"I like to imagine Terri being in charge of HINO'S eternal judgement"
I think many of us share that fantasy... don't get me started...
Velveeta said: "He could still grant clemency, take her into protective custody, etc. If Jeb's hands are tied this easily, it means that the courts have the definitive authority in Florida."
Amen! I was just reading the piece by Dr. Alan Keyes and he agrees with you completely.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43472
"The root of the problem is the abuse of the power of judicial review. This played a role in the Schiavo case, when the Florida state Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Florida legislature's attempt to authorize protection for Terri Schiavo's continued access to nutrition.
But in a constitutional system based on checks and balances, one branch can run riot only if some other branch fails to exert the power necessary to constrain its actions within constitutional bounds.
This means that the rise of judicial tyranny represents a failure elsewhere in the government. Now we know that in the Schiavo case, both the Florida and the national legislatures exerted themselves in an effort to secure her basic right to life. They failed because the judiciary has the power to invalidate their actions, either in application or through the power of judicial review.
In the end, the constraint of judicial abuse is especially the responsibility of the executive branch of government, since the executive has both the opportunity and the obligation to act without the interference of the judiciary, provided that in doing so he consults the political will of the legislative power.
Until and unless the people elected to wield executive power in our national and state governments recognize and act upon this responsibility, the judiciary will go unchecked, destroying the balance of power among the branches and with it our system of free, representative self-government."