Double Standard
According to the L.A. Times, in 1988 Tom DeLay’s own father, comatose, brain-damaged, and kept alive by machines after a freak accident at home, was allowed to die by his family – without the interference of Congress or the President. Also, the DeLay family successfully sued the manufacturers of the “backyard tram” that had crashed, though the congressman would soon make a career of excoriating “frivolous, parasitic lawsuits” that “kill jobs”:
Three years later, DeLay cosponsored a bill specifically designed to override state laws on product liability such as the one cited in his family's lawsuit. The legislation provided sweeping exemptions for product sellers.
The 1996 bill was vetoed by President Clinton, who said he objected to the DeLay-backed measure because it “tilts against American families and would deprive them of the ability to recover fully when they are injured by a defective product.”
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Another Double Standard?
The following paragraph is excerpted from a political cartoon by Scott Bateman. It's available on Slate: http://cagle.slate.msn.com/news/TerriSchiavo/7.asp
"And when he was governor of Texas, Bush himself signed a law that gives hospitals the right to remove life support if the patient can't pay and there's no hope for survival, no matter what the family might wish--a law that was used as recently as March 16 to unplug a baby against his mother's wishes. Essentially, by signing that law, Bush killed that baby so that hospitals can make more money."
Have I been watching too much sports, or has this story really not been covered by mainstream news? Anybody have any additional information?
By the way, check out the cartoon itself...lots of other interesting tidbits.
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