[John Valentine]

Lancey, I’m with you. The Terry Schaivo case was bungled by the State of Florida and in the State of Florida, from the county level to the State level and back. The outcome was an outrage against human dignity and life. All true.

Yet, the answer Fred Thompson gave on Sixty Minutes was correct, even if it could have been expanded upon.

The harsh truth is that Federalism means that States can and will make mistakes, and the Federal government ought to and must stand aside.

[John Valentine]

Excuse me, that was Meet the Press..... Oops...

[billbears]

The harsh truth is that Federalism means that States can and will make mistakes, and the Federal government ought to and must stand aside.

Oh goodness. I see you're in for a Constimatushional lesson by those whose misconstruing of the Constitution is second to none.

BTW I agree with you as it is the correct Constitutional point as understood by the Framers.

[Stayfree]

The real problem with The Terry Schaivo case was the fact that her brutal bozo husband was not seriously proven to have caused her condition to begin with when he obviously tried to kill her and failed, but was allowed to skirt an attempted murder charge only to successfully have her snuffed in front of the public.
I would pay anything to be a fly on the wall when this montster faces judgment day...the look on his face when God tells him that the devil has a pot of boiling sh*t waiting for him to spend an eternity on his head in that boiling pot!