Pay close attention. The two judges opposing reinserting the feeding tube, Carnes and Hull, are Clinton and Bush 41 appointees. The judge who wants to reinsert the feeding tube, Wilson, is a Clinton appointee. So do NOT let the republicans and America's Taliban continue to use this case for their own political gain about judges, liberals, etc. The courts are doing their job, regardless of who appointed the judges, regardless of the judges' political stripes, and it's high time the republicans started supporting our democracy and the democrats starting finding some balls.
In a 2-1 ruling early Wednesday, a panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta said the parents, who have battled with their son-in-law for years over the woman's fate, "failed to demonstrate a substantial case on the merits of any of their claims" that Terri's feeding tube should be reinserted immediately.
"There is no denying the absolute tragedy that has befallen Mrs. Schiavo," the ruling by Judges Ed Carnes and Frank M. Hull said. "We all have our own family, our own loved ones, and our own children. However, we are called upon to make a collective, objective decision concerning a question of law."
In his dissent, Judge Charles R. Wilson said Schiavo's "imminent" death would end the case before it could be fully considered. "In fact, I fail to see any harm in reinserting the feeding tube," he wrote.
Wilson and Hull were appointed to the appeals court by President Clinton, while Carnes was appointed by former President Bush.
