Both Jeb and the President had the power to rescue Terri from the slaughter. Legal or not, they had the power. It is only evil forces that kept them at bay.
To me, it seems the people have the power to rescue Terri in this case. The people have spoken once in Florida to save her and the Congress of the United States intended to do the same thing. The courts do not have the power to enforce their own laws.
I would argue, candeee, that it was the hundreds, maybe thousands of people in Terri's situation that kept them at bay ... to do for one, why not do for all?
I would say it was I who kept them at bay ... if my leaders can break the law, so can I.
I would say it was the process of letting the courts work that held them at bay ... that the courts are wrong takes Congress and we the people to reign them in.
In the long run, our President and Governor worked on behalf of ALL the people, by not condoning law-breaking, insurrection, or forcibly taking hold of the judicial system.
Sometimes the better part of wisdom is saving us from ourselves.