Terry Schiavo

As a mother, sister and wife I am saddened by the Terri Schiavo Case, but as an individual US citizen that has these titles I am disgusted with the blantant disregard for my right to the pursuit of happiness. When we allow "Big Brother" to meddle in our personal private affairs we are empowering an already out of control power hungry group of men and women. Take a good look around you. We may have many more freedoms then most countries but they are systematically being stripped away at a remarkable speed with every human right issue. What about gas prices, wages, our men and women fighting for what?, the state of the economy, the outsourcing, the rising cost of living with no site of compensation in sight, the homeless, the starving, the working poor and I can go on forever with issues and not even touch private personal decision such as the right to die. When I looked at my name tag it did not say "God". I am expected to be accoutable for MY actions and mine alone.

As a health care worker I see death more often then most. It can be very sad and tramutic or very peaceful and tranquil.I do not want to see Terri die or anyone else for that matter. The truth is it is not my buisness. I do not know Terri or her family or do they know me. Congress is respresenative of me in the capacity of public matters not personal so therefore it is none of their business to even be involved in this case.What happens to me on personal level is just that per-son-al . Laws are in place to protect my personal rights not get involved in them. Laws are for the extremist. For the most part people are not going to violate other peoples personal space and are too busy tring to struggling with the daily grind of bringing home the too little pay for the too large economy.

The heart of this issue is the right to live or die. In my opinion Congress should be inovaters not follow the money "kiss assers". This is a group of men and women who are suppose to be able to voice about change for a safer and more economically sound country. I do tip my hat to those in congress who know that their actions affect them as equally as it does the nation and they don't want their personal lives invaded anymore then I do or millions of other people. Please let me keep what is personal, personal. The government knows where I live, work, bank, shop, what utilities I use and how much, what I watch, what I drive, who my family is, where I go on vacation, go to school and the list goes on. I want the right to decide what to do with my body or the right for my family to decide not some stanger that knows me by 3**-****-**.