Enough is Enough!!!

It is being reported that the families of other patients in the hospice that is caring for Terri Schiavo, are experiencing major difficulties when trying to see their own family members. Things have gotten so bad, that one one woman who was rushing to see her grandfather who was dying was delayed, and did not reach her grandfather in time. He died just before she arrived. She said "It's a terrible, extra obstacle to put in front of a family." It is unconsionable that family members of other patients have to be met with these protestors when trying to deal with their own grief over their loved ones. A doctor at the hospice was quoted as saying "It's unconscionable to have a family member to be near the end stages of life and to get there, you have to walk through signs that say, 'Murderer."' And of course yet another wacko wingnut has caused a problem, this time resulting in an arrest on very serious charges after he allegedly solicited, via email, to have Michael Schiavo killed. Apparently the same was offered for the murder of an unamed Judge who has ruled on the case. The Associated Press is reporting, the suspect, Richard Alan Meywes, was arrested in Fairview, N.C., for an alleged connection to an e-mail placing a $250,000 bounty on the head of Michael Schiavo. The e-mail also offered a $50,000 bounty for the elimination of the judge who denied a request to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case. Authorities say Meywes has no prior criminal record. He will face a magistrate on the charges Monday and eventually will be transferred to Tampa to face those charges. Not only have these RTL groups gotten out of control, but apparently so has Gov. Jeb Bush. The Miami Herald is reporting that Mr. Bush had defied a Judges' order and sent state police to get Terri out of the hospice. Thanks to the brave actions of the local police, this standoff was avoided. "Hours after a judge ordered that Terri Schiavo was not to be removed from her hospice, a team of state agents were en route to seize her and have her feeding tube reinserted -- but they stopped short when local police told them they would enforce the judge's order, The Herald has learned," reports the Miami Herald. "Agents of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement told police in Pinellas Park, the small town where Schiavo lies at Hospice Woodside, on Thursday that they were on the way to take her to a hospital to resume her feeding. "For a brief period, local police, who have officers at the hospice to keep protesters out, prepared for what sources called ``a showdown.'' "In the end, the squad from the FDLE and the Department of Children & Families backed down, apparently concerned about confronting local police outside the hospice," all per the Miami Herald's ground-breaking coverage. What the hell happened to the rule of law? It appears that the minority far right fringe of the republican party and christian fundamentalism are now deciding that judges' decisions, qualified doctors diagnoses, mean absolutely nothing, and can be ignored at whim. That sounds more like a dictatorship to me. This has gotten totally out of control, and in my opinion all of the RTL groups who are funding these protests and court challenges should be brought to task and held accountable for the current situation.