Fucking supreme court considers an appeal by the Schindlers. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7293186/ Pretty fucking late in the game isn’t it? If you made a decision today and put the feeding tube back in Terri has probably already had irreversable organ damage from dehydration and wouldn’t last much longer anyway. It’s like giving a condemned man a reprieve after he’s gotten part of the dose of potassium chloride.
Um, that would actually be the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and not the SC.
As I understand it this is an issue on a point of law and not procedural. So if they’ve got a new POV the court is within its jurisdiction to decide to hear it.
Note, however, that even though they agreed to a hearing there’s no immediate (as of last night) order for the feeding tube to be reinserted. If this goes any significant length of time without that order this is going to be a moot point.
These things don’t just appear out of nowhere, Padeye. They’re considering this appeal now because now is when the appeal was before them. Courts don’t and basically can’t act on their own in these types of matters; they need to wait until someone brings them an issue. Perhaps you’re angry that they ruled differently twice last week. That makes no sense. Last week, different issues were before the court, and they ruled on those issues. Now a new issue is in front of the court and it may rule differently.
–Cliffy
She hasn’t peed in something like 5 days, a sign of kidney failure. Irreversible. Moot.
She’s had irreversible organ damage for years - to her brain. Let it go, already.
As has been pointed out in other TS threads, they have not agreed to hear the appeal. They have allowed the Schindlers to file an appeal. They will decided whether or not to consider it later.
As of the time stamp on my post right now , this is the cutting edge of the story here, stay tuned.
About 15 minutes ago CNN was reporting that the motion was denied by the 11th CCA.
They apparently didn’t have to consider an appeal submitted after the deadline of last Saturday at all. Maybe they just thought “Hey, we thought these jokers were out of bullshit arguments already. Wanna find out what they came up with this time, just for laughs?”. Petition to waive deadline granted. Appeal read and laughed at. Dismissed.
From what I’ve read, reinserting the feeding tube now might actually cause her to die in a rather violent way-her body choking and gasping, rather than a relatively peaceful death from dehydration.
And no, she can’t feel anything, but why would you put your family through that?
Didn’t they say last week they were DONE with the appeals? Jesus.
Latest on MSNBC: Appeals court declines new Schiavo review
PS - What’s with the “Schindlers” thing in the OP? Obviously I’ve missed something there.
Um, Schindler was Terri’s maiden name. You didn’t think her parents’ name was Schiavo, did you?
No, I had somehow missed that little tidbit of information in the huge deluge of force-fed 24-hours-a-day-all-Terry-Schiavo-all-the-time news. Hence the question. Thank you.
Feeding tube wouldn’t be in her mouth, right? I thought there was a stoma in her belly where the tube was inserted.
It is in her stomach. But it could still possibly cause some stress.
According to CNN, Mr. Schindler says they’re going to try the Supreme Court again.
This’ll be the what, fourth time?
IANAL, but it would appear that the Court briefly opened the door this morning in order to slam it shut [I would hope permanently] on the Schindlers, both of the Shrubs brothers, that goddamned, lying hypocrite Tom DeLay and all the other assorted “pro-life” politicans.
Sixth.