Three Years Ago This Week: Terri Schiavo
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(Ed. Note: It’s hard to believe that three years have passed since the first significant battle of the 21st century culture wars was fought. Most Americans watched on in either rapt amazement or abject horror as a brain dead woman in Florida became a symbol of all that was wrong with the marriage of convenience between the Republican Party and the fundamentalist Christian conservative base. As a reminder of what took place in March, 2005, ASZ is republishing a post, below, that should take the reader back, and once again remind all progressives of what’s at stake in 2008, in both the presidential and congressional elections.)
The three ring media circus over a corpse that remains technically functional, yet who’s human spirit departed her earthly bonds so long ago, continues in earnest today. As I type this blog entry, both houses of congress are poised to bastardize the limits of legislative (and perhaps moral) authority as it attempts to deal with the Schiavo case.
This whole situation has gone well beyond extraordinary. The country is going to hell in a handbasket. The planet is going to hell in a handbasket. Hundreds of thousands of functional people will die around the world today from war, state sponsored genocide, starvation, AIDS, spousal abuse, execution, gang violence, narco terrorism, and many other social causes, yet the U.S. congress would never, in a million legislative days (the measurement of time in Washington, DC), consider meeting in emergency session to deal with those issues. Never. Yet they meet today to deal with the moral question of a brain dead woman being allowed to depart this mortal coil with some modicum of decency.
The Schiavo case has gone well beyond the realm of the sublime and absurd, and entered the venue of the ghoulish. But you know what? America is getting what the majority voted for, just like ANWR. Bitch, whine, and moan all you want, but there’s not a goddamn thing you or I can do about it. Progressives do not have the media reach. We do not have the high profile pitchmen (and women) who are willing to put everything on the line and pull out all the stops to wake up a nearly completely comatose America. DOCTOR Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader, makes a bullshit eighth-hand medical diagnosis for the media, and the TASS-US stenos dutifully lap it up. DOCTOR Howard Dean, newly elected chairman of the DNC, says nothing publicly.
The hypocrisy is, indeed, stunning. Liz at Blondesense comments this morning:
Bush is changing his plans this weekend to rush to sign emergency legislation that might save Terry Schiavo’s life if he can get federal judges to rule on this case. This from a man who had no problem signing a law to allow hospitals to pull life support from patients whose bennies had run out, were probably less sick than Schiavo and of course were of the brown skinned persuasion. This from the culture of life man who signed more execution orders than any other governor. This from the man who started a goddamned war in Iraq dragging young men and women from America to fight for his whimsy, get killed or mutilated and then shaft them…
The most absurd thing is that this is no longer about Terri Schiavo. You know it and I know it. It’s about unbridled abuse of power. It’s one of the final shots in the culture war for the collective soul of America.
Don’t just take my word for it, either. Here’s a learned legal opinion:
…Look, there is no other way to put it: this is the most blatant and egregious power-grab by one branch over another in my lifetime. Congress is intruding so far into the power of the judiciary, on behalf of a single family, that it is breathtaking.
(Ed. Note: the following are updates to the original post from 3/20 and 3/21/05. I’ve retained them primarily for the linkage…)
Update, 3:30PM, 3.20.05 - The Corpse Reanimation and Tent Revival Faith Healing Act of 2005 failed make it past the House on a voice vote. Democrats are forcing the GOP to go on record. There’s little doubt that this legislation will pass and be forwarded to the Senate for quick action, but not today. Dennis Hastert has signaled that he’ll call another vote as early as 12:01AM Monday - if he can get enough congressional representatives (218 votes and two-thirds of the House) back to Washington from their Easter recess.
Update, 4:30PM, 3.20.05 - The Washington Post has published an excerpt from a memo that was circulated among GOP Senators:
…An unsigned one-page memo, distributed to Republican senators, said the debate over Schiavo would appeal to the party’s base, or core, supporters. The memo singled out Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who is up for reelection next year and is potentially vulnerable in a state President Bush won last year.
“This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue,” said the memo, which was reported by ABC News and later given to The Washington Post. “This is a great political issue, because Senator Nelson of Florida has already refused to become a cosponsor and this is a tough issue for Democrats…
Can we now dispense with the myth that the GOP faux outrage over this issue actually has anything at all to do with Terri Schiavo? Thank you.
Update, 10:45AM, 3.21.05 - Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings commits the definitive last words on the Schiavo case to the blogosphere.
And you’ll never guess what “Operation Rescue” wants to support next, howbeit in league with the weird and unwholesome (insert reechy-sounding horror movie organ music here….)
viernes, marzo 21, 2008
¿El que Juzgò a Jesùs es el mismo que Juzgò a Terry Schiavo?
Por mucho tiempo hemos visto como Judios y Romanos se han debatido acerca de cuàl fuè la “Forma de Ejecuciòn de Jesùs” , es decir, si tuvo una muerte Romana o una Muerte Judia ,como sì èso los redimiera de tamaña responsabilidad, veamos como sucedieron las cosas ; Primero: Las Autoridades eran del Imperio Romano, Poncio Pilatos actuaba en nombre de la Justicia Romana, èsto es significativo porque el Juicio tuvo particularidades que bièn vale la pena destacar.Segundo:Se trataba màs bièn de un Acto o Hecho del Principe donde por una Gracia del Emperador se Liberaba a un condenado.Tercero:Se otorgò la posibilidad a Jesùs de exponer sus alegatos en favor de su Defensa a lo que respondiò que NO RETIRABA NINGUNA DE SUS ALEGACIONES; puès EL ERA EL HIJO DE DIOS.Cuarto:Se otorgò LA POSIBILIDAD AL PUEBLO JUDIO DE QUE LO LIBERARA y èsta mayorìa ENARDECIDA,SORDA y DESEQUILIBRADA prefiriò perdonar a BARRABAS y CONDENAR A JESÙS. Cuarto:PONCIO PILATOS ante el ACTO INJUSTO se “LAVA LAS MANOS” porque percibiò que algo andaba mal,que era obvia la Injusticia que se desprendìa del parecer de la mayorìa, pero sin embargo PONCIO PILATOS fuè igualmente responsable del Daño Causado porque el tenìa todo el poder del Imperio entonces ¿Por què no lo utilizò? Simplemente PONCIO PILATOS incurriò en una Omisiòn Grave de tipo Delictual que le hace tan responsable de los hechos como el mismo pueblo Judio QUE TUVO ENTRE SUS MANOS AL SALVADOR DE LA HUMANIDAD y sin embargo PREFIRIO OTORGAR EL FAVOR A UN DELINCUENTE; esto nos hace concluir que fueron tan Culpables los Judios como los Romanos, ambos cada uno en su momento tuvieron la posibilidad de evitar EL DELITO y/o PECADO màs Grande que ha cometido la Humanidad COMO LO ES HABER SOMETIDO AL HIJO DE DIOS A UNA MUERTE BRUTAL;Ahora bièn es quì donde comenzamos a hacer un PARALELISMO HISTORICO entre el Caso de Jesùs de Nazareth y el de otra Persona de nuestro Tiempo como lo fuè Terry Shiavo CULPABLES NO SON LOS JUDIOS NI LOS ROMANOS, CULPABLE ES LA HUMANIDAD ENTERA porque todos los dìas de èste Mundo se presenta la misma oportunidad de PERDONAR LA VIDA A UN INOCENTE y siempre terminamos igual cometiendo errores garrafales que terminan con la vida de Inocentes sì a sì como se oye recordemos ¿Que paso con TERRY SHIAVO ?Aunque muchas voces se oyeron entre ellas las del Santo Padre Juan Pablo II ,Un Juez de èsta època con todos los estudios sobre Derechos Humanos, Derechos fundamentales y todas las tesis de la personalidad Humana DECIDIÒ que Terry Shiavo MURIERA DE HAMBRE, en la peor de las condiciones CON DOLOR y sin ningùn tipo de Humanidad ¿Que Grave? que un Juez con el concurso de toda la intelectualidad , del avance tecnologico y pare usted de contar cuanto descubrimiento maravilloso ha hecho la humanidad HAYA REPETIDO EL MISMO ERROR QUE SE COMETIO CON JESUSCRISTO ¿Es esto posible? No hay Derecho señores la JUSTICIA UNIVERSAL ESTA EN TELA DE JUICIO o no es una Aberraciòn Jurìdica lo que han hecho con Terry Shiavo invitamos a nuestro lectores a que se documenten acerca de èste caso Lamentable para la Humanidad entera en dicho caso “Quedo demostrado Cientificamente que Terry Shiavo sufriò un Verdadero Vìa Cruxis puès cuando el Juez ordenò Cortar los suministros y toda Fuente de Alimentaciòn a èste paciente la condeno a SUFRIR UNA MUERTE DOLOROSA es imperdonable QUE LA HUMANIDAD en èsta època haya incurrido en un Error tan Grave ¿por que? los que tenian el poder se lavaron las manos como poncio pilatos lo cuàl es un Delito de Omisiòn tan culapable y reprochable como el de acciòn y ejecuciòn , ningùn hilo de poder analizò tan GRAVE INJUSTICIA se sigue TORTURANDO A CRISTO en el Mundo de Hoy se sigue IMPONIENDO LA RAZON METODOLOGICA SOBRE LA JUSTICIA CRISTIANA porque se siguen Condenando a Muerte a Inocentes cuya vida pende del Hilo de la Justicia de los Hombres,invitamos puès a todos a investigar con mayor profundidad EL CASO DE TERRY SHIAVO y asì a Reflexionar acerca de la justcia que nos ha tocado vivir en èstos Tiempos Modernos para que concluyan ustedes mismos ¿Sì es que hemos avanzado algo o estamos en los mismos tiempos y circunstancias en las que se encontro Jesùs ante la Justicia de los Hombres? Cabe preguntarse ¿y en que parte del Mundo se encuentra un Poder Judicial capaz de enervar Decisiones manifiestamente crueles e injustas? es que acaso la Decisiòn Final de un sòlo Hombre es capaz de remontarse al Poder de una organizaciòn seria ,como debiera serlo los ENTES DE REVISION JUDICIAL QUE OPERAN EN CADA PAIS,igualmente en el caso de Terry Shiavo era posible SUSPENDER LA DECISION DEL JUEZ en virtud de que con la misma se podìa cometer como en efecto se cometiò un Grave Delito contra la Vida,la Libertad y los Derechos propios del Ser Humano,como son la Alimentaciòn,la salud y la dignidad de una ser Humano.Fuè como en el caso de Jesùs que cuando lo interrogaron tan sòlo dijo Sì Soy el Hijo de Dios y Terry Shiavo en su imagen sòlo decia SOY HIJA DE DIOS. Tras 13 días sin recibir alimentación después de que le fuera retirado el aporte por orden judicial Terri Schiavo ha muerto de inanición y deshidratada en Florida Estados Unidos de Norteamerica. La Acciòn Judicial de privación de alimento fuè intentada de forma insistente a lo largo de 12 años por su marido mientras los padres de Terry insistieron a lo largo de este tiempo en cuidar a su hija, manteniendole la comida y la hidratación.Perdonalos Señor porque no saben lo que han hecho !!!
Cordiales, Saludos !!!
Dra: Emilia De Leòn Alonso de Andrea
ABOGADO-U.C.A.B.
Dr: Gilberto Antonio Andrea Gonzàlez
ABOGADO-U.C.A.B.
Normally, I’d probably delete the comment above as spam - but when I did a google translation (below), I realized that the comment was on topic. I don’t agree with it - but still, it’s on topic. Here’s what I got out of Google translation:
Friday, March 21, 2008
Does that Juzgò Jesus is the same as Juzgò Terry Schiavo?
For a long time we have seen how Jews and Romans were discussed cuàl fuè “Form Ejecuciòn of Jesus,” that is, if you had a death or a Roman Jewish Death, as sì èso the redimiera of great responsibility, let’s see how succeeded things first: Authorities were in the Roman Empire, Pontius Pilate acting on behalf of the Justice Roman èsto is significant because the trial had peculiarities that bièn worth destacar.Segundo: It was more of an act or bièn Done Prince the one where Grace Emperor was Liberaba a condenado.Tercero: otorgò Jesus to the possibility to present their arguments in favour of their Defence to what respondiò NOT RETIRABA ANY OF THEIR ARGUMENTS; puès THE ERA OF THE CHILD DIOS.Cuarto : otorgò THE POSSIBILITY OF JEWISH PEOPLE THAT LIBERARA and èsta majority ENARDECIDA, SORDA and DESEQUILIBRADA prefiriò forgive BARRABAS and CONDENAR A JESÙS. Fourth: PONTIUS PILATOS before the ACT UNJUST “LAVA HANDS” because percibiò something was wrong, it was obvious that the Injustice desprendìa view of the majority, but nevertheless PONTIUS PILATOS fuè equally responsible for Damage Caused because everything had then the power of the Empire Is utilizò Why not? Simply PONTIUS PILATOS incurriò a Omisiòn Grave type Delictual which makes it responsible for such events as the same Jewish people BETWEEN THAT HAD THEIR HANDS TO SALVADOR OF MANKIND yet PREFIRIO GIVE THE FAVOR TO A OFFENDERS; this makes us conclude that Guilty as were the Jews as the Romans, two each at the time were able to avoid THE CRIME and / or SIN Grande which has committed more Humanity AS EN HAVE SUBMITTED TO THE SON OF GOD TO A BRUTAL DEATH; Now is bièn quì where we started to make a PARALELISMO HISTORIC between Case of Jesus of Nazareth and the other person of our time as fuè Terry Shiavo CULPABLES ARE NOT THE JEWS OR THE ROMANS GUILTY HUMANITY IS THE SOLE every day because of the latter is World presents the same opportunity to FORGIVE THE LIFE TO A INOCENTE and always ended up like committing blunders that end with the life of Innocents yes yes like to hear remember What step with TERRY SHIAVO? Although many voices were heard including the Holy Father John Paul II, A Judge èsta època with all the studies on Human Rights, Fundamental Rights and all the tenets of human personality DECIDIÒ that Terry Shiavo MURIERA OF HUNGER, in the worst of conditions WITH PAIN and without any kind of Humanity Is That Serious? A judge with the assistance of the entire intelligentsia of technological advancement and stop you count As marvelous discovery has made mankind REPETIDO HAS THE SAME MISTAKE THAT COMETIO WITH JESUSCRISTO Is this possible? There is the law lords UNIVERSAL JUSTICE IS IN FABRIC OF TRIAL or is not a Aberraciòn Jurìdica what they have done with Terry Shiavo we invite our readers to be documented on the latter case Unfortunately for Humanity in this whole case “was demonstrated that Cientificamente Terry Shiavo suffered a True Via Cruxis puès when Judge ordenò Cut supplies and any source Alimentaciòn to condemn the latter patient to SUFRIR A PAINFUL DEATH TO HUMANITY is unforgivable in èsta època incurred in a Grave Error Is that so? Tenian which power is washed their hands as poncio pilatos what cuàl is a Crime of Omisiòn as culapable and reprehensible as that of action and implementation, any thread of power as analizò continues TORTURANDO GRAVE INJUSTICE TO CHRIST in the World Today continues THE REASON IMPONIENDO METODOLOGICA JUSTICE ON THE CHRISTIAN because continue Condemning Death to Innocents whose life hangs in the background of the Justice of Men, puès invite everyone to investigate in greater depth THE CASE OF TERRY SHIAVO asì and to reflect on the justcia that we live in èstos Modern Times to conclude yourselves Is Yes is that we have made some progress, or are we at the same times and circumstances in which he found Jesus before Justice of Men? One wonders what that part of the World is a judiciary capable of enervar Decisions manifestly cruel and unjust? It is perhaps the only one Decisiòn Final Man is able to go back to the power of an organization seriously, as it should be the BODIES OF JUDICIAL REVIEW TO OPERATE IN EACH COUNTRY equally in the case of Terry Shiavo could SUSPEND THE DECISION in JUDGE Under that could be the same as committing actual cometiò a Serious Crime Against Life, Freedom and the Rights of the Human Being themselves, as are the Alimentaciòn, health and dignity of a Humano.Fuè be in the If Jesus so that when they interrogated only said yes I am the Son of God and Terry Shiavo in his image only decia SOY DAUGHTER OF GOD. After 13 days without food after receiving it be withdrawn input by court order Terri Schiavo has died of starvation and dehydrated in Florida United States of North America. The Acciòn Judicial deprivation of food fuè tried so insistent over 12 years by her husband while parents Terry insisted throughout this time to care for her daughter, manteniendole lunch and not because Mr hidratación.Perdonalos know what they have done!
Cordiales, Greetings!
Dr Emilia Alonso Andrea De Leòn
ATTORNEY-U.C.A.B.
Dr: Gilberto Antonio Andrea Gonzàlez
ATTORNEY-U.C.A.B.