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First please understand, I was totally behind saving Terri, her death torments me still, and now, the matter will never rest with me until there is a criminal investigation.

That said, however, it was wrong for the Repubs to push this Federal legislation. Why? Because anyone with a bit of political acumen, should have realized that it WOULD NOT save Terri! It was destined to be ineffective, ab initio.

The result of this legislation could only be precisely what eventuated; a divisive confrontation between pro-life and pro-choice/death forces (media), that could NEVER garner the public support needed to save Terri.

What should the Republicans had done? Simple. Nine recalcitrant REPUBLICAN Fla. Senators could have saved Terri. The first call to the Numbskull Nine, should have been from Jeb. If ineffective, the second should have been from The Hammer. Still ineffective, the 3rd call should have been from the Speaker of the House.

And if still ineffective, the Numbskull Nine should have received a call from the White House secretary- “Please hold, the President of the United States would like to speak to you!”

If still ineffective, the Nuclear Option. A personal visit from Condi Rice and Ann Coulter.

It is wholly incredible,and virtually politically unacceptable, to believe that the National Leadership of the Republican Party could not find the means to flip these votes. But, past is past. In releasing the Med. info yesterday, Greer blinked for the first time. It won't be the last. Justice will ultimately come to Terri.

Had Judge Whittemore done his judicial duty, to afford Terri due process having been handed the habeas corpus to take and do a de novo trial, the outcome would have been very different. Sadly and outrageously, Judge Whittemore functioned as another rubber stamptrooper, passing on the process and completely and arrogantly ignoring what was due to Terri under out/Her Constitution.

I too continued pleading for the governor to act in a more forthright and less calculated-to-avoid-being-politically-embarassed way, but it is very apparent that we the people have a constitutional crisis upon us, where one branch of our government has taken to behaving as if it is the oligarch of this Republic. We the people need to demand that a few of those smarmy black robed bastard kings be impeached and removed for violating OUR fourteenth amendment where Terri was concerned. I prefer that to the velvet hammer techniques you outlined because the real problem is within the arrogant judicial branch and thus would have only been set aside for a time by the method you endorse.