TERRY SCHIAVO, THE LONGEST EXECUTION

The tragic demise of Terry Schiavo in 2005 constitutes to be the most significant event in the recent legal history of the United States. Quite possibly, it is the first time; a court has knowingly and willfully exercised authority on the legal status of an INNOCENT PERSON instead of a person found guilty and convicted of a wrong doing. This self propelled expansion of authority of the courts and the legal system is a significant contradiction to the individual freedoms guaranteed under the specific amendments of our Constitution. The U.S. Congress must take action to reverse this self propelled expansion of authority of the courts in order to forever guarantee individual freedoms expressed in our constitution and therefore must restore the credibility of our legal system for all.

In my opinion, no court  in the United States or anywhere else in the world, whether petitioned or not, should have the authority to impose a judgment on an innocent person which will result in bodily, physical, mental or psychological harm or injury, dismemberment, anatomical alteration, limitation of bodily functions or death by any means, even that person may or may not be fully capable to sustain normal daily mental , physical, anatomical and  physiological functions with or without internal and external medical assistance or other means.

Terry Schiavo was never convicted of any crime or wrong doing. She was completely innocent and yet our legal system put her to an excruciatingly painful death. I sincerely believe that no legal system in the world should have the authority to put an innocent person to death just because of that person is not completely well and can not take care of self. Those who are involved in her demise should be brought to justice as soon as possible.

I urge the Congress of The Unites States to step up to the plate and immediately take all necessary steps to insure that no one else will suffer the terrible fate Terry Schiavo was subjected. We owe at least this much to a person we have so cruelly victimized in the name of justice.