Yeah I have to wonder what the "checks and balances" mean if the balance is weighted in favor of one branch.
If all the judiciary did was interpret law, then an independent judiciary would be fine. But they're not. They're legislating, which means they are in essence a one man Congress. The whole idea of Congress being the size it is is so that there is a lot of people you have to convince that any one idea is good enough to vote for. Not so with a single judge.
Yeah, and not only are they legislating, they have usurped the power of the executive as well, with the permission of the chief executive through cowardly inaction.
The armed men who were guarding the hospice (assuring the death warrant without trial would be carried out without interference) are supposed to be an arm of the executive branch.
But in this case, they instead served a corrupt judge by default.
Functionally, our elected leaders allowed the entire power of the the State of Florida and of the United States of America to be coopted by a probate judge.
And from the perspective of Terri Schiavo, this virtual King George Greer effectively revoked the most important parts of the Bill of Rights and of the Florida constitution.