RE: [Leica] luggers in amsterdam

[Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>]

Sorry, I shouldn't have prodded what is likely a very sensitive nerve.  It was indeed just intended as a bit of black humour.  Here in Canada we faced two very public and emotional cases of euthanasia/assisted suicide in the past couple of years, and I fully understand the divisive nature of the debate.

I understand the law passed in your lower house with a vote of 104-40, but remains to be ratified in the upper house.  I remain impressed that the Dutch seem to always be in the forefront on these difficult issues, with a display of reason that is the envy of the thinking world.

And Mr. Helms, Mr. Burton and Barry McCaffrey didn't get invitations to my 50th birthday party :-)  I wouldn't let 'em in even if they all showed up with gift-wrapped Noctiluxes :-)

Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sander van Hulsenbeek [mailto:sanderva@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 2:56 AM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: [Leica] luggers in amsterdam
>
>Paul Chefurka wrote:
>
>My guess is that since the Dutch have just legalized
>euthanasia...
>
>Paul
>
>--
>
>NOT TRUE. The law still has to pass our equivalent of
>the Senate. This legislative body is very keen to
>avoid legal clashes with neighbouring countries, and
>the European Council just repudiated the law. So it is
>not at all sure it will become legislation. 
>
>And if so, so what? We have no jurisdiction in the US
>and vice versa (or...., and despite Messrs Helms and
>Burton?)
>
>(soory for this heavyhanded reply to what was perhaps
>meant as a, little, joke?)
>
>Sander van Hulsenbeek
>Amsterdam, Holland (where sex and drugs mostly are in
>the mind of foreign media)