This is a fight that is long overdue. But why did the Republicans wait for Terri's case to fire the first shot? It is, in my opinion, a mistake to have waited so long.
The Dems and MSM have been very effective in pushing the notion that the Republicans are playing politics and interfering with personal decisions. The MSM has utilized the following misconceptions 1)Terri is in a coma or on life support (respirator); 2)Terri left a living will; and 3) Terri's family is in full agreement that she would not want to be kept alive in this condition. Add to this a fake "Republican Talking Points" memo and the MSM has a bonanza on its hands. Oh, also add the daily dosage of the "Republicans are Hypocrits" stories and it gets even better.
The emotion and misconceptions carried along with this case have made it easy to demagogue. The Republicans better get their acts together and come out on the offensive PDQ.
I agree with your assessments.
But .. congress has been a little busy with a couple of wars and all .. so this kind of stuff took a back seat.
And .. this "judicial review" thing has been going on for so long - most people don't even realize it's not Constitutional.
Also .. without a super majority in congress - these things are going to take years and years to get fixed - and we have to be ready to hang in there for the long haul .. because the only other option is to just give up .. and that's exactly what the liberals want. They want us to tire from the fight.
Remember, in the American Revolution, our forefathers did not give up the fight just because the odds seemed stacked against them or the battle was too hard .. they perservered. We can do no less - or we will be complicit in the demise of America.