All the judges in the schiavo case ARE protecting the laws of the USA. Its only people blinded by right to life issues that advocate judges ruling on morality rather than laws.... thats what you call...ACTIVIST.
Please tell me what laws the judges are protecting by removing this woman's feeding tube. The last time I checked hearsay evidence was not admissible against a serial murderer, and therefore could not condemn him to the death penalty. Please tell me why Terri has less rights than him?
Also, Congress is the one with the power to set up federal courts. Congress passed a law, yes, that's LAW, with the clear intent that a federal judge should retry the case. The judge totally disregarded that LAW.
This is not right wing emotionalism. Some people may or may not have Terri as the end all be all. The long term danger for the Republic is to have a precedent for judges to a) disregard acts of Congress (better known as the LAW), and b) have the power of life or death for people too helpless to protest.