Comments on: notes on the Terri circus http://www.beerdrinker.org/2005/03/30/notes-on-the-terri-circus/ Beer is Good Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:50:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Amanda http://www.beerdrinker.org/2005/03/30/notes-on-the-terri-circus/comment-page-1/#comment-18611 Amanda Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:34:56 +0000 http://www.beerdrinker.org/?p=462#comment-18611 This whole thing was just incredibly sad. I do think, however, that there will be an interesting ramification of this case: a split within the conservatives. While many, many conservatives are strong right-to-lifers who may believe that her life should have been prolonged, there are equally many who believe passionately in states' rights and do NOT want to see the federal government intervene. The fact that congress got involved, even after the US Supreme Court ruled, the fact that the governor of FL pushed it into federal courts, attempting to overrule his own state's supreme court, has rubbed many conservatives the wrong way. It'll be fascinating to see what, if anything, comes of this affront to states' rights. All that aside... godspeed to Terri. I'm glad that she can finally be at peace, and I wish <i>all</i> of her family peace and healing. This whole thing was just incredibly sad. I do think, however, that there will be an interesting ramification of this case: a split within the conservatives. While many, many conservatives are strong right-to-lifers who may believe that her life should have been prolonged, there are equally many who believe passionately in states’ rights and do NOT want to see the federal government intervene. The fact that congress got involved, even after the US Supreme Court ruled, the fact that the governor of FL pushed it into federal courts, attempting to overrule his own state’s supreme court, has rubbed many conservatives the wrong way. It’ll be fascinating to see what, if anything, comes of this affront to states’ rights.

All that aside… godspeed to Terri. I’m glad that she can finally be at peace, and I wish all of her family peace and healing.

]]> By: Maddie Dog http://www.beerdrinker.org/2005/03/30/notes-on-the-terri-circus/comment-page-1/#comment-18493 Maddie Dog Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:08:39 +0000 http://www.beerdrinker.org/?p=462#comment-18493 We witnessed people that felt the intense need to impose their views of morality upon others. The State of Florida has laws that deal with the Terri case, and fortunately the courts did not let anyone take away the rights of Terri and her husband. It is the right of her husband that prevailed - against the President, the Congress, and everyone else that had their own agenda to exploit Terri with. Anyone ever notice that is was her husband that always kept this a private issue between him and his wife and doctors? I heard that while his in-laws were always making grand public displays going in and out of that facility her husband tried to stay private - going in and out the back doors (although once her tube was removed he stayed present practically full time - day and night). So much hate was generated by those in-laws. So many rumors against the poor husband. Now the morbid crowd demands this woman be chopped up in an autopsy, demanding their right to know the results. A frenzy of hate - and to think some in government (Republican and Democrat) were part of this frenzy to take away the husband’s rights - even to the talk of the State of Florida taking custody away from the husband. All a very scary rights issue. I’m actually surprised the laws remained intact over the power of certain groups and individuals. Personally I think Terri - the person, the soul - died over a decade ago. Only the body died today. I’ve seen the CT head scan and the huge amount of structure gone. Brain tissue does not grow back. We witnessed people that felt the intense need to impose their views of morality upon others. The State of Florida has laws that deal with the Terri case, and fortunately the courts did not let anyone take away the rights of Terri and her husband. It is the right of her husband that prevailed – against the President, the Congress, and everyone else that had their own agenda to exploit Terri with.

Anyone ever notice that is was her husband that always kept this a private issue between him and his wife and doctors? I heard that while his in-laws were always making grand public displays going in and out of that facility her husband tried to stay private – going in and out the back doors (although once her tube was removed he stayed present practically full time – day and night).

So much hate was generated by those in-laws. So many rumors against the poor husband. Now the morbid crowd demands this woman be chopped up in an autopsy, demanding their right to know the results. A frenzy of hate – and to think some in government (Republican and Democrat) were part of this frenzy to take away the husband’s rights – even to the talk of the State of Florida taking custody away from the husband. All a very scary rights issue. I’m actually surprised the laws remained intact over the power of certain groups and individuals.

Personally I think Terri – the person, the soul – died over a decade ago. Only the body died today. I’ve seen the CT head scan and the huge amount of structure gone. Brain tissue does not grow back.

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