[AbsoluteJustice]

Yes they do have that right but not when a verdict is rendered. Remember again I say Florida election fiasco? You cannot play by the rule of law with one instance and then not the next. This was passed on the cuff WITHOUT sifting through the 10 years of legal documents nor reviewing the case this was passed based SOLELY on emotion and from pressure by out of state activists. This is NOT how you pass law. This precedence is fanatical and not good policy. What is the next right that will be hi-jacked by the legislature because it is seen as unpopular? This was an overnight off the cuff law that should not have been passed. Most of the activists out there hadn't picked up one court paper to review the case and its history, much like the legislature.

[r9etb]

The way I see it, the FL legislature acted to stop what has all the earmarks of a court-approved murder. It seems clear that the key players -- especially Mr. Schaivo -- have significant conflicts of interest, such that one must wonder whether his motives in spending $2 million to kill his wife are actually pure.

Be that as it may, it is not "fanatical" to act to prevent a death (which harms no one) in a case where the jutification for that death appears to be open to question.

It is quite "fanatical," OTOH, to pound on the law books, demanding death, when those legitimate questions remain.

[TaxRelief]

Most of the activists out there hadn't picked up one court paper to review the case and its history, much like the legislature.

Actually, the exact opposite is true. Because the activists read through the court documents and because the bizarre inconsistencies and conflicts of interests between the judges and the lawyers became clear to them, they became energized and got involved with preventing a miscarriage of justice.

The legislators who wanted the information, were also provided with many of the same documents on which to base their decisions.

Jeb Bush was aware of the situation and also made an attempt to reason with the court well in advance of the climax in the legislature last week.