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But it also goes to show just how limited our form of government - yes, our beloved, best-in-the-world, democratic form of government - is in dealing with those in need of more than money or military action. When Schiavo dies (probably this weekend), we should all hang our heads in shame, cry, and consider rubbing out the “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses” from the base of the Statue of Liberty, as I’m not sure we can really offer that anymore as a country....