Letter to President Bush about Terri Schiavo

Letter to President Bush about Terri Schiavo
| 27 Mar 05 |

Posted on 03/26/2005 9:31:27 PM PST


March 26, 2005

President George W. Bush White House Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. President, It now appears that Terri Schiavo has no champions. She will soon die. This is a win for the advocates of euthanasia and a loss for America. When we give up trying as a society we begin dying. The Europeans are a good example. Just two years ago the French couldnâ??t be bothered to halt their vacations to take care of their elderly parents who died by the tens of thousands in a heat wave. All they care about are their vacations, short work weeks, and pensions.

The Terri Schiavo saga is more than just a right to die cause for the terminally ill. When someone commits suicide, we feel saddened for this self-inflicted death but we do not fear for ourselves and loved ones. When we let the advocates of euthanasia carry on, they will inevitably seek greater numbers of the weak among us. Nursing homes will turn into hospices for which the likes of George Felos and Judge Greer can now only dream. Many of us will be at the mercy of state sanctioned mercy killing. Medicine will turn to eugenics rather than advancing cures and quality of life. This is the demon that is breaking loose in Florida and Oregon.

The most incredible sidebar to the Schiavo story is the stated goal of Michael Schiavo, George Felos, and Judge Greer to burn the material evidence. Terri will be cremated within one hour of her death. With all the firsthand accusations leveled at Michael Schiavo and George Felos by care workers who had direct contact with Terri, the indifference by Florida law enforcement officials in openly seeking the truth and settling public outrage is crushing. I am equally appalled that the medical establishment does not seek an autopsy to scientifically establish Terriâ??s diagnosis. Do they not care if the public sees the medical community as credible? With all the second and third opinions Americans seek, one would think they should. A truly impartial post mortem evaluation is necessary to keep our trust.

Putting the Terry Schiavo saga into context, it seems foolish to wage a war on the other side of the world while we decay within. If the Bushes kick the can of euthanasia down the road, not only will the Bush legacy be undistinguished, but also America will have made a great stride toward its demise as a great nation. When Lincoln was confronted with the end of the Union, he acted.

Sincerely, (insert name)

This was written by a Freeper,from FreeRepublic--I have one more to post,to Gov. Jeb Bush,please feel free to use them as form letters to send to President Bush and his brother,Jeb.

Governor Jeb Bush,

I weep as I type this final good bye email to you. I have fought long and hard for Terri Schiavo. It appears tonight that you have no intention whatsoever of risking your governorship to save her life. A sad day for sure in America.

We have lost our liberty, our land and our freedom. No longer will we trust those in authority. No longer will we be able to sing " God Bless America.". How can He bless us any more.

One of His own is being denied Holy Communion at this very hour. Her religious freedom has been trampled on by our government.Powerless, you sit by and watch. Powerless President Bush sits by and watches also.A freedom has been taken, our religous freedom.

We send our boys to foreign soil to give their precious lives to fight so that we might be free. Fight, may I ask for WHAT? This?? This land that sits back and watches a innocent disabled woman be starved to death?? We have already heard from many who have fought for our freedom that this will not go unnoticed. You , a Governor, unwilling to risk your postition to do what is right.Brave, you are not!! What a shame. You could have ordered the National Gaurd in there and did what Janet Reno and President Clinton did with Elian Gonzales. But no. You chose just to let a perverse and crooked judicial system mock and laugh at our entire nation. My tears cannot stop flowing. I will not be able again to sing " My Country Tis of Thee, Sweet land of Liberty" any more. How can I . I would see the face of Terri Schiavo and her parents pleading for mercy , only to find none.

We lost this battle on our own soil. We are a disgrace to the countries of the world after preaching freedom and liberty, and yet being hypocritcal with " I did all I can do for you Terri" " Sorry sweetie pie, you must die" . It is out of my control"..........

My heart is crushed. My hopes are dashed. We have turned a corner that unless God grants us a measure of mercy , we will never be the same. America , the America I knew and love , died tonight.

I am a long time Republican. I have a cousin that has just retired as a Republican senator. I have another cousin that is a Republican Assemblyman. This night, my husband and I are leaving the Republican party that we have loved, and joining up with the Constitution party. We will probably be losing for several elections, but we will at least be voting for the principles that we believe in.

May God Bless the Schindler family and God Help Terri. America let Terri down. She might as well have been in the old Iraq with Sadaam as leader.

Bobby has told those at the hospice now to go on home. Be with their families. Heartwrenching Mr. Governor. He can't be with HIS during these last hours. Michael has won, he will see Terri to her death and cremation. The case now will close. Michael, Attorney Felos, Judge Greer, Whittmore and all will dance their death dance now. Why not? they have won. They should.

The preamble used to say " We the people, in order to form a more perfect union...............no Mr. Governor. Not any more. It is " We the COURTS.....in order to control the destiny of this land"...........Sorry George Washington, Sorry Abraham Lincoln.You got it wrong. There is no more liberty. America died tonight.

Sincerely, (insert name)


This was written by a fellow Freeper,as well.

I am so thankful that no one or the government stepted in when my parents were sick. both died from cancer, both died at the house they built, both were taken care of by me [ with hospice's help], both were NOT given food and water over their last weeks, both were well medicated. BOTH died PEACEFULLY with smiles on thier faces. I thank God i was able to abide by their wishes with out ANYONE stepping in. My parents died as they wished, just as Teri Schaivo had her wishes, should she ever be in the condition she is in now. How dare anyone void or change those wishes!!!
Dieing with out food and water isn't as bad as it sounds. especially in conditions such as hers or my parents, continuing life as she and my parents are and were living is the crime. Everyone has the right to decide what is and isn't to be done to them in situations just like these. Just my 2 cents any nickel will beat it.
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this should be a criminal investigation...from any video i've seen of her, she doesn't seem to be in any pain. from every affidavit i've read from nurses, she was someone who felt pain like any normal person and laughed at jokes and was happy to see her parents and mad and agitated when her husband would visit with her behind closed doors. she's simply disabled as the result of very questionable circumstances.

http://www.zimp.org/stuff/

The following documents have been collected from case evidence, testimony and other sources in the public record.

These items give significant illustration that the circumstances surrounding Terri's collapse may be suspect and that the following actions by the guardian should be investigated.

Frankly i dont see the difference between starving/dehydrating someone to death, and euthanasia, other than the fact that the former takes much longer, and what they call euthanasia is illegal. Oh and also the fact that a feeding tube isn't an extraordinary medical treatment. By the way if she's supposed to be beyond suffering,(which i'm not convinced of.) Whats to point in ending her life? Why can't the parents take care of her untill her bodies natural death?

I believe euthanasia should probably be used in some cases, especially if someones in a great deal of pain and suffering, and is going to die anyway. But if they are going to perform euthanasia, they should be damn sure of that persons condition, and they should do it as quickly and painlessly as possible, which i don't see happening in the Shiavo case.