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I just called the FL Bar, and asked to speak with the contact above. I gave my name, and the receptionist came back to me and said she was "unavailable" and would I like to leave her a message. I did leave a loud and clear message about Ms. Johnson's outrageous statement of an "unprecedented and unjustified attack upon our judiciary."
I stated that the outrage and recriminations were justified, and that our Constitution pre-supposes that the judiciary are comprised of honorable men and women. When they prove to be otherwise, we will respond, as happened in the case of Terri Schiavo being forced to die by dehydration in the United States of America, which has sickened millions of us.
I also told her to note that a judge in FL was recently removed from office, due to injudicious behavior, and that we will not stop ... there's been a beehive stirred and millions of us are just sick and will not take it anymore. It's not going to be about liberal, conservative, democrat or republican .. it's going to be about who possesses character and integrity and errs on the side of life. I also stated my scorn that they have a link to living wills on their site .. that living wills are instruments that give permission for death, and that this culture of death is going to be fought.
I urge you all to call that number, ask for Ms. Johnson, and if transferred to a machine .. leave your message .. let them hear us loud and clear!!
By WAVENEY ANN MOORE, Times Staff WriterThe priest whose Pinellas church held a funeral Mass for Terri Schiavo is moving.
GULFPORT - The priest whose church hosted the funeral Mass for Terri Schiavo is being transferred to another parish. He says the move is a mere coincidence.
The Rev. William J. Swengros, pastor at Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, said the change is among the routine transfers regularly made in Catholic dioceses. His new assignment - St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Valrico - becomes effective July 1.
"It was a great surprise and, as always, leaving is very difficult," said Swengros, who announced the news to his parishioners at all weekend Masses.
"Some of the people have made the connection with Schiavo, but it's not that at all."
The Rev. Robert Gibbons, chancellor of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, said the meeting to decide transfers had been scheduled long before Schiavo's funeral. In all, he said, 24 priests are being moved.
"If people viewed things in terms of rewards and punishment, this would be seen as a reward," said Gibbons.
In the weeks before Terri Schiavo died, Swengros had offered his church for the woman's funeral Mass. Her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, had recently moved to the parish.
The Schindlers and their daughter's husband, Michael Schiavo, had been locked in a yearslong dispute. Bishop Robert N. Lynch, head of the 398,702 Roman Catholics in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties, had advocated mediation.
Swengros said when the bishop called about the transfer, he thanked him "for all the pastoral care" he had given the Schindler family. The priest said he is looking forward to the challenge of heading a church that is more than three times larger.
Kudos to you, Starwise!!!
WOW!!!!!! That was some call. Very well, done!
Thanks for making the call. This is about Judge greer being an incompetent biased judge and an innocent disabled woman died as a result. And we will not rest until justice is done. Period!
I will call and report back here. Thank you for the info and THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS to CALL and leave a SOLID MESSAGE of TRUTH! Good for you....methinks she will be getting quite a few phone calls.