[supercat]

Her husband, no matter what we think of him, was LEGALLY her next of kin.

Because the "Republican" in the legislature who made the law refused to let anyone try to "roll back his legacy".

[voltaires_zit]

> Because the "Republican" in the legislature who made the
> law refused to let anyone try to "roll back his legacy".

Thanks for clearing that up.

Too many competing interests, and further confirmation that hard cases make for bad law.

The best that can come from it all is just that we all have our wishes clearly written out and recorded.