“This inquiry should give hope to Terri, her parents and friends and the millions of people throughout the world who are praying for her safety,” House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Government Reform chairman Tom Davis said in a joint statement. “This fight is not over.”

This what was said about Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who is in a persistent vegetative state – and has been for 15 years. Hope? Not likely. Who would want to live like that for such a period of time? I realize her parents want to give their daughter a chance, but it’s time to stop, and the government should stay out of it.

But the governemnt hasn’t stopped. It’s gone before congress. Even the president has had his word on it, saying “where there are serious questions and substantial doubts, our society, our laws and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life. Those who live at the mercy of others deserve our special care and concern.”

The idea is wonderful, in theory. The reality of it, though, is that Mr. Bush doesn’t have to live with a spouse that will not return his love and affection, nor does he have to pay the medical bills for constant care. Yet, at the same time, the house is passing new measures preventing Americans from getting out from under huge mdeical debts. This means the Michael Schiavo will be buried in medical debt, ruining him financially and emotionally.

When the US government gets involved in someone else’s private affairs they always seem to get the shaft… angry

If that’s not bad enough you have some rather unintelligent people who decide to rush in to Terri to bring her food and water, which she can do nothing with. Peaceful demonstrations are one thing, but do these people not have a life? Do they not have problems in thier own community that they should be more concerned with? Rather they must travel from Ohio or Texas to Florida.

I realize this has gotten a lot of publicity (way too much), but people need to get real. If they want to help, they should do it in thier own area.