Couple things... > Your right the judge must rule on the law. However it is my opinion in this > case, that preventing somebody from getting the nourishment they need to > live is against the law. Preventing this person from getting health care is > against the law.
The court wasn't acting to prevent someone form getting healthcare, they affirmed that it was Michael Schiavo's decision and that he was communicating Terry's wishes _as her hausband_ > It doesn't matter that she couldn't ask for it herself, that fact makes it > even more important that the judges examine the case properly. Which they did, the decision was upheld, what, 2 dozen times? > My opinion is that the federal judges should have overturned the Florida > court ruling on the basis of the constitutional right to health care as > provided in the WHO and UN treaties that the US has signed. Since when are the WHO and UN consitutional bodies? Treaties that we have signed do not guarantee the "constitutional right" to _anything_. In order for it to be a "constitutional right" for the US it must be in the US Constitution. > The Florida Supreme court ruled unfairly for the individual in that case for > not taking those items into account. In your opinion. In my opinion the court(s) did exactly the right thing. > Now, the Republican viewpoint is based on morality, however the laws in this > case really supported continuing her life. Morality? Whose? mine? yours? a general morality that we have all agreed upon? I don't remember voting on a general morality ticket. Do we have a general morality code? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:153046 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
