is to get a new look at the case, given a lot of dubious facts and innuendo, that's not a problem.
Freepers seeking to make Terri's plight a surrogate for something else are being foolish.
The Feds pretty much did what they could - there isn't anything left for them to do as a practical matter. The Schindler's attorney's should have pressed for a true de novo fresh look at the facts of the case. They didn't - that legal strategy could have cost days, and that could cost Terri her life.
Pressing beyond that, from a practical standpoint, doesn't make any sense. We called our congressclowns, they did their part, but it crapped out.
Sad.
I agree completely. This whole show has made me queasy with our elected leaders. I'm just not comfortable with pushing through legislation that could later be used to interfere with marital privacy or invalidate living wills. If it's not done correctly, it could damage the pro-life arguement. This all should have been worked out earlier, before the need was so pressing to save Terri.
It is sad.
You handled that quite well.