The timeline of this case shows that every substantive issue has been argued before numerous courts before and the case itself has been placed before the U.S. Supreme Court several times. In each case the Supreme Court, overwhelmingly conservative, I should add, has refused to consider the appeal.

Not even the Florida state legislature would pass an emergency measure earlier this week to override the courts.

The Rev. Pat Robertson has now urged Gov. Bush to send in state police or troops to forcibly remove Terri to a place where she'll be "safe," regardless of the law or the Constitution.

Randall Terry now promises "Hell to pay." Terri is being compared to the crucified Christ, the courts to the Sanhedrin, etc., etc.

The repeated appeals are now a carnival being carried out largely for political and propaganda purposes. The courts have implicitly recognized this.