But polls have been wrong before. Groups such as Merian's Friends have a relatively short history with no deep pockets. Their success will depend on the ability of the public to see through the specious arguments of opponents. In the meantime, watch for television, radio and print messages using scare tactics such as a wheelchair-bound persons or the elderly whose relatives are planning their demise. The right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness accompanies the right to life.
People sometimes forget that.
We seniors of Michigan have waited for years for this petition. Now the people will at last have the right to vote on this very personal question of asking for doctor assistance when it is time to die. For years, the politicians in Lansing have refused to let the people vote on this issue. Now we are going over their heads and will let them know that the people do want this right. This will give each person the right to make his or her own choice when the time to die arrives.