And while you're at it, exactly one court, more precisely, one man has made a finding of fact regarding whether or not Terri Schiavo would wish to remain alive in her current state.

You seem to have a penchant for making up facts which support your position, Jeff. You know, what we Texans call "lying."

So who's more irrelevant, Jeff? Someone who expresses discomfort with what's going on in the Schiavo case, or someone who lies in order to promote his position that she should be dehydrated to death?

Wow, James. I'm impressed that you have someone who actually visits Terri regularly and performs medical exams upon her as a commenter on your blog. [/sarcasm]

Given that Michael Schiavo has refused to allow any rehab work to be performed on her for the last 515 years, that may be close to true. But Jeff, you hardly sound like a dispassionate medical observer.

"Nation of laws" is something forgotten by today's right wing.

PS Terri Schiavo's brain has literally liquified over the last 15 years. Those of you who believe she can swallow and smile at her mom are believing in lies. She cannot swallow, she does not recognize anything, and she makes no voluntary movements.

Pet Peeve #2653: When lower-tier bloggers blog about how disappointed they are that higher-tier bloggers take stances that are different from the lower-tier bloggers' opinions. Talk about tactlessness and acting asinine. Effing get over it already.

Sorry, but I had to point out the irony in that statement.

And I continue to have problems with the judgment that these are Mrs. Schiavo's expressed wishes. Then again, there are many things judges do which make no sense to me.

"Bill": If the feeding tube isn't necessary, then who cares if they pull it? They'll pull the tube and Terri will sit bolt upright and order a turkey club. If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. The woman is brain dead and has been that way for 15 years. She's not coming back. The only definition of "alive" which she fulfills is that various electrical stimuli cause various muscular contractions in her corpse. What if she is still in this state 400 years from now? What if her body is in perfect equilibrium with the electrolyte solution they are using to feed her? Will you still say she is "alive" in 2405? Should this feeding technique be applied mandatorily to any patient who could remain in this undead state indefinitely?

Do YOU want the Congress passing laws that specifically strip YOU of YOUR rights under the law? Probably not, that's why it's against the Constitution.

It goes further than that. BlogsforTerri.org points out that the feeding tube is not necessary--but a convenience. Nurses have sworn affidavits that Terri can eat on her own.

Joyner's diatribe in favor of killing this woman is the most shocking departure from decency I've ever witnessed in a blogger I truly respect. It's disappointing.

So, now, we're going to spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to subvert the legal process and the wishes of both Michae......

Plus in this case we have parents who are willing to take care of person, and a husband who has all sorts of incentives to knock her off, so I don't think this is so cut and dry as you claim.

The last thing is that parents claim that she reacts. You can say - and I'll accept - they are biased, but when someone is going to be slowly starved to death, I think we should be just a little more careful when dismissing these things outright.