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unsigned /p> p> Ben Stein's article below is exactly right. There is something very unseemly about aged parents having to go from court to court in America begging for the life of their daughter, and being told NO. I think to a great degree the soul of America is hanging in the balance over this Schiavo case. Is the letter of the law more important than the pleas of a desperate mother for the life of her little girl? In America, for godsake! Something in this country is terribly broken. br> -- Steve Hayes br> Utah /p> p> It's a highly charged, emotional issue, but in this country, when families can't agree courts must decide. How else would you like this issue to be settled? By Congress? By the President? By a state governor? Let's face it, there is no other way, and our court system has decided it, over and over again. IMO, Ms. Schiavo has been dead for years; however, my opinion (just as yours) doesn't really count. That's why the matter has to be resolved by the courts. br> -- Jerry Lyons br> Supply, North Carolina /p>

Re: Ben Stein's closing remark, "The Falange followers of Francisco Franco had an evil cry: Long live death. Obviously, Justice Kennedy was listening."

p>Well, didn't Kennedy say we ought to base our law on the opinions of foreigners? br> --

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