"If it were possible for the Executive to simply override a judicial decision, then we would have a government similar to Sadam Hussein's Iraq."
Yes, and this is a point being conveniently ignored by the "save Terri at any cost" crowd. I can't believe I'm hearing so many people who are willing to throw away our entire system over this one person.
After this is ended, it will be time to address the questions through legislation.
Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, to name two, would disagree with you. Not that thisa nation even closely resembles what they had in mind. Our modern nation's founder is Thomas Dewey, and it's philosophy comes from the French Revolution, summed up in one word 'liberte'.
It is a false doctrine, according to the original intent of the Constitution, that the Executive and Legislative Branches should be so powerless before the judiciary.
>>this one person.<<
Many times in history, one person has made all the difference.
2Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him. 13And they led Him away to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest that year. 14Now it was Caiaphas who advised the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.