Friday, April 01, 2005

Issue:Political Battle in Schiavo Case Rages On

Specific: "The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior," said the Texan. DeLay was a driving force behind legislation Congress passed two weeks ago that gave federal courts jurisdiction in an attempt to save Schiavo's life.

Comment: It goes back to the notion of power and control. He makes threats of retribution hours after she died. Can it be pointed out that the kind of decision that would have appeased the Republicans and Mr. Delay is exactly the kind of "activism" they have been against!

The judges are supposed to operate on the rules of law. They are to be independent. The key decision was that of custody of Terri Schiavo. It was determined that according to the Law - Micheal Schiavo was her appropriate guardian. This was never contested to my understanding.

The scary part are those advocating extra-legal alternatives. Sean Hannity on Fox was advocating that the President and the Governor had the right and responsibility to use their executive order powers and simply take Terri into custody. This is wrong on so many levels.

There are stories of people being arrested for threatening to kill Micheal Schiavo. What's wrong with this picture of America?