Bush Signs Bill That May Let Schiavo LiveThere is something awesome about a Nation whose President and Congress will interupt a weekend and return to the Capital to preserve the right to Life of one severely disabled woman.
"In cases like this one, where there are serious questions and substantial doubts, our society, our laws and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life," Bush said in a statement after signing the bill.
After flying back to Washington from his Texas ranch, Bush had waited at the White House to sign the measure permitting a federal review of the case, which could trigger the reinsertion of feeding tubes needed to keep the brain-damaged Florida woman alive.
The House passed the bill on a 203-58 vote after calling lawmakers back for an emergency Sunday session for debate that stretched past midnight.
The measured was backed by 156 Republicans to 5 who voted against it and 71 who did not vote [[not broken down between abstentions and absences]]; [ ... ]
Republican supporters said the "Palm Sunday Compromise" seeks to protect the constitutional rights of a [specific] disabled person and rejected suggestions that political motives lay behind the last-minute maneuver.
"When a person's intentions regarding whether to receive lifesaving treatment are unclear, the responsibility of a compassionate nation is to affirm that person's right to life," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. "In our deeds and public actions, we must build a culture of life that welcomes and defends all human life."
And on a day commemorating the return to another Capital in order pay the price of eternal Life for All that will accept that gift.
