Monday, May 23, 2005
Still Talking About Terri Schiavo...
...But not very much. Which is a point I will get to when I put up the few links I have.
Here is yet another article that proves doctors don't always know what they are talking about that improvement in seemingly hopeless cases is possible. You know, it is not just about "choosing life," it is about choosing hope and choosing love and choosing a whole lot of other things that matter. Somewhere in this whole thing we have got to start drawing a distinction about whose suffering we are relieving...
I did not threaten any judges did you? In congressional testamony last week, a judge, who has been the victim of a heinous and awful crime, testified that the comments made surrounding Terri's case are the kinds of things judges must be protected against.
The Pope received Terri's parents last week. Which is as it should be. I got a lot of guff from people about how opportunistic and money grabbing the parents were. I do not think that is true, but I think they are inept -- they got bad lawyers, and they are bad organizers. This does not make them bad people -- they are fine people's whose hearts are in the right place. They just are not good at politics.
Which brings me to my next big point. Those of us that care about what happened and seeing to it that it does not happen again, have been focusing on the filibuster fight as a good first step. But that fight will end this week.
So now what? We need to organize -- A national organization, with individual state chapters, the purpose of which is to change the laws in each state to a uniform standard for removing life suppport, assisted suicide, and guardianship. I do not know of any such organization right now. Does anyone else? If not, it is time to get busy.
Here is yet another article that proves doctors don't always know what they are talking about that improvement in seemingly hopeless cases is possible. You know, it is not just about "choosing life," it is about choosing hope and choosing love and choosing a whole lot of other things that matter. Somewhere in this whole thing we have got to start drawing a distinction about whose suffering we are relieving...
I did not threaten any judges did you? In congressional testamony last week, a judge, who has been the victim of a heinous and awful crime, testified that the comments made surrounding Terri's case are the kinds of things judges must be protected against.
"Fostering disrespect for judges can only encourage those that are on the edge, or on the fringe, to exact revenge," Lefkow told the Senate Judiciary Committee.I am struck by the seed change that has happened in this country. We have created special protected classes, originally in response to the evil perpetrated against blacks in slavery and segregation, but now it seems the great political battle in our country is to have yourself declared a protected class. Then all the rules about free speech or anything else no longer apply. That is something we really have to change.
The Pope received Terri's parents last week. Which is as it should be. I got a lot of guff from people about how opportunistic and money grabbing the parents were. I do not think that is true, but I think they are inept -- they got bad lawyers, and they are bad organizers. This does not make them bad people -- they are fine people's whose hearts are in the right place. They just are not good at politics.
Which brings me to my next big point. Those of us that care about what happened and seeing to it that it does not happen again, have been focusing on the filibuster fight as a good first step. But that fight will end this week.
So now what? We need to organize -- A national organization, with individual state chapters, the purpose of which is to change the laws in each state to a uniform standard for removing life suppport, assisted suicide, and guardianship. I do not know of any such organization right now. Does anyone else? If not, it is time to get busy.
