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Did the repug Congress insert itself into the Schiavo case as a means to color the debate for support to do away with the filibuster rule?
I realize that they grossly "misunderestimated" the backlash from both liberals and conservatives on their involvement in trying to "save" Terri but do you think initially they thought this could be a triggering issue against "liberal" courts (they HAD to know the legal history of this case) that would not replace the feeding tube - and quite frankly did not care whether the tube was replace or not and, if not, could use it to their advantage? They then could pick up and run with the talking points that judges are bad, very bad and we need to get rid of them and the only way to do this is to nix the filibuster and get "reasonable" and "sane" (read that as extreme rightwing, unconstitutional loving nutcases) into the courts? Packing the courts is vital to continuing their overall plan of removing all social programs, building the military for world dominance and ensuring that corporations and the rich keep getting richer.
I know they made some missteps but I, quite frankly, think there is a method to their madness and they are willing to use an unfortunate woman to advance any and all agendas possible. That is the only reason they stepped in for one woman (use her, live or die - mission accomplished) while ignoring the thousands of other Americans suffering through situations similar to Terri's. Shouldn't the Dems be raising this issue on every talk show, newspaper column and Internet blog?
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