Exortion to save Terri Schindler-Schiavo from murder (pt2)

the senate (Senate Bill 0988). I couldn't find one of the sponsors of the House Bill -> Mr. Carlos Lopez-Cantera but Baxley's secretary got me his phone number. Tallahassee: 850-488-4202. District Office: 305-442-6977. Basically Baxley's secretary told me in regards to a question I had about asking a Rep. about who is responsible for a bill being introduced, etc. that most Reps. will tell you who it is, etc. Time to
find out people. Make some calls.

Flores and Cantera need some calls as well as the Judicial Committee Members and your own particular FL House and Senate Reps.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1337497/posts?page=36#36

PLEASE MAKE NOTE AND TAKE ACTION. FOR GLOBAL/LOCAL DISTRIBUTION:

Here is a report from earlier yesterday (02-07-05):

I just recently got off the phone with someone (Kelly) in Senator Campbell's office approx 3:13pm. I wanted to find out who he was sponsoring the Senate Bill 0988 (Dead man's statute). When Kelly called me back she relayed to me that he was sponsoring it for the States Attorney's Office. I asked which one as there are various States Attorney's. She said the States Attorney's Office AS-A-WHOLE.

This is very telling. The States Attorney's Office has refused to investigate crimee against Terri Schiavo and now they want to let the courts and others get off scott free because of their new bill they want to get passed. This is inexcusable and smacks of corruption to me. They want to make hearsay testimony in court that was accepted in court be valid in determining whether a conflicted
guardian through the courts can have someone put to death by asserting false wishes, etc. As long as a corrupt judge accepts the hearsay wishes then they want to make it OK. They also want to get off the hook for not investigating
those trying to murder Terri. We cannot let them succeed. She is being denied having her own voice through denial of rehab and therapy and she is still being held hostage by the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc. who has connections to the Office of Elder Affairs and the Department of Health. Is this why they are letting be held hostage for over 4 years? and why they have been allowed in the past to make 2 other attempts on her life through dehydration/starvation which is against the laws of this state? They try to make this a right-to-die case but it is simply a right-to-kill case and one that involves criminal intent to murder giving the appearance that it is awful... their trickery is under color of law. Please act!!!

We have a potential legislative crisis in Florida that affects vulnerable persons.

Florida's Evidence Code may soon be modified in such a way that hearsay testimony (of an incapacitated person's oral declarations) from potentially conflicted guardians, beneficiaries or heirs at law could become admissible in a
court of law.

Currently, Florida Statute 90.602 provides protection for incapacitated persons by forbidding self-serving hearsay of alleged oral declarations as admissible evidence in court:

(1) No person interested in an action or proceeding against the personal representative, heir at law, assignee, legatee, devisee, or survivor of a deceased person, or against the assignee, committee, or guardian of a mentally incompetent person, shall be examined as a witness regarding any oral communication between the interested person and the person who is deceased or
mentally incompetent at the time of the examination.

Link: 90.602 Testimony of interested persons.

http://flsenate.gov/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0090/SEC602.HTM&Title=-%3E2004-%3ECh0090-%3ESection%20602#0090.602

But some Florida lawmakers are interested in eliminating this particular protection for vulnerable persons by repealing FS-90.602 and incorporating the following measure titled HB-0523. An identical Senate Bill exists under the title S-0988. This would change the evidence code in the following fashion:

13 Section 1. Section 90.602, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
...
20 (e) Statement by deceased or ill declarant similar to one 21 previously admitted.--If a declarant is unavailable as provided 22 in paragraph (1)(d), a written or oral statement made regarding 23 the same subject matter as another statement made by the 24 declarant that has previously been admitted in evidence. 25 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

Links: House Bill 0523 Senate Bill 0988

http://flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?File=hb0523.html&Directory=session/2005/House/bills/billtext/html&Tab=session&Submenu=1

http://flsenate.gov/session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&Submenu=1&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&Billnum=0988&Year=2005

This bill, if passed into law, may serve to eliminate a very important standard of evidence and reduce the rights and protections of incapacitated Floridians yet another notch. Considering the dangers that already exist for Floridians who have been deemed incompetent by the court, this act could effectively remove bars against abuses of the incapacitated person's financial interests and
medical treatment desires by the guardian or other interested parties by allowing hearsay to be considered evidence in guardianship proceedings.

House Bill 0523 has been pre-filed as of January 25, 2005 and is slated to be heard by the House Judiciary Committee sometime leading up to regular session in March. The anticipated effective date of this act is July 1, 2005.

According to the committee's Council Director, David de la Paz, it is not too late for Floridians to make their displeasure with this bill known. It is important that Floridians, disability advocates, elder care advocates and
advocates for medical ethics reform express their deep concerns over any measure or act that would further encroach upon the rights of our most defenseless
citizens.

I ask that you take the time to read and sign the following petition, circulate it to people you know and urge them to commit their signatures. The petition upon the Florida's House and Senate to discontinue onsideration of these bills can be found and signed here:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/766881322

This will be presented to every member of Florida's legislature as well as the House Judiciary Committee.

You can also call or email these committee members and ask that they not give favorable consideration to any measure that would adversely affect Florida's vulnerable population or give guardians yet another avenue for abuse.

Please circulate this. If you would like to contact Florida's representatives individually, their contact details follow:

Link: House Judiciary Committee Home Page

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/committees_detail.aspx?id=2267&sessionID=38

Bill Sponsors:

FL House
________

Carlos Lopez-Cantera
850-488-4202

Anitere Flores
850-488-2831

FL Senate
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Walter G. "Skip" Campbell Jr.
850-487-5094

House Judicial Commt.
_____________________

David Simmons
SIMMONS.DAVID@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-2231

Juan-Carlos "J.C." Planas
PLANAS.JUAN-CARLOS@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-3616

Kevin Ambler
ambler.kevin@myfloridahouse.com
850-488-0275

Dennis Baxley
baxley.dennis@myfloridahouse.com
850-488-0335

Frederick Brummer
BRUMMER.FREDERICK@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-2023

Dan Gelber
GELBER.DAN@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-0690

Michael Grant
grant.michael@myfloridahouse.com
850-488-0060

Jeffrey Kottkamp
KOTTKAMP.JEFF@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-7433

Sheri McInvale
MCINVALE.SHERI@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-0660

Joe Pickens
PICKENS.JOE@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-0665

Curtis Richardson
RICHARDSON.CURTIS@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-1798

Dennis Ross
ROSS.DENNIS@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-9890

John Seiler
SEILER.JACK@MYFLORIDAHOUSE.COM
850-488-0880

Stephen Hogge
STEPHEN.HOGGE@myfloridahouse.gov
850-488-3088

David De La Paz
DAVID.DELAPAZ@myfloridahouse.gov
850-488-6333

Link: Appearance Request Form (PDF)
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Files/H-16%20Appearance%20Record.pdf

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Judge George Greer Making Mockery Of Florida Judicial System
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1333205/posts?page=1#1

PLEASE DEMAND A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION IN THE SCHIAVO CASE!!!!!!!

ALSO A REAL KEY, NEW TALKING POINT: Terri was NEVER represented by counsel while others decided to starve her to death. That's against Florida and U.S. law. Even
criminals on death row are entitled to legal counsel. BILL TO THE FLOOR TO PROTECT TERRI AND FUTURE TERRI's -> HB-701!

No to House Bill 0523 Senate Bill 0988!!!

US Senator Orrin Hatch
104 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510
(202)224-5251

US Senator Orrin Hatch e-mail
Address:http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Offices.Contact

Florida Attorney General's Charlie Crist, AG Citizen's Services & Office
1-850-414-3990 / 850-414-3300

Bernie McCabe, State Attorney Pinellas and Pasco Counties
727-464-6221
bmccabe@co.pinellas.fl.us

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities 800-342-0823
850-488-9071
info@advocacycenter.org

Pinellas County GOP 727-539-6009

Gov. Jeb Bush 850-488-4441
jeb.bush@myflorida.com , fl_governor@myflorida.com,
jeb@jeb.org , jeb@myflorida.com

State of Florida Office of Civil Rights 954-712-4601

Senator Mel Martinez
Washington: Phone: 202-224-3041

Congressman Jim Davis
Washington: Phone: (202) 225-3376
FAX: (202) 225-565
DISTRICT: Phone: (813) 354-9217
Florida Toll Free: 1 (888) 266-0205
Fax: (813) 354-9514

Satellite Office: (727) 867-5301
FAX: (727) 867-5302

Florida Senate 800-342-1827
http://www.flsenate.gov/Legislators/index.cfm?Mode=Member%20Pages&Submenu=1&Tab=legislators

Senate President Tom Lee: 1-800-560-4403

Daniel Webster
Capitol Office: Phone: (850) 487-5047
District Office: (407) 656-0066

The Florida Senate-2004-2006 Senators

alexander.jd.web@flsenate.gov , argenziano.nancy.web@flsenate.gov ,
aronberg.dave.web@flsenate.gov , atwater.jeff.web@flsenate.gov ,
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bullard.larcenia.web@flsenate.gov , campbell.walter.web@flsenate.gov ,
carlton.lisa.web@flsenate.gov , clary.charlie.web@flsenate.gov ,
constantine.lee.web@flsenate.gov , crist.victor.web@flsenate.gov ,
dawson.mandy.web@flsenate.gov , portilla.alex.web@flsenate.gov ,
dockery.paula.web@flsenate.gov , fasano.mike.web@flsenate.gov ,
garcia.rudy.web@flsenate.gov , geller.steven.web@flsenate.gov ,
haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov , hill.anthony.web@flsenate.gov ,
jones.dennis.web@flsenate.gov , king.james.web@flsenate.gov ,
klein.ron.web@flsenate.gov , lawson.alfred.web@flsenate.gov ,
lee.tom.web@flsenate.gov , lynn.evelyn.web@flsenate.gov ,
margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov , miller.lesley.web@flsenate.gov ,
peaden.durell.web@flsenate.gov , posey.bill.web@flsenate.gov ,
pruitt.ken.web@flsenate.gov , rich.nan.web@flsenate.gov ,
saunders.burt.web@flsenate.gov , sebesta.jim.web@flsenate.gov ,
siplin.gary.web@flsenate.gov , smith.rod.web@flsenate.gov ,
villalobos.alex.web@flsenate.gov , wilson.frederica.web@flsenate.gov ,
daniel.webster.web@flsenate.gov

Florida House of Representatives 850-488-6026
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/legislators.aspx

Speaker Allan Bense
Capitol Office: Phone: (850) 488-1450
District Office: Phone: (850) 914-6300
speaker@myfloridahouse.gov

Frank Peterman
Capitol Office: Phone: (850) 488-0925
District Office: Phone: (727) 552-1370

Florida Department of Law Enforcement 850-410-7000

Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities 850-488-4257

Federal Bureau of Investigation
202-324-3000
tampa@fbi.gov , jacksonville@fbi.gov

U.S. Department of Justice
AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
202-514-2000 Main Switchboard
202-353-1555 Office of US AG

U.S. DOJ Disability Civil Rights
Section Chief John L Wodatch
Phone: (202) 307-2227
Fax:(202) 307-1198
John.L.Wodatch@usdoj.gov

Section Deputy Chief Renee M Wohlenhaus
Phone: (202) 307-0663
Renee.Wohlenhaus@usdoj.gov

Philip Breen
Special Legal Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice
Phone: (202) 616-7526
Fax:(202) 307-1198
Philip.L.Breen@usdoj.gov

Liz Savage
U.S. Department of Justice
Phone:(202) 514-7173
Fax:(202) 514-0293
E-mail: liz.savage@usdoj.gov

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO MAKE SOME CALLS ON BEHALF OF TERRI!!!! THE CALL YOU MAKE MAY BE THE ONE THAT SAVES HER LIFE!!!!