[EDINVA]

what, exactly, would you all have Gov or Pres Bush do? and how would you have him/them do it? under what authority? and, how long would any such action be in effect before it was overturned, returning Terri to exactly where she is today? this does strike me as placing blame and anger in the wrong direction.

[carlr]

I have asked before on different threads, what is the endgame?
A showdown between the executive,Gov Bush,and the judicial,inevitably the Florida Supreme Court,branches over who has the ultimate say would lead to the US Supreme Court.Does any one think that the libs in the country would stand by and watch the courts lose power without a fight?
What happens then?Does anyone think the SCOTUS will move to restrict the power of the judiciary?You would need two of the following to side with the executive branch,Souter,Breyer,Stevens,O`Connor,Kennedy,Ginsburg.I can`t picture one of them not protecting the home turf of the courts.Than what?Defy the court and rule by executive order?We may not mind it now but some day that may be a very distasteful thing.
Amending the constitution was the check to a runaway judiciary but that is virtually impossible now.
Very frustrating and I am at a loss for an answer.