"Greer needs to be dealt with - but is there any way of doing it besides the contempt of Congress charge? Just curious..."
Well, I suppose he could be impeached or (if elected) defeated at the polls or recalled from office...
those whould be the only LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE options I could think of...
The FL legislature could impeach him.
Of course, he's not really even legally a judge, you know.
The following information is excerpted from http://theempirejournal.com/documents_of_schiavo_judges_give.htm
Greer was presumably elected in 1998 and sought reelection this year. Baird was elected to a six year term in 2000.
In addition to paying the requisite fees, judicial candidates must file a candidates oath, a loyalty oath, the completed form for the appointment of campaign treasurer and designation of campaign depository, and a financial disclosure statement.
Statutes also require that each judicial candidate, including an incumbent judge, file a statement within 10 days after filing the appointment of campaign treasurer and campaign depository, stating that he or she has read and understands the requirements of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct. Neither Greer nor Baird has ever filed such a statement, according to the Office of General Counsel for the Department of State.
A review of the oaths signed by Greer in 1998 and 2004 as well as Baird in 2000 reveal that the documents are allegedly not in the proper form and were not filed within the requisite time period meaning that neither Greer nor Baird qualified for office. However, both have signed statements under penalty of perjury that they did qualify for office. (See http://www.theempirejournal.com/judges_in_schiavo_case_maynot_have_qualified_for_Office.htm )
Over the past several months, The Empire Journal has submitted several Freedom of Information Law requests for documents concerning the alleged qualification of Greer and Baird. However, the Department of State had not provided copies of the appointments of campaign treasurers.
D.H. Penton, assistant general counsel for Floridas Department of State, has now produced Greers filing for 1998---which was filed Oct. 23, 1997, well outside the window period for qualifying. Greers 2004 appointment of campaign treasurer was filed on Jan. 8, 2004.
However, both of Greers filings are outside the window period for filing, lending further proof that he did not qualify for office and could not appear on the ballot.
Bairds filing was not done until July 5, 2000, also well outside the qualifying period.
Even judges have to comply with the law.
The Empire Journal had asked the Office of General Counsel to take action against Greer and Baird based on the alleged improper documents and failure to qualify for election but in a response to the newspaper on Dec. 10, Penton said that as to your questions regarding Judges Greer and Bairds qualifications, the Department is unaware of any deficiencies in their filings The attorney said that if the newspaper had concerns about the judges, it would be to your advantage to consult an attorney for guidance on how to proceed.
Dunno. Frankly, I think the local DA should have the judge and Michael arrested for conspiracy to commit murder.
Since the judge is blind, he is clearly disabled, and his judgments suggest a vegetative brain. We should simply deny him food and water; after all, he has a right to die.