Fla. Senate Begins Debate on Schiavo Bill ("Whatever it is, today is it")

[truthpusher]

Fla. Senate Begins Debate on Schiavo Bill
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By SAMANTHA GROSS Associated Press Writer
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The Associated Press
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The state Senate began debating a bill Wednesday that would prohibit patients like Terri Schiavo from being denied food and water if they didn't express their wishes in writing.

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"Whatever it is, today is it," said Webster, a Republican. "I don't even know if I have a majority vote."

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"By the time the ink is dry on the governor's signature, it will be declared unconstitutional, just like it was before," said Miller, a Democrat. "So I don't see anything or any language that can persuade my vote."

But at least one senator said he was considering changing his vote Wednesday morning.

"I'm praying about it," said Sen. Gary Siplin, also a Democrat. "I don't want anyone to die who doesn't have to."

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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. I guess the Florida Senate does not have any prssing bidness

[saracat]

2. F**K them . This is just SICK!

[DearAbby]

3. Gee...What about all those homeless children I read about earlier???

[katsy]

4. Mr. Siplin...

If you don't want anyone to die that doesn't have to die... just bring our troops home from Iraq.

Otherwise STFU.

[meganmonkey]

11. Snap!

:thumbsup:

[Jacobin]

5. So who is going to pay for the greenhouses for all these

living corpses.

These dingbats don't realize that thousands a day get unplugged?

[Ellen Rose]

6. a bill Wednesday that would prohibit patients like Terri Schiavo

In Terry's case, wouldn't it be an ex post facto law?

Could it even apply to her if they get it passed and signed?

Working on my living will.

[NYC Liberal]

10. Seeing as the feeding tube has already been removed...

most likely. And it'll be declared unconstitutional quickly enough anyway.

[kedrys]

7. Iesu Cristo on a bike with 2 flat tires

Can we GO NOW!!?!!?!?! Enough already!!!! :grr:

[Freedom_from_Chains]

8. Well apparently they are getting ready

to once again illegally use the legislative branch of government to usurp the judicial branch. These people are consistently proving that they have no use for the law. The simply want what they want are willing to do whatever it takes to get it done.

I would suspect that if this doesn't work, Jeb will probably declare a state emergency and have the police force the hospital to feed Terri.

On another note, Jeb is saying that people should not resort to violence, so I guess that means that some fundie groups are making noise about hurting people if they don't get their way Possibly because the Atlanta court just handed them another denial. In other words committing criminal acts, which makes sense because these people are in fact, criminals.

Not sure but I thought I just heard Jeb say something about taking Terri into custody.

On Edit:

Yep, I guess the law they are trying to pass in Florida is to allow the state to take Terri into custody.

[Lindacooks]

13. About that violence thing.

I hope Mr. Schiavo has some protection, as well as the judges who have ruled in this case. Whenever Randall Terry is involved, bullets inevitably follow.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

9. Florida Legislature trying to pass law

To allow the state to take Terri Schavio into custody. As per Fox News.

[snippy]

12. It is time for the American people to remove the feeding tube of the GOP.

The republican party insists on forcing the government into our living rooms, our bedrooms, and now our hospital rooms. The American people need to wake up.

[Chalco]

14. Amen.

[Moderator]

15. locking

updated thread here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1336166&mesg_id=1336166