Another important public policy issue that falls in good policy/bad politics category is the durable power of attorney legislation that deals with people’s right to die. I (David. C Hollister) introduced the first bill of this kind in America after watching my grandfather be put on life support against his expressed but unwritten will. I learned how inadequate the laws were when dealing with incapacitated and unconscious people. I tried to intervene on behalf of my family to stop unwanted and unnecessary treatment for my unconscious and incompetent grandfather who had suffered a series of strokes. While he had made his wishes known and did not want to be hookedup to life support equipment, the circumstances of his last stroke initiated a full range of life-support equipment. Unfortunately, the laws did not allow family members to stop treatment