Activists demand action to save Terri
Schiavo
Tue Mar 29, 2005 01:50
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CRIME TAKEN PLACE AT THIS MOMENT:
HOUSE SUBPOENA: Dated March 18, 2005
A LETTER FROM CONGRESS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED TO BOTH MICHAEL AND TERRI FOR THEM BOTH TO APPEAR ON MARCH 28, 2005 AT 10:00 AM FOR AN INVESTIGATION TO TAKE PLACE INTO NON-AMBULATORY CARE.
http://www.apfn.org/pdf/HouseSubpoenas.pdf
CALL FBI TO ARREST TERRI...
SEND THIS TO THE FBI OVER AND OVER AND OVER...EVERYPLACE / BY EVERYBODY!
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Investigative Programs - Civil ...
... Title 18, USC, Section 241 - Conspiracy Against Rights. Title 18, USC, Section
242 - Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law ...
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/statutes.htm
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Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241
Conspiracy Against Rights
This statute makes it unlawful for two or more persons to conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person of any state, territory or district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him/her by the Constitution or the laws of the United States, (or because of his/her having exercised the same).
It further makes it unlawful for two or more persons to go in disguise on the highway or on the premises of another with the intent to prevent or hinder his/her free exercise or enjoyment of any rights so secured.
Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to ten years, or both; and if death results, or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years, or for life, or may be sentenced to death.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/statutes.htm#section241
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Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242
Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law
This statute makes it a crime for any person acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to willfully deprive or cause to be deprived from any person those rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution and laws of the U.S.
This law further prohibits a person acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation or custom to willfully subject or cause to be subjected any person to different punishments, pains, or penalties, than those prescribed for punishment of citizens on account of such person being an alien or by reason of his/her color or race.
Acts under "color of any law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within the bounds or limits of their lawful authority, but also acts done without and beyond the bounds of their lawful authority; provided that, in order for unlawful acts of any official to be done under "color of any law," the unlawful acts must be done while such official is purporting or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. This definition includes, in addition to law enforcement officials, individuals such as Mayors, Council persons, Judges, Nursing Home Proprietors, Security Guards, etc., persons who are bound by laws, statutes ordinances, or customs.
Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to one year, or both, and if bodily injury results or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire shall be fined or imprisoned up to ten years or both, and if death results, or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/statutes.htm#anchor286635
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Activists demand action to save Terri Schiavo
CTV.ca News Staff
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1112013351194_27/?hub=CTVNewsAt11
As brain-damaged Terri Schiavo survived an 11th day without food or water, activists demanded something be done to keep her alive.
"She is fighting for her very life now. Are we to say that the entire federal government is powerless to help her?" asked Rev. Patrick Mahoney during a rally in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
But U.S. President George W. Bush and his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida -- both considered conservative, pro-life politicians -- say there is nothing they can do.
"I have not seen any means by which the executive branch can get involved," Jeb Bush said.
Bob Schindler, Terri's father, held back tears as he pleaded for politicians to do something to save his 41-year-old daughter.
He also made an extraordinary claim: "I have a grave concern that they'll expedite the process to kill her with an overdose of morphine. That's the process. She has to be saved."
The hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla. where Terri now lies dying denied the allegation, with a spokesman saying, "a fundamental part of hospice is that we would do nothing to either hasten or postpone natural death."
George Felos -- lawyer for Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband and guardian, the man who says his wife wouldn't have wanted to be kept alive in a vegetative state -- said Terri had been given small doses of morphine twice in the last 10 days.
"We're talking two miniscule doses," he said.
While Felos said Terri was calm and peaceful, her sister Suzanne Vitadamo said: "The look on her face is 'please help me.' She's fighting. Does this sound like someone who wants to die?"
The Schindler family believes Terri never wanted to her life ended by the removal of her feeding tube.
On the weekend, they claimed Terri said "AHHHHH" and "WAAAAAAA" when asked to repeat the phrase "I want to live."
They used that as evidence Terri was responsive and wanted to live. However, Pinellas Circuit Judge George Greer denied their motion, accepting the view of medical practitioners that people in Terri's state make involuntary sounds.
Two more state appeals of the March 18 order allowing the feeding tube's removal are pending, but they are before appeal courts where they have previously lost.
Some of the 100 or so demonstrators seemed to accept that Schiavo would probably not get her feeding tube reinserted.
One tried to be philosophical, saying: "God knows what he's doing and he's using Terri as a martyr for the cause of life in a culture of death."
Police have tightened security around the hospice, fearing a backlash when Terri dies. She wasn't expected to survive longer than two weeks.
With all the controversy over whether Terri, who has been in a vegetative state since 1990, could have ever recovered, Michael Schiavo has requested an autopsy after her death to show the extent of her brain damage.
David Gibbs III, a lawyer for the Schindlers, say they welcomed an autopsy.
Schiavo, suffered brain damage after her heart stopped briefly from a chemical imbalance. The imbalance is believed to have been brought on by an eating disorder.
Because she left no living will outlining her wishes, a bitter battle developed between her parents and husband.
Later Monday, Jeb Bush told Associated Press Television News that lawmakers should review the issue of guardianship and feeding tube removal when where's no advance directive such as a living will.
With a report from CTV's Joy Malbon and files from The Associated Press
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HOUSE SUBPOENA: Dated March 18, 2005
A LETTER FROM CONGRESS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED TO BOTH MICHAEL AND TERRI FOR THEM BOTH TO APPEAR ON MARCH 28, 2005 AT 10:00 AM FOR AN INVESTIGATION TO TAKE PLACE INTO NON-AMBULATORY CARE.
http://www.apfn.org/pdf/HouseSubpoenas.pdf
CALL FBI TO ARREST TERRI...
SEND THIS TO THE FBI OVER AND OVER AND OVER...EVERYPLACE / BY EVERYBODY!
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Investigative Programs - Civil ...
... Title 18, USC, Section 241 - Conspiracy Against Rights. Title 18, USC, Section
242 - Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law ...
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/statutes.htm
=================
Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241
Conspiracy Against Rights
This statute makes it unlawful for two or more persons to conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person of any state, territory or district in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him/her by the Constitution or the laws of the United States, (or because of his/her having exercised the same).
It further makes it unlawful for two or more persons to go in disguise on the highway or on the premises of another with the intent to prevent or hinder his/her free exercise or enjoyment of any rights so secured.
Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to ten years, or both; and if death results, or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years, or for life, or may be sentenced to death.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/statutes.htm#section241
=====================
Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242
Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law
This statute makes it a crime for any person acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to willfully deprive or cause to be deprived from any person those rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution and laws of the U.S.
This law further prohibits a person acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation or custom to willfully subject or cause to be subjected any person to different punishments, pains, or penalties, than those prescribed for punishment of citizens on account of such person being an alien or by reason of his/her color or race.
Acts under "color of any law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within the bounds or limits of their lawful authority, but also acts done without and beyond the bounds of their lawful authority; provided that, in order for unlawful acts of any official to be done under "color of any law," the unlawful acts must be done while such official is purporting or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. This definition includes, in addition to law enforcement officials, individuals such as Mayors, Council persons, Judges, Nursing Home Proprietors, Security Guards, etc., persons who are bound by laws, statutes ordinances, or customs.
Punishment varies from a fine or imprisonment of up to one year, or both, and if bodily injury results or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire shall be fined or imprisoned up to ten years or both, and if death results, or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/statutes.htm#anchor286635
===================
Activists demand action to save Terri Schiavo
CTV.ca News Staff
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1112013351194_27/?hub=CTVNewsAt11
As brain-damaged Terri Schiavo survived an 11th day without food or water, activists demanded something be done to keep her alive.
"She is fighting for her very life now. Are we to say that the entire federal government is powerless to help her?" asked Rev. Patrick Mahoney during a rally in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
But U.S. President George W. Bush and his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida -- both considered conservative, pro-life politicians -- say there is nothing they can do.
"I have not seen any means by which the executive branch can get involved," Jeb Bush said.
Bob Schindler, Terri's father, held back tears as he pleaded for politicians to do something to save his 41-year-old daughter.
He also made an extraordinary claim: "I have a grave concern that they'll expedite the process to kill her with an overdose of morphine. That's the process. She has to be saved."
The hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla. where Terri now lies dying denied the allegation, with a spokesman saying, "a fundamental part of hospice is that we would do nothing to either hasten or postpone natural death."
George Felos -- lawyer for Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband and guardian, the man who says his wife wouldn't have wanted to be kept alive in a vegetative state -- said Terri had been given small doses of morphine twice in the last 10 days.
"We're talking two miniscule doses," he said.
While Felos said Terri was calm and peaceful, her sister Suzanne Vitadamo said: "The look on her face is 'please help me.' She's fighting. Does this sound like someone who wants to die?"
The Schindler family believes Terri never wanted to her life ended by the removal of her feeding tube.
On the weekend, they claimed Terri said "AHHHHH" and "WAAAAAAA" when asked to repeat the phrase "I want to live."
They used that as evidence Terri was responsive and wanted to live. However, Pinellas Circuit Judge George Greer denied their motion, accepting the view of medical practitioners that people in Terri's state make involuntary sounds.
Two more state appeals of the March 18 order allowing the feeding tube's removal are pending, but they are before appeal courts where they have previously lost.
Some of the 100 or so demonstrators seemed to accept that Schiavo would probably not get her feeding tube reinserted.
One tried to be philosophical, saying: "God knows what he's doing and he's using Terri as a martyr for the cause of life in a culture of death."
Police have tightened security around the hospice, fearing a backlash when Terri dies. She wasn't expected to survive longer than two weeks.
With all the controversy over whether Terri, who has been in a vegetative state since 1990, could have ever recovered, Michael Schiavo has requested an autopsy after her death to show the extent of her brain damage.
David Gibbs III, a lawyer for the Schindlers, say they welcomed an autopsy.
Schiavo, suffered brain damage after her heart stopped briefly from a chemical imbalance. The imbalance is believed to have been brought on by an eating disorder.
Because she left no living will outlining her wishes, a bitter battle developed between her parents and husband.
Later Monday, Jeb Bush told Associated Press Television News that lawmakers should review the issue of guardianship and feeding tube removal when where's no advance directive such as a living will.
With a report from CTV's Joy Malbon and files from The Associated Press
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