There is a saint among us, folks. California businessman Robert Herring Sr. has offered $1,000,000 to Michael Schiavo to release guardianship of his disabled wife to her parents. While we wonder in awe over the sheer size of the amount being sacrificed to save Terri?s life, I must admit that I don?t believe the schmuck will take the cash for two major reasons; First of all, if he takes the money he will still look like a schmuck because he would be viewed as selling out his wife?s alleged ?dying wish not to live as a vegetable? to the highest bidder. Secondly (and this is my gut feeling), if he takes the money and walks away, he also takes the risk of being found guilty of attempted and later court-sanctioned murder of his wife.
In the case of the Judge Greer, it is my firm belief that he is the most heartless bastard to ever serve on the Florida Circuit Court bench. This cruel man has been confronted with such an enormous amount of material evidence to support the feasibility of Terri?s continued existence and subsequent rehabilitation and yet he continues to stand firm with his order to have her die like a trapped animal. Even today he continued his arrogant stance by deciding that the Florida Department of Children and Families had no grounds at this conjuncture for intervention into the Schiavo case and denied their request for a delay of Terri?s execution until they completed their investigation into numerous abuse allegations levied against her husband. If I didn?t know any better I would swear that if anybody stepped in at this point and overruled his death warrant on poor Terri, he would personally drive out to where she was being kept and kill her himself!
Meanwhile, the Florida Legislature is scrambling to pass a broader piece of legislation in a last minute attempt to protect Terri and other similarly disabled persons. While the bill has survived committee review, many remain skeptical as to weather or not it will get through the rest of the legislative processes and make it to the Governor?s desk in time for it to be an effective instrument in saving Terri?s life. Also, on Capitol Hill this past Wednesday, Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) and Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) introduced the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act (H.R. 1151 and S. 539). They have such little time left, but the legislation has been put on something of a fast track in order to get it passed in time to save Terri?s life. Although the measure is expected to pass, we should try and get as many congressional representatives as possible to show their overwhelming support for it and get it to the President?s desk as soon as possible.
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*update*
March 11, 2005 - The folks at the Center for Reclaiming America are now circulating a petition with the intention of demanding that Governor Jeb Bush and the rest of the Florida State government intervene immediately to save Terri's life.
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