Why in heck did he not do anything about it then? Just cannot understand that. There had to be a strong reason because we know and have seen how hard he fought for Terri earlier when he did not have to.
There is no easy answer, dear Lady. There is the political aspect and the points to be gained for 'trying'; there is the fear of a showdown between legislative and judiciary, with the legislative showing in advance that they are not on the side of reining in the out-of-control judiciary, so the governor should have acted before asking permission and then allow the chips to fall with the distinct possibility that things would have developed differently and Terri would still be alive; there is the fear of upsetting the incorrectly polled voters of the nation and Florida (a trick that worked and the media must be very pleased with their evil selves, especially ABC, that bastion of liberal demonic manipulation).