And another fellow-traveler, dog lover:
Posted on 04/03/2005 5:46:59 AM PDT by madprof98
Friends of Florida Judge George Greer describe him as a low-key conservative Christian, a Republican, a family man, a dog lover. Appellate courts have found over and over again that Greer simply followed the law in deciding a sad and controversial case. But for that sin, the Pinellas County Circuit Court judge was invited out of his Southern Baptist church.
Apparently, Greer's critics, including his pastor, didn't like his rulings in the Terri Schiavo case, which landed in his courtroom in 1998. They wanted him to be an "activist judge" — a jurist who ignores the law and rules according to the passions of a group of partisans.
Ultra-conservatives want you to believe the term "activist judge" applies to a group of determined liberals whose rulings have overturned historic precedent, undermined morality and defied common sense. But the controversy that erupted around Schiavo, who died on Thursday, ought to remind us once and for all what "activist judge" really means — a jurist whose rulings dissatisfy a right-wing political constituency.
Over the next few months, you'll hear the term "activist judge" often as President Bush nominates justices to the U.S. Supreme Court. The president could end up appointing as many as four. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, is ailing with cancer; John Paul Stevens is also an octogenarian. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are cancer survivors in their 70s.
With so many likely vacancies, ultra-conservatives see an opportunity to drive from the bench any semblance of fealty to the law or the U.S. Constitution. They claim that judges have become the tool of an outlandish liberal fringe that has violated the graves of the Founding Fathers. When right-wing talk show hosts and U.S. senators denounce judicial activism, they conjure up images of jurists who terrorize the God-fearing, coddle criminals and would — according to one crazed campaign memo passed around during last year's presidential campaign — outlaw the Bible.
The next time you hear those claims, think of Judge Greer, whose politics tilt to the right. He is among the targets of ultraconservative ire.
For that matter, think of the current Supreme Court — hardly a bastion of liberalism. Its justices declined to intervene in the Schiavo case because they could find no legitimate reason to do so.
While the rift between Michael Schiavo and his in-laws, Bob and Mary Schindler, is depressing, family conflict is almost a way of life in America. Courts are called upon often to settle family disputes over money, children, property. Florida law makes clear that a spouse has the right to decide end-of-life issues, and, after testimony from several people, Greer upheld Schiavo's claim that his wife didn't want to be kept alive through artificial means.
It is perfectly understandable that the Schindlers were unhappy with his ruling. As grieving parents, they wanted to believe, contrary to the judgment of several physicians, that their daughter might one day be miraculously restored.
But the attacks on the judiciary by the Schindler's supporters — including an attempted end-run by an activist Congress — made it clear that a minority of religious extremists have no respect for the law and no understanding of the separation of powers on which this government was founded.
Among those who missed their high school civics class, apparently, was House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is fuming over judges who "thumbed their nose at Congress and the president" in the Schiavo case.
DeLay is threatening that "the time will come for the men who are responsible for this to answer for their behavior." Perhaps the Founding Fathers could not have forseen a Tom DeLay, but they certainly anticipated congressmen of his arrogance and tyrannical tendencies when they enshrined separate but equal branches of government.
President Bush has already made clear that his idea of a model chief justice is Clarence Thomas, who has no respect for judicial precedent. But even Thomas might not satisfy the extremists who chastise Judge Greer. They will be satisfied with nothing less than a judiciary steeped in the same narrow religious views they want to impose on the nation.
Cynthia Tucker is the editorial page editor. Her column appears Sundays and Wednesdays.
What utter nonsense. In a judge heard case there is an enormous amount of judicial discretion. Greer used his discretion in every instance to rule FOR putting an innocent woman to death. He would have been well within his rights as a judge and well withing the law to have ruled differently. There would have been nothing "activist" about it.
Cynthia Tucker is the editorial page editor. Her column appears Sundays and Wednesdays.
She is so "OFF THE MARK" her column shouldn't appear at all! What a Ditz!!
And another fellow-traveler, dog lover:
Ms. Tucker is hereby nominated for the Leftist Stereotype " of the year award previous ly held by MoDo and Anna Quindlen. Second place gets the Mediocre Thinker of the year. If Cynthia keeps up at this rate she may get both.
Isn't it possible that "judicial precedent" is the danger, and also the lazy "safe" way out of real review and justice!
Where is the Constitution does it say where a good, bad, stupid precedent becomes law?
He is not conservative, his church threw him out,
and he is a Scientologist-'Republican'.
He is not a judge because he didn't take the Oath.
For reference:
Pinellas county, Florida subhuman murderer uncertified Judgenfuhrer Greer:
"I am exempt from ALL rules.
I did not even take the oath of office.
The US Constitution - I ignored it.
18 USC Section 1505 - I ignored it.
Title 2 of the US code - I ignored it.
Florida Statute 765.309 which prevents mercy killing and assisted suicide - I ignored it.
Florida Statute 744.3215 which requires that incapacitated people cannot be deprived of food and water - I ignored it.
Florida Statute 765.404, which says that clear and convincing evidence of the ward's intent for medical treatment must be established - I ignored it..
I conspired to murder Terri to celebrate Holocaust Remembrance Month.
So what are you --and the gonadless pussies in Congress-- dare gonna do about it?"
Judge Greer's crimes to Murder Terri
Law conveniently changed by Hospice where Terri was Judicially murdered
Below is Terri's Hospice Certificate for Woodside Hospice House (***)
NOTA BENE: Please notice the following:
1) NO physician signed this Certificate for Woodside Hospice House.
ERGO: Michael Schiavo and Greer acted without a medical license.
ERGO: They had to murder her and cover it up.
2) Look at the "Terminal Diagnosis.
It appears to have been changed after the fact. It was clearly written while the
rest was typed, AND in a handwriting different from the rest.
In medical records, that is a sign of tampering. I bet whiteout is underneath.
3) The Certificate states she will live less than 6 months.
Yet they took $$$ from the insurance company(ies?)
and you know the rest.
ERGO: They apparently had to murder Terri to cover it up.
Pinellas County Medical Examiner:
" Wow. This was so easy. I kept the Schindlers' observer away from the post
and simply used Terri's official Pinellas County Autopsy report
which Judge Greer gave me last week after he defied the Executive and Legislative branches.
Let me assure you that Judge Greer's report
which was written BEFORE we burnt all the evidence
says absolutely positively nothing about abuse.
Everything was normal. Honest. [wink]"
HEALTHFUL DRINKS WITH WARM MEALS SINCE THE ORDER-TO-MURDER-AN-INVALID BY JUDGE GREER
Subhuman scumbag Torturer and Murderer-At-Will Pinellas County Judgenfuhrer Greer ..... 65
..................................................................... Terri Shiavo 0
...................................................................... Lee Malvo 49
................................................................. Scott Peterson 48
" 9. Between September 1939 and April 1945 the defendants Karl Brandt, Blome, Brack, and Hoven unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly committed war crimes, as defined by Article II of Control Council Law No. 10, in that they were principals in, accessories to, ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in, and were connected with plans and enterprises involving the execution of the so-called "euthanasia" program of the German Reich in the course of which the defendants herein murdered hundreds of thousands of human beings, including nationals of German-occupied countries. This program involved the systematic and secret execution of the aged, insane, incurably ill, of deformed children, and other persons, by gas, lethal injections, and diverse other means in nursing homes, hospitals, and asylums. Such persons were regarded as "useless eaters" and a burden to the German war machine. The relatives of these victims were informed that they died from natural causes, such as heart failure. German doctors involved in the "euthanasia" program were also sent to Eastern occupied countries to assist in the mass extermination of Jews."
BREAKING: GOTTA SEE THIS:
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
Clearwater Bar Association 'recognized 'Judge George Greer for his decision to
execute Terri Schindler. They presented the John U. Bird award to the Pinellas-Pasco Circuit judge on May 15, 2004.
This prestigious award, which is the Clearwater bar's highest honor for a judge,
was granted to Judge Greer for the way he has handled himself in the Nazi fashion
(adopted by the Scientologists) of executing by dehydration and starvation while
the victim screams, as in the Terri Schiavo case!
Source 1
BREAKING: GOTTA SEE THIS:
The relationship of "Judge" Murderer Greer to Scientology and the Murder of Lisa McPherson 
Judgenfuhrer George Greer's biography
scientology_and_terri_schindler_schiavo_death_connection
This is the 'tip of the iceberg' of what Terri and her family were up against.
Here’s where Terri Schiavo Insurance money went:
These funds, the result of a malpractice suit, were meant solely to provide for Terri Schiavo’s care and rehabilitation.
=======================================================================================
Atty. Gwyneth Stanley - $10,668.05
Atty. Deborah Bushnell - $65,607.00
Atty. Steve Nilson - $7,404.95
Atty. Pacarek - $1,500.00
Atty. Richard Pearse (GAL) - $4,511.95
Atty. George Felos - $397,249.99
1st Union/South Trust Bank – $55,459.85
Michael Schiavo - $10,929.95
Total: $545,852.34
Neglect and abuse complaints is that Michael Schiavo:
* Has not allowed therapy or rehabilitation since late 1992.
* Has prevented swallowing tests or swallowing therapy since 1993.
* Ordered caretakers not to clean Terri's teeth since 1995, resulting in removal of five teeth in April 2004.
* Placed Terri in hospice in 2000, despite the fact she is not terminally ill.
* Refuses to allow Terri to leave her room. She has not been outside since 2000.
* Ordered doctors not to treat Terri when she had a life threatening infection in 1993 and 1995.
Terri Schiavo had sustained a serious brain injury as the result of a suspicious incident in their home in 1990 and in 1992,
her husband had filed claims against several of her former doctors, claiming her “collapse” was caused by a misdiagnosis.
He received over $1.5 million in 1993 including $750,000 which had been specifically earmarked by the trial jury for Terri’s rehabilitation based on a life expectancy of 50 years.
Mary and Bob Schindler Sr., her parents, consulted a St. Petersburg attorney about removing Michael Schiavo as their daughter’s guardian and discussed the case at length with him.
Unfortunately, the Schindlers did not have the amount of money the attorney demanded as a retainer to take the case.
That attorney became the judge in the case-----a totally prohibited conflict of interest.
Thereafter, the attorney-judge approved the hiring of George Felos as the attorney for Schiavo to be paid from the trust fund and the stage was set for her judicial homicide.
The judge wasn’t George W. Greer.
It was Mark I. Shames.
The money was then diverted to the Judicide G reer.
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GREER DONOR |
AMOUNT |
POSITION |
ACTION |
|
Lawyers For |
Hamden Baskin III Felos & Felos Deborah Bushnell Gyneth S. Stanley Steven Nilsson Beth Wilson
|
$500 & $500 |
Michael Schiavo’s Lawyer[s] |
Greer |
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Daniel Grieco
|
$300 |
Employer of Michael Schiavo at time of Feb. 25, 1990 then attorneyOf record for Michael up until the malpractice award, |
Incident when injuries occurred to Terri,Reappeared as attorney for selected pleadings |
|
State/County |
Frank Nagatani |
$50 and $50
|
DCF Attorney |
Squashed |
|
|
Bernie McCabe |
In-Kind |
State Attorney |
Allowed underling to appear in campaign ad for Greer |
|
|
Everett Rice |
$500 & In-Kind |
Sheriff/State Rep |
Didn’t conduct criminal investigation into what really happened to Terri or allegations of abuse after initial incident |
|
|
John Carassas |
$100
|
Deputy Attorney General |
Florida Deputy Attorney General, involvement with |
|
|
James Hellickson
|
$150 & In Kind |
Assistant state attorney in office of Bernie McCabe, Pinellas/Pasco State Attorney |
|
|
|
Paula Shea |
In Kind |
Assistant Pinellas Public Defender |
Appeared in Greer Campaign Ad |
|
|
Andrew
|
$100 |
Officer in Guardianship monitoring program and Guardian ad litem pool |
Was supposed to: |
|
Misc. People w connections |
Richard La Belle
|
$100 |
Member of Board of Directors of |
Supposedly ACPD |
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Battaglia, Ross, Disus and Wein
|
$250 |
Principal Kelli Crabb is past chairperson of Hospice Foundation of Florida Suncoast and member of Board of directors |
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|
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Gus Bilirakis
|
$40 cash |
Former Hospice Board member and of American Hellonic Education Progressive Assoc. (AHEPA) |
Felos past Governor |
|
|
Divito and Higham
|
$250 and $250 |
Law firm employed by St. Petersburg/Venice |
Terri’s Dioceses |
MICHAEL SCHIAVO'S lies and contradictory testimony in easy to read format
mea culpa
I wouldn't give any of the rats - Greer, Shiavo, Felos - air in a jar.
I see ol Cynthia just cant keep her bias out of the Constipations Oped pages. Hey, has anyone ever seen her and Dowd in the same room? Clift? Ivins?
The Law is the Law. If it doesn't suit you, then legislate for change. Judges are not permitted to legislate from the bench, though activists’ judges often do - and that is unconstitutional. Judge Greer merely followed the law, something you need to study a little more. Emotions do not make good law.
The article is factually correct. Get over it.
As was pointed out in post #8, Greer did not follow 'THE LAW' many times. What is your response to each of those 'breakings of THE LAW'?
Exd 20:13
Deu 5:17
His defense: "I vass chust following orders, ass shown to me by zee law."
If he followed the law, then why did he overturn Terri's Law I?
Worth repeating.
Oh, THANK YOU, I FINALLY GET IT!! Judge Greer is a DOG LOVER!! And Terri was a CAT LOVER!! Now, I know why he wanted her dead. Thanks for finally clearing that up.
Pinellas county, Florida subhuman murderer uncertified Judgenfuhrer Greer:
"Why? Because in Florida some people are just born victims."
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