My opinion is that scientology is playing a big part in this, behind the scenes. Clearwater is a scientology haven, and the policies of the leaders of scientology has been one of placing themselves in positions to eventually dictate scientology doctrine as public policy. Scientology doctrine takes a dim view of the disabled, seeing them as useless.
Evil is evil. It may think it can repaint itself as progressive and enlightened, but it eventually shows itself as the same old culture of tyranny and death.
I remember some documentaries when our troops approached some of those concentration camps in WW11 Germany. They said the evil was so strong that they actually had to retreat and pray so they could enter. That is what evil can do my friends. You can't be around it constantly.
This is getting more and more weird.
Please read these snippets (link provided if interested in entire article).
The Clearwater Bar Association is delighted with Judge Greer's performance in this particular case. 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 while overseeing the Terri Schiavo case!
"The Clearwater Bar Association: Cozy with Scientology"
http://libertytothecaptives.net/scientology_clearwater_bar_association_judge_greer.html
One of Scientology's major goals is to change society's views about death, dying, and those L. Ron Hubbard considered to be "past the half-way point": the disabled.
Scientologists believe (1) that a disabled person is in such a state due to his or her own failings, (2) the disabled person will deliberately move in the direction of death, and (3) disabled people (Individuals who score low on the emotional tone scale) will also bring death to those around them. (See L. Ron Hubbard's book, Self Analysis, chapter 4)