As a friendly remark from someone whose mother was a teacher who even corrected the grammar on Christmas cards, the correct spelling is "Theory."

Paul is incorrect to assume that the husband could take the $1 million to give up custody to save Terri's life. The court ruled as it did because it was Terri's wish to be unplugged--not her husband's. His testimony only communicated her feelings that he conveniently remembered. He couldn't take the money and say her wish changed. It was too late.
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Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa! My only excuse is that I have the dreaded FAT FINGER DISEASE which causes typos in the most OBVIOUS places. Places where folk like Woody catch them. Please note I done korreketed tha miss spellink.

I think I agree with you re: MS; in his case face must be saved even if it means a life must be taken. Thanks for commenting
GMR

Posted by Woody at March 29, 2005 10:50 AM

It may be a case of saving face in public, but in the legal arena he had no choice. Once the court determined, in its mind, that Terri had expressed her death wish through her husband, then her husband was totally out of the picture. Obviously, it was clear that Terri thought that being slowly starved and dehydrated to death was preferable over living.

I think the only way the bribe could have worked would be if the husband accepted the $1 million and convinced the court that he had a "new memory" of Terri wanting to live and that this recollection had nothing to do with the money. I think that the leftist judge would only have accepted that if Terri's husband agreed to donate half to Hillary Clinton's campaign for President.

Just think, if Hillary had been president, then Congress would not have gone into special session to attempt to save a life. Hillary would have just sent in the storm troopers with weapons drawn yelling, "Give me the **** tube" and sent Terri to a Cuban hospice.

Posted by Woody at March 29, 2005 12:30 PM