Sobering Thoughts

I am in favor of the right to die with dignity. I think living wills are a great idea. I think people should have the absolute right to refuse extraordinary medical intervention. I support all of these ideas, –for terminally ill people. When it is abundantly clear that you are approaching death, and you are in great discomfort, and there is no hope for recovery, you should have the right to die. No problem. But it must, unambiguously, in writing, no questions asked, be your true will. Not someone else’s hearsay opinion. If there is any doubt, you must be allowed to live.

Terri Schiavo was not terminally ill. She was handicapped, and on a feeding tube. She couldn’t walk. She couldn't Talk. She could only waive her arms about and make unintelligible noises, –just like the Pope. And since her true will regarding her medical care was not known, a civil court granted her ex-husband the right to kill her by starvation and dehydration. Her ex-husband, who had essentially abandoned her some time before, and had been in a relationship which produced two children with another woman, and clearly would benefit from Terri’s death, was granted a license to kill her via Florida Law. The law not only allowed him to kill her, it provided deputies to prevent others from committing the great crime of giving her a sip of water. The law, as Mr. Bumble famously said: "is a ass, a idiot." Terri’s ex-husband is a murderer.

Judge Greer followed the law scrupulously –as he saw it. And he saw it very narrowly. His jurisprudence also killed Terri Schiavo. Judge Greer, like the law he punctiliously upheld, is likewise an "ass, a idiot." He is judicial tyranny embodied. He cannot escape the blood of this poor handicapped woman any more that her ex-husband can. What happened may have been "lawful", but it was not right. And it can never be justified.

The cult of death, Hemlock Society, crowd is exemplified in the lawyer Felos, who gave political contributions to Judge Greer, and served on the board of directors at the hospice where Terri was sent to be killed. He is the lawyer who "won" the right for Terri's ex-husband to kill her. He is the very definition of evil. He will do or say anything to promote his view that all "inconvenient" people should be allowed to be killed, –oh for their own good, you understand. Starvation and dying of thirst, after all, is a peaceful and gentle way to go. Here’s hoping he "goes" that way very soon.

Of course, none of this will ultimately mean anything. America is already letting this horrific event slip into the ethers of the past. We’ll soon stop talking about it altogether, and go back to the really important things, – like the Michael Jackson circus trial. Baseball season is about to start. The NBA playoffs will soon be here. How about the "Final Four"! ... Terri who?