...It is...finished

As Terri Schiavo breathed her last, a new era was ushered in. No longer can the most vulnerable among us count on the law to protect even our most basic human rights. They say that the political world is filled with voters with very short memories. But I tend to think that the plight of Terri Schiavo will not be forgotten. Those who see the real life and death issues that this case exemplifies, those who see right through the abuses of the courts in overlooking extenuating circumstances and in the process denying a vulnerable woman her civil rights, will remember Terri Schiavo as they file in the voting booths.

But most of all, dear readers, we have have had a rare inward, no-holds-barred glimpse into the collective psyche of those who partake in the culture of death. Their collective Dorian Gray-like countenance came down from the attic in a rare command appearance, and displayed its true ugliness. I have pointed out the vast similarities between the agenda of the culture of death and the agenda of the world's infamous despotic regimes. We see proponents of this agenda, with a godlike complex in none other than Michael Schiavo's attorney:

Felos illustrates this power in his own life by describing an incident while on a plane during a time when he was engaged in a “right-to-die” case and had become very involved in the hospice movement. He pondered, “I wonder what it would be like to die right now?” and “indulged the thought by imagining the plane starting to lose it trajectory and descend.” The plane did, creating chaos in the cabin as people began to realize the plane was going to crash. “Needless to say, the juxtaposition of my imagined death and the possibility of a real demise heightened for me my different reactions. I assure you, my hubris in assuming that I would meet a life-ending crash with equanimity was not lost on me.” (181-182) The pilot later explained to the passengers that there was an unexplained problem with the auto pilot which caused the momentary descent. “At that instant a clear, distinctly independent and slightly stern voice said to me, ‘Be careful what you think. You are more powerful than you realize.’ In quick succession I was startled, humbled and blessed by God’s admonishment.” (182)

The fact that this absolutely insane scheister was given deference to practice law in the case of a dying woman; the fact that Terri Schiavo was never represented by her own attorney; the fact that all of the extenuating circumstances were ignored by the powers that be, suggests that an underlying evil is at work. If nothing else, the case of Terri Schiavo, as in so many times in our world's history, has once more placed us face-to-face with evil. The question is, how much longer are we as a society going to be complacent before it is recognized as such, and the courage is mustered to deal with it?

***UPDATE***

It would appear that the Republicans in Congress are beginning to heed the clarion call of a frustrated electorate, and are responding to it:

Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said Schiavo not only was a daughter and a sister but "most importantly, an innocent person was penalized by a court system that grants convicted murderers fair treatment under the law, but not a woman whose only crime was not filing a living will."

He added: "The actions on the part of the Florida court and the U.S. Supreme Court are unconscionable. In California, Scott Peterson, a convicted murderer, was sentenced to death, yet his constitutional rights were upheld to ensure that he received due process and fair consideration in court. Terri Schiavo was given a death sentence, and passed away without the right to due process."

In a later conference call with reporters, Santorum said the courts had practiced nothing less than "judicial tyranny" in this case and took aim at those who say Congress overstepped its bounds.

"[This is] routinely done by the courts — deciding they are now a super-legislature," Santorum said. "I'm not sure if the press realizes how serious this conflict is between the branches of government and how gravely concerned members of Congress are with [the] kinds of judicial tyranny we've seen. ...

Said Tom Delay,

"This loss happened because our legal system did not protect the people who need protection most, and that will change," House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search) said Thursday after receiving news of Schiavo's death.

"The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, but not today. Today we grieve, we pray, and we hope to God this fate never befalls another."

Said Bill Sammon, a Fox correspondent and writer for the Washington Times:

"This is almost a declaration of war from conservatives against the judiciary,"

But war had long ago been declared, dear readers, by the activist judiciary against the wishes of the electorate, ever since the left has relied on the unelected and unaccountable activist judiciary to push their agenda. The Terri Schiavo case was merely the last salvo fired over the bow of the conservative electorate, and they, through their elected representation, are finally responding. A balance of power again needs to be asserted to bring down the judicial oligarchy and restore America to three co-equal branches of government. It is my fervent hope that Delay, Santorum, and others who realize the gravity of this situation will continue to press this issue and make restoring the balance of power between the branches of government a priority.