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This women's individual rights were trampled upon by a tyranncial judge. There are all kinds of problems with the case. Conflict of interest for one thing. Michael Shiavo's attorney used to be on the board of directors of the hospice where she is a patient. Her doctor is a pro-euthanasia zealot. Her estranged "husband" would not have any legal standing to be her guardian in most any other state. Her "husband" would not authorize physical therapy of any kind for her. Sworn affidavits contradicting Michael Shiavo and this pro-euthanasia doctor were rejected by the tyrant Greer. In short, give me a frigging break with your "states' rights" rhetoric.

"In short, give me a frigging break with your "states' rights" rhetoric."

In other words, you would have the Federal government forcefully overpower states in any situation where you, personally, disagree with the decision of the state? Just what exactly do you consider the term "states' rights" to mean? Let me take a shot at it...

States' Rights - misnomer - a set of privileges bestowed upon individual "states" by the Federal government contingent upon their agreement to act in accordance with the wishes of the Federal government.

That about cover it? Afraid that's directly contrary to the US Constitution, the wishes of the founders, and the best interests of the people of the United States of America. The system in Florida, in its current form, failed Terri Shiavo. To jump over onto the liberal side of the states' rights issue does no good for Terri and would actually be harmful for the 300 million of her fellow citizens. Working within the law to change the law in the state of Florida while preserving the sovereignty of the state of Florida is the right way to go about ensuring this doesn't happen happen again. The "at all costs" crowd is shortsighted, reckless, and downright dangerous. Thankfully they're in the minute minority, else we'd have all sorts of problems and possibly would have a bunch of people dead over this issue already.

That's a great advertisement for the culture of life - get people shooting at each other on the front steps of a hospice. I'm not saying you've personally advocated that, but others have called for the governor of Florida or President Bush to send in armed police to go up against the armed police guarding the hospice to enforce the judges' order. Truly a walking contradiction.