[Sgt_Schultze]

The dispute nearly created a constitutional crisis. Congress, the president and Florida lawmakers moved to block the court order that her feeding tube be removed. The courts rebuffed political efforts to undermine their authority and the separation of powers.

The far left like to crow about separation of powers and checking the authority of the President. Where is the recognition of the power of the executive to check the unbridled power of the judiciary? Didn't the schlock judge in the Schaivo matter thumb his nose at the check by congress and the president on his decison?

[george wythe]

You make good points, but you also have to remember that the legislative and executive branches used plenty of hot rhetoric but did not follow through.

Correct me if my memory is incorrect, but I recall Congress issuing a subpoena for Terri Schiavo to appear before a Congressional committee, but the subpoena was never enforced.

In other words, the judges worked under the assumption that the politicians did not have the will power to face off in a constitutional battle.