I guess the real power of the land is the courts now. The true title of the piece should read, "US law not worth the paper it is written on."
Mike
Congress passed a law empowering federal courts to rule on the Terri issue. The courts have ruled.
Actually the law of the land (in Florida) was followed on this case. Many just don't like the outcome - heck, the law Bush signed in Texas would have sided with the husband in this case back in 1999.