Monday, November 22, 2010

From Unthinkable to Ordinary


From Unthinkable to Ordinary
Townhall.com

By Bobby Schindler

Last week, former US President, George W. Bush released a memoir of his tenure in office called Decision Points. In this 500+ page account, Bush revisits a number of official and personal events, as well as choices that shaped both his Presidency and his attitudes in private life.

I was disappointed to learn that Bush’s actions in March of 2005—that led to the passage of Terri’s Law—were not a part of this account. On March 20, 2005 in what was called the Palm Sunday Compromise, Congress passed Relief of the Parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo—a law that gave the Federal court access to review of the case to dehydrate my sister, Terri Schiavo, to death. President Bush left his home in Texas—in the middle of the night—to return to Washington, D.C. in order to sign this bill into law.

Some would praise him as a pro-life hero and a friend to the disabled. Others sharply criticized him for involving himself in a state circuit case. Yet nearly all would remark that his actions were extraordinary and historical.

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