Ok so I am going to rant for a second about this Terri Schiavo issue and the right to die in general...
The right to speak freely is as important as the right to not speak at all... Also, the right to die is as important as the right to live... The idea is that it's my choice to make; not yours; not Congress; and definitely not the President's.
I believe in the idea of sovereignty of the individual with regard to decisions that directly affect - medical choices, et al.
I do not believe society has a right to decide whether I live or die. End of story. Society did not give me my life - my life is mine, my gift my choice. Therefore I am opposed to the death penalty (but not banishment, nor life in prison). And as far as abortion goes - I'm a man so I won't ever have to worry about making the decision for myself, I wasn't aborted - so it does really make the top 10 on my personal issues list (though to qualify... I believe in the right to choose; it's between a woman, her conscience, and whom she chooses to involve)
But enough of this and onto the rant
-I live for me.
-I am not here to make others happy at my expense.
-I am not here to prevent anyone from mourning my death because they are too sad to let me go.
-I am not here for anyone but me, at the end of the day.
-When its my time, I want to be let go.
-I don't want to live as a vegtable.
-I don't want to live paralyzed and unable to care for myself.
-Life is not that valuable to me.
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Quality of Life, NOT quantity
-It may be valuable to others, but what is great is that's YOUR choice.
-I won't choose for you, you don't choose for me.
-If I don't choose someone to make my decisions I want there to be a legal rule to follow - aka next of kin.
-I don't want the state involved in my personal medical decisions.
-I do not live for the state, for a corporation, for a church -
I LIVE FOR ME!
-Does our government not have more pressing matters to attend to than Terri Schiavo...
-Why is the State of Florida not up in arms over the violation of their state soveriegnty?
-What makes Bill Frist think he can diagnose someone from a video? (I have a mole I wonder if he could check out...)
-Why the hell is Delay even talking... Doesn't he have some foriegn contributors to meet with...
-Maybe Terri's mom and dad gave money to his campaign...
-why is America so irrational?
-and finally, what the hell is the Republican party doing so far up my ass? Isn't the bedroom invasive enough...
One pissed classical liberal partisan democrat in Virginia...
"Bienvinido a Fascism"
:-)
Cheers!