GOP Asks Activist Judges to Intervene

According to CNN, the GOP is trying to intervene at the federal level in the case of Terry Schiavo, to give federal courts the ability to act in the case.

Why this constitutes appropriate action, and judicial intervention in, say, gay marriage, does not, is far beyond me.

That said, I also don't know what gives Congress the right to tell Major League Baseball what to do, either, so...