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Florida lawmaker says he will consider impeaching Schiavo Judge Greer
Salt Lake Trib/Cox News ^ | March 30 05 | Dara Kam

Posted on 03/30/2005 10:09:34 AM PST by churchillbuff

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The state House Judiciary Committee chairman said Tuesday he will consider starting an impeachment investigation of the state judge in the Terri Schiavo case, but said he thought it unlikely that the judge would be impeached. Christian conservatives and advocates of the disabled have launched an Internet campaign and collected more than 28,000 electronic signatures in favor of impeaching Pinellas County Circuit Judge George Greer, who has presided for seven years over the legal battle between Schiavo's husband, Michael Schiavo, and her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler. Greer allowed Michael Schiavo to have her nutrition and hydration tube removed March 18. He contends she would have wanted its removal, but the parents want to keep her alive. ''People have asked me to seek to impeach him,'' said House Judiciary Committee Chairman David Simmons, R-Longwood, which he said was not unusual given his position. Article 3, Section 17 of the Florida Constitution says circuit judges ''shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor in office.'' Such a move would require a two-thirds vote by the state House to impeach, and then a two-thirds vote by the state Senate to convict, with the chief justice of the state Supreme Court presiding over the trial before the Senate. ''I think that's a pretty heavy burden to sustain,'' Simmons

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said Tuesday. Simmons said he has received ''numerous e-mails'' asking for an investigation. ''We will look at it and analyze it,'' said Simmons, who is a lawyer. But Simmons added, ''I'm not committing to do anything other than review what any constituent tells me, as a representative and as chairman of the Judiciary [Committee], to look at.'' Stories about the severely brain-damaged woman, appeals for donations to defray legal expenses, and ''Action Alerts'' urging visitors to contact state and federal lawmakers dominate Christian conservative and anti-abortion Web sites. ''She will be a martyr when she dies,'' Simmons predicted. Although it appears that time has run out for the legislature to act in time to halt Schiavo's impending death, Simmons said he intends to work with the Senate to prevent future situations.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: greer; impeachgreer; judgegreer; schiavo; terrischindler
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To: churchillbuff

I'll bet the panderer loses office!


61 posted on 03/30/2005 10:56:30 AM PST by 68 grunt (3/1 India, 3rd, 68-69, 0311)
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To: churchillbuff
Florida lawmaker says he will consider impeaching Schiavo Judge Greer

This is such a wishy-washy statement and, a follow-up I heard on Rush's show don't give me any hope that Greer will face any disciplinary measures for using the court as a means to tweak the nose of the legislative branch.

No wonder we have judicial tyranny - legislators are scared to death of judges!!!

It's a good thing they don't have feeding tubes; they could be the next victim's of judicide!!
62 posted on 03/30/2005 10:57:41 AM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: SedVictaCatoni

Greer could have recused himself....I am sure there are other judges that have not been greased by Felos


63 posted on 03/30/2005 10:58:25 AM PST by Fred
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To: Fan_Of_Ingraham

Alcee Hastings - in Florida - is the only one that comes to mind.


64 posted on 03/30/2005 11:00:02 AM PST by mathluv
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
It would be a waste of time and taxpayers' money since Greer has technically done nothing illegal and would most assuredly survive any serious impeachment inquery on that basis.

Yeah, ignoring a Congressional directive AND a Congressional subpoena are perfectly ok. Technically, he hasn't done ANYTHING wrong!!

(End disgusted sarcasm)
65 posted on 03/30/2005 11:00:19 AM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: atomicpossum
If Greer simply issues a court order to bar him from doing so, won't that end the matter by the precedents we've already seen in this case?

Whew!! Excellent point!!
66 posted on 03/30/2005 11:01:32 AM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: taxcontrol

Florida judges ARE subject to a periodic "merit retention" vote.


67 posted on 03/30/2005 11:04:57 AM PST by lugsoul (Wild Turkey)
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To: tutstar; Scoop 1; amdgmary; phenn; russesjunjee; Ohioan from Florida

YES!!!!!!!!!!!


68 posted on 03/30/2005 11:05:44 AM PST by floriduh voter (www.theempirejournal.com BUST GREER, READ TRUTH ABOUT TERRI'S CASE)
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To: Go Gordon

He also broke the guardian ad litum laws.

He also broke the law in preventing DCF from following their legal obligation to investigate allegations of abuse.


69 posted on 03/30/2005 11:06:12 AM PST by Scotswife
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To: churchillbuff

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194049.html

Impeachments of Federal Officials
Source: Congressional Directory

The procedure for the impeachment of federal officials is detailed in Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution. The Senate has sat as a court of impeachment in the following cases:


70 posted on 03/30/2005 11:09:03 AM PST by mathluv
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To: churchillbuff

I DIDN'T GO TO ORLANDO ON MONDAY TO VISIT THE MOUSE. At least we got our foot in the door. Let's see how this shakes out.


71 posted on 03/30/2005 11:09:37 AM PST by floriduh voter (www.theempirejournal.com BUST GREER, READ TRUTH ABOUT TERRI'S CASE)
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To: churchillbuff
I want to know about the legality of Greer ordering all those cops to surround the hospice, and - supposedly - a shoot order, if state officials showed up to rescue Terri. I'd like to know whether such an order really was ever given, and about it's legality if it was.

Oh, I do too. A simple reading of the FL State Constitution clearly says that all public employees - including the county sheriffs - ultimately answer to the governor.

My take is that by planning to use armed resistance to the DCF, they are in rebellion against the state of Florida. At that point the governor should have declared them so and sent in a team capable of restraining them physically.

But, he didn't, and they are still there, essentially running their own little armed camp outside the state and federal laws, apparently beholden only to one judge.

72 posted on 03/30/2005 11:09:56 AM PST by Regulator
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To: churchillbuff

Consider?

That's Florida!

I'm waiting for the real estate bubble to burst down in Key West. Wait till all the AIDs and Alzheimers patients figure it out - they're next! Florida won't pay to take care of them.


73 posted on 03/30/2005 11:12:52 AM PST by ladyjane
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To: Nick Danger; phenn; amdgmary; tutstar; Chocolate Rose
In addition, in the last Petition filed by the Schindlers to beg that the feeding tube be re-inserted concluded the following: Attorney Gibbs emphasized public repugnance for any death by starvation and dehydration which is against the US and Florida Constitution.

That Petition is available on line somewhere.

74 posted on 03/30/2005 11:12:59 AM PST by floriduh voter (www.theempirejournal.com BUST GREER, READ TRUTH ABOUT TERRI'S CASE)
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To: grassboots.org

Looks an awful lot like what they have been continually on showing on Fox with a wider shot showing the balloon her eyes were following...


75 posted on 03/30/2005 11:17:20 AM PST by Jim W N
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To: blaquebyrd

THe DCF petiton did not go to SCOTUS


76 posted on 03/30/2005 11:18:04 AM PST by northernlightsII
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To: Regulator
When the Pinellas Park Police Dept. are arresting children, the surrounding area is in lockdown. The PPPD told more than one person, including an nbc local reporter, "I don't care if the President of the United State wants to get through, nobody gets through." (that included people held by the police tape who had relatives on their deathbed in Hospice. THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW PEOPLE WITH FAMILY EMERGENCIES IN HOSPICE GO AROUND THE YELLOW TAPE.

J. Greer got a heads up that FDLE was on the way, he did a restraining order that the Sheriff's Dept. would oppose FDLE if they tried to remove Terri's body (Greer does not think of Terri as a person). Jeb's FDLE was halfway there and they turned around. Shoot order, fuzzy on that.

Sheriff only shows up if Jeb's FDLE is on the way to hold them off.

HOWEVER, Pinellas Park PD would NOT imo, stop FDLE, et al coming on behalf of Governor Bush.

77 posted on 03/30/2005 11:18:42 AM PST by floriduh voter (www.theempirejournal.com BUST GREER, READ TRUTH ABOUT TERRI'S CASE)
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To: atomicpossum

If Greer simply issues a court order to bar him from doing so,
won't that end the matter by the precedents we've already seen in
this case?
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It will only work if he has at least one complicitor who gives
hearsay evidence !!! ;-))


78 posted on 03/30/2005 11:19:17 AM PST by GeekDejure ( LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!!)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
he would still survive it since his rulings have in fact stood through the Appeals and Supreme Court levels.

The power of impeachment lies solely with the Legislative branch. It does not follow that just because his appeals were upheld he can not be impeached. He might survive, but then again maybe not.

79 posted on 03/30/2005 11:19:19 AM PST by ironman
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To: Scoop 1

Result of March 38, 2005 meeting in Orlando at Rep. Simmons' office. FV


80 posted on 03/30/2005 11:19:46 AM PST by floriduh voter (www.theempirejournal.com BUST GREER, READ TRUTH ABOUT TERRI'S CASE)
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