[Jim Noble]

To me, that would be grounds for the appeals court to give relief (tube re-insertion), and sending the case back to trial to Tampa.

Every Federal judge in the country knows that Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kennedy and Stevens would pull the tube out with their own hands.

And every Federal judge in the country will rule accordingly.

[ContraryMary]

Don't be surprised. Justice Scalia himself said in the Cruzan case that government does not belong in the life-and-death decision-making process.

[Theodore R.]

But if there is a trial, there could be such major revelations that would make it politically impossible for the USSC to rule for euthanasia in this case.

[Theodore R.]

If the case were sent to trial in Tampa, there would be a jury. Wouldn't that save Terri? Or would the USSC say that the law mandating the jury trial is itself unconstitutional?