Terri Schiavo: "Longest Public Execution in
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Nat Hentoff: Terri Schiavo Suffered From "Longest Public Execution in American History."
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Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff and law professor Jamin Raskin discuss the case of Terri Schiavo, who died today (shortly after we went off the air). Two weeks ago courts order the removal of the feeding tube of the brain-damaged woman sparking a national debate. In a new column Hentoff wrote, "For all the world to see, a 41-year-old woman, who has committed no crime, will die of dehydration and starvation in the longest public execution in American history." Terri Schiavo has just died after going two weeks without any nutrition or hydration and her parent's legal options are virtually gone. Yesterday, they faced another setback when the U.S. Supreme court for the 6th time denied their request for an emergency order allowing her feeding tube to be reinserted while they further appealed the case. Earlier in the day, a federal appeals court turned down their latest effort to have their case reviewed and the feeding tube reinserted. One of the judges in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in a separate opinion that he believed that the special law hastily passed by Congress on March 21and immediately signed by President Bush, allowing Schiavo's parents to seek federal review is unconstitutional and violates the principal of separation of powers.
It is the first time in the long legal drama that any judge has described the Schiavo legislation in such terms. Judge Stanley Birch wrote, "It is my judgment that despite sincere and altruistic motivation, the legislative and executive branches of our government have acted in a manner demonstrably at odds with our Founding Fathers" blueprint for the governance of a free people - our Constitution." Judge Birch added that the courts "are without jurisdiction in this case."
In recent days, a number of progressive figures have come out in one way or another against the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube and the denial of water. Among them, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Ralph Nader. We are joined on the phone by long time Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff. In his latest piece in the Village Voice, he calls the Terri Schaivo case judicial murder and the longest public execution in history. We are joined now by Nat Hentoff and American University law Professor Jamin Raskin.
* Nat Hentoff, author of the "The War on the Bill of Rights and the Gathering Resistance" and syndicated columnist who frequently writes on First Amendment issues for the Village Voice, Editor & Publisher and other publications. His latest column is
"Terri Schiavo: Judicial Murder"
* Jamin Raskin, professor of Law at American University.
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The Saga of Terri Schiavo
1963 - 2005
THEY MURDERED OUR SISTER TODAY!
9:05 a.m. Eastern time
March 31, 2005
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Nat Hentoff: Terri Schiavo Suffered From "Longest Public Execution in American History."
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Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff and law professor Jamin Raskin discuss the case of Terri Schiavo, who died today (shortly after we went off the air). Two weeks ago courts order the removal of the feeding tube of the brain-damaged woman sparking a national debate. In a new column Hentoff wrote, "For all the world to see, a 41-year-old woman, who has committed no crime, will die of dehydration and starvation in the longest public execution in American history." Terri Schiavo has just died after going two weeks without any nutrition or hydration and her parent's legal options are virtually gone. Yesterday, they faced another setback when the U.S. Supreme court for the 6th time denied their request for an emergency order allowing her feeding tube to be reinserted while they further appealed the case. Earlier in the day, a federal appeals court turned down their latest effort to have their case reviewed and the feeding tube reinserted. One of the judges in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in a separate opinion that he believed that the special law hastily passed by Congress on March 21and immediately signed by President Bush, allowing Schiavo's parents to seek federal review is unconstitutional and violates the principal of separation of powers.
It is the first time in the long legal drama that any judge has described the Schiavo legislation in such terms. Judge Stanley Birch wrote, "It is my judgment that despite sincere and altruistic motivation, the legislative and executive branches of our government have acted in a manner demonstrably at odds with our Founding Fathers" blueprint for the governance of a free people - our Constitution." Judge Birch added that the courts "are without jurisdiction in this case."
In recent days, a number of progressive figures have come out in one way or another against the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube and the denial of water. Among them, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Ralph Nader. We are joined on the phone by long time Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff. In his latest piece in the Village Voice, he calls the Terri Schaivo case judicial murder and the longest public execution in history. We are joined now by Nat Hentoff and American University law Professor Jamin Raskin.
* Nat Hentoff, author of the "The War on the Bill of Rights and the Gathering Resistance" and syndicated columnist who frequently writes on First Amendment issues for the Village Voice, Editor & Publisher and other publications. His latest column is
"Terri Schiavo: Judicial Murder"
* Jamin Raskin, professor of Law at American University.
To purchase an audio or video copy of this entire program, click here for our new online ordering or call 1 (800) 881-2359.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/31/1558242
=====================
The Saga of Terri Schiavo
1963 - 2005
THEY MURDERED OUR SISTER TODAY!
9:05 a.m. Eastern time
March 31, 2005
CLICK:
