Ok, Congress passed an emergency law to enable Federal Courts to review the order to withdraw life support.

The first trial court judge to hear the case rejected it. Soo, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will step in. Either way, the loser will appeal to the US Supreme Court on an emergency basis.

Now the fun starts: This is what the Republicans REALLY wanted — Get the case propelled up to the US Supreme Court, where the public will take real notice and the Republicans can woo their base.

Bush needs to woo his base. He has pissed of tradtional conservatives with his wrwomgering and deficits. And the American public is very much against the privatization of social security.

So Bush needs a winner —- Schiavo is it, for now. He does not have anything else.

For more on Bush hypocrisy on the Schiavo issue, to seemingly confrim that he is just using Schiavo for a political booast right now, see my post from yesterday 3-21-05.

In a series of posts yesterday, I showed that Bush signed a law in Texas in 1999 allowing hospitals to PULL THE PLUG on people like Schiavo EVEN IF THE FAMILY OBJECTED, unless the family could PAY for continuing care.

That’s an outrageous law. Ok to Kill persons like Schiavo against her family’s wishes IF SHE CAN’T PAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

So Bush has no moral authority on the Schiavo issue, but he will posture as if he does, and his base will forgive him for his cruel and immoral 1999 Texas law.

CNN.com - Judge denies request to reinsert Schiavo feeding tube - Mar 22, 2005

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Posted: 7:35 AM EST (1235 GMT)
TAMPA, Florida (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday denied an emergency request to reinsert a feeding tube for Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman who is the center of a national legal battle over her life.

Attorneys for Schiavo’s parents will file an appeal at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

Schiavo has been without food or water since Friday, when her feeding tube was removed by order of a state judge who ruled that her husband has the right to decide her fate.

The ruling in Tampa by U.S. District Judge James Whittemore came after Congress and President Bush enacted legislation aimed at allowing federal courts to review Schiavo’s case.