Terry Schiavo -- and Republican hi-jinks --REVISED

I took this from daily kos and Atrios and The Houston Chronicle .

According to them, it is Texas law, as signed into effect by then-Governor George W. Bush in 1999, that a hospital may pull the plug on a terminally ill patient, whether or not the family wants it, whether or not the patient wants it.

HOSPITALS MAY CONSIDER THE ABILITY TO PAY IN MAKING THE DECISION

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This is the first time I have ever taken a post down after showing it for a few hours. I originally ended the post by making snide comments about W---, but they were gratuitous, and it goes way beyond W- anyway.

This Congressional activity of removing the case from Florida, after all these years, and bringing it up to the Feds --- in keeping from the people who brought you the Bush -v- Gore Supreme Court decision --- underpins such a complete a lack of respect for both the rule of law and for the daily suffering of Terri Schiavo.

This sad spectacle, hopefully, will not be forgotten by anyone, but will, of course, be forgotten by the end of next week.

I don't understand what's going on in Washington at all. I was angry for the last 24 hours. Now I'm just sick and sad.