The Florida state Senate has passed a bill giving Governor Jeb Bush the authority to overrule the state courts in the case of Terri Schiavo and order her feeding tube reinserted. The state House will vote on the bill tonight.

At this point in our history, I'm glad to see any court stripped of some of its power. Of course, those who would kill Terri Schiavo complain that such a move is "authoritarian" and "anti-democratic." I fail to see, however, how it is any more "authoritarian" than a state judge ordering a woman to be starved to death.