But a power of this magnitude is being wielded by a county Judge. And he has disobeyed a federal subpeona.
Terri is later to court for her appearance than Michael Jackson was.
http://abstractappeal.com/schiavo/HouseSubpoenas.pdf
Please. That subpoena was issued as an end run around measure of a current state law and decision by a state judge. It was no more Constitutionally based than it was for the United States Congress to get involved. It was based solely on emotion and for political hacks to get some face time in front of the cameras to show they 'cared'.