The Republican dominated US Supreme Court rejected the latest Schiavo appeal.

For all the criticizm out there in radioland about liberals and activist judges, at some point reality must set in: These judges are not liberals, they are not activists, and they are not (for the most part) even Democrats.

When the judiciary speaks with one voice, as it has in the Schiavo case, the general public can be pretty confident of one thing: The judges are following the clear mandate of the law. In Florida, the law is controlled by Republilcans who run the legislature and the Governor’s mansion, not by liberal Democrats.

If the law is clear enough that the judges speak with one voice, then the Save Schiavo activists need to turn their attention away from demonizing Democrats, and focus more on developing a reasonable plan for changing the law as it relates to persistent vegetative states and pulling the plug.

They can begin their persuasive efforts by asking W. Bush to rebuke himself for signing a Texas law in 1999 that permits hospitals to pull the plug (even on babies) whenever the patients can’t pay and further treatment would be futile.

Yahoo! News - Lawyer: Schiavo Legal Battle May Be Over: “PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Nearly two weeks after Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube was disconnected, her parents endured what their lawyer says may be their last legal setback when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene.

The ruling Wednesday night came as Schiavo, 41, began her 13th day without food and water. Earlier in the day, a federal appeals court also refused to intervene in the case.”