Posted on 03/30/2005 10:09:34 AM PST by churchillbuff
I was wrong, of course:
Alcee Hastings is a U.S. Congresscritter, and as before, a sterling example of how your kids should NOT grow up!
If ever there was a guy who needed impeaching . . .
impeachment is completely within the purview of the legislature.
Judges in Florida are elected. Judge Greer has been re-elected repeatedly.
Realistically, every law firm gives to every judge's campaign. If you were going to apply this standard, nobody could appear in front of any judge.
I think he is legally blind.He cannot drive for example.
And Terri Schindler should be within the power of DCF, by existing law. Greer issued a fiat to overrule that.
Can they all now be starved and dehydrated to death? :)
Do you know that Judge Greer is legally blind? Just thought of that when you wrote "read the papers of the case."
Added to Terri Bookmark Mountain. FReegards....
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When is anyone going to take a TOUGH STAND against these judges???????????
Please, let it be so.
Then I would say that the good citizens of Florida need to make their feelings known at the next election.
I agree,on that petiton I don't understand where the appellate court in Florida was.They had the power to overturn his creepy order.
There are a lot more judges that need impeaching over this in my opinion.
Right now they are circling the wagons. The legal representation for Terri was probably pretty bad so the early appeals may have had flaws,as the case kept going on and on the courts could probably see the holes in the case but then they would be reversing themselves so they don't do it.
The act that Greer can be impeached for is the order he issued in response to a motion by Felos. This concerned the Governor's appearance on television announcing that he would send the DCF in to take custody of Terri Schiavo. Greer entered an order that essentially told an elected official that he was not to enforce a Florida statute that the official was sworn to enforce. In doing this, Greer was essentially claiming that the orders of his court in a civil proceeding trumped lawful acts of the legislature. Regardless of one's position on the Terri Schiavo matter, every legislator ought to be concerned that there is a judge out there ordering the Governor not to enforce laws that the legislature has passed. Note that this matter does not concern Florida's so-called "Terri's Law" which was held unconstitutional. This concerns long-extant legislation giving the Department of Children and Families a procedure to use in emergency cases. Greer ordered the Governor and the DCF to not do their duty under this law. This is a perfectly reasonable thing on which to impeach a judge. |
Not recusing himself according to statute 38.10 when asked 5 different times to do so isn't illegal?"
How about the fact that he appointed HIMSELF Guardian of Terri. He is now judge AND guardian. THAT is against Florida law, and I would say, grounds for impeachment.
I was thinking the same thing. If the US Supreme Court didn't see fit to overturn his ruling on what basis does this legislator have? Guess that's why he's "considering" whether to go forward.
Only in Florida!
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