Comments on: Congress to Intervene Yet Again in Schiavo Case

By: Lillie

Lillie — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:25:28 +0000

Giving a person food and drink is not keeping them alive by artificial means, we all need food and drink to live.
And if her husband has two living wives,is this
not a crime?Should not he be arrested?

By: Boyd

Boyd — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 04:30:43 +0000

I'm similarly troubled by Congress wielding its big stick here, but I continue to be baffled by the judge's continuing rulings in this case.

Since society is left with the choice between what continues to appear to be a sanctioned murder by withholding nourishment (and resultant dehydration) and Congress stepping in when no one else appears to be willing or able to, I've got to reluctantly support Congressional action.

By: BIG DOG's WEBLOG

BIG DOG's WEBLOG — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 04:11:57 +0000

Terri Shiavo's Death Sentence
I have delayed weighing in on the Terri Shiavo case. I wanted to see how things played out and I honestly figured that her life would be spared. It might still be, but activist judges are making it difficult for Terri to remain alive. The whole case...

By: Clint Lovell

Clint Lovell — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:28:28 +0000

Gee, if they are doing this for just one person I can't wait to see what they have in store for us poor unwashed peons when they take up Social Security.

What a bunch of spineless, power-mad, media-centric political pimps they have become.

What have we done? Why did we vote these gutless losers into office?

It's not like there's a shortage of real crises awaiting them that can't wait.

Where are the Republicans? Where are the patriots? Where are the real Americans?

By: JurisPundit

JurisPundit — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:15:48 +0000

Following the Money
While watching and reading about the Shiavo case, I began asking the same questions as I did about the Peterson trial. Chiefly, why all the racket?

By: Psychopolitik

Psychopolitik — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 07:04:29 +0000

GOP on euthanasia: Government > You
Baseball, bloggers, cable-TV content, now this. It seems nothing is beyond the reach of The Imperial Congress...

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 05:37:24 +0000

I think Congress is overstepping its authority here, principally in the matter of states' rights, but leave that for another time. In fact, many, if not most of the bills passed by congress affect single people. Bills are passed almost daily granting X American citizenship, or recognizing Y for something s/he did. Take a look at any copy of Congressional Record and you'll see that the majority of bills are not "big issue" things; they're all stuff to keep constituents happy.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 05:06:30 +0000

Still, passing legislation that affects only a single person is a terrible abuse of legislative power.

I believe the original House version would not have had this defect. Leave it to the Senate to screw things up.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 03:46:32 +0000

John Couey...CONVICTED sexual predator, alleged murderer of 9 yr old Jessica Lundford...monitored by police every ten minutes...ON SUICIDE WATCH.

Terri Schiavo..INNOCENT .. allegedly in a permanent state of vegetation...monitored lovingly by her despondent parents ...
ON DEATH WATCH.

FUBAR !! Something is VERY WRONG here !!

By: wavemaker

wavemaker — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:37:15 +0000

This is just an incomprehensibly fatuous move. The notion that two bodies of Congress and the Executive branch would (if they do) pass a special act to assert federal jurisdiction in this matter (even if it is for a cause dear to them) would be an unprecedented move that only goes to fuel the suggestion that the Republicans have become drunk with their power.

Let it go, guys. You gotta know where to pick your fights --- even if you have the votes to win every time. That's what leaders do.