Freepers call to action re. Terri Schindler-Schiavo. Make a complaint against Judge Greer:

Various ^ | August 28, 2003

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

You know this has to hurt Jeb.

I'm contacting those who helped Terri in the media, as well. Letters to the editor, too. Maybe we can shame the locals into responding.

editor.letters@heraldtribune.com (sarasota herald tribune)
dklement@bradentonherald.com (bradenton herald)

letters@sptimes.com (st. pete times)
tribletters@tampatrib.com (tampa tribune)

[Pan_Yans Wife]

He disrespected the people of Florida when he did this.

Many legal cases are tried as the defendant vs. the people of the State, therefore the governor of Florida, is the people's voice in this particular case. The fact that the judge dismissed the governor's letter out of hand, basically tossing it into the circular file, is reprehensible.

The judge is supposed to represent the ideals and wishes of the people of the State, when deciding on legal matters, correct?

It seems to me that the judge has a personal conflict of interest in this case.

[TheSpottedOwl]

How can a condemned killer get a stay of execution and a defenseless innocent can't?

That's EXACTLY what I've been thinking! Terri has been denied any kind of therapy for 13 yrs, but responds favorably to visitors. I believe in my heart that there is hope for her. Let's hope Jeb Bush won't put up with a two-bit judge insulting him.

There is someone else we could possibly email: Laura Bush(big brother George is a little busy these days). Let's see Terri's husband ban her from visiting. Does she have an email address?

I think I pinged everyone I can think of. If this becomes standard operating procedure, we're all in trouble.

[Polycarp]

bump & ping

[Dubya]

Thanks for the ping.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I wouldn't be surprised if our First Lady didn't already know about the case. Good idea: first.lady@whitehouse.gov

Thank you for the bumps. Listening to early thunder approaching in SW Fla. today. Off with the computer soon.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, Robert!

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I've compiled portions of the Florida Constitution having a bearing on the available (limited) legal options Governor Bush can employ to assist Terri, with inserted comment .

It must now be obvious to even those who chose not to see that the dishonorable Judge Greer is determined to provide any and every assistance to bring about the very slow and painful death of Terri Schindler-Schiavo. He has put the governor on notice that he will not be moved by concerns expressed by tens of thousands of American Citizens from every state in the union.

Displaying a stone cold arrogance last visited by humanity through the butchers Hitler employed to carry out 'the final solution', Greer mockingly commented he 'filed' the Bush plea for reasonableness.

State of Florida Constitution
Article III, Section 3, (c)(1)
(c) SPECIAL SESSIONS.
(1) The governor, by proclamation stating the purpose, may convene the legislature in special session during which only such legislative business may be transacted as is within the purview of the proclamation, or of a communication from the governor, or is introduced by consent of two-thirds of the membership of each house.

Comment: An immediate call of the Legislature to enact law to severely restrict and specify the circumstances within which any Florida court may order the death of an aged or infirmed Citizen ( euthanasia ) - using the wreakless and barbaric abuse of court authority applied in the matter of Terri Schindler-Schiavo as their reference.

SECTION 8. Executive approval and veto.--
(a) Every bill passed by the legislature shall be presented to the governor for approval and shall become a law if the governor approves and signs it, or fails to veto it within seven consecutive days after presentation.

SECTION 17. Impeachment.--
(a) The governor, lieutenant governor, members of the cabinet, justices of the supreme court, judges of district courts of appeal, judges of circuit courts, and judges of county courts shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor in office. The house of representatives by two-thirds vote shall have the power to impeach an officer. ...."

Comment: It is wishful thinking to hope action can be taken against der Bezirksrichter Greer. Unless he is over seventy years (age limitation), or he's committed a misdemeanor, we're paddling without oars.

ARTICLE IV - EXECUTIVE

SECTION 8. Clemency.--
(a) Except in cases of treason and in cases where impeachment results in conviction, the governor may, by executive order filed with the custodian of state records, suspend collection of fines and forfeitures, grant reprieves not exceeding sixty days and, with the approval of two members of the cabinet, grant full or conditional pardons, restore civil rights, commute punishment, and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses. ...."

Comment: Summer, granting a reprieve is a temporary action a governor can do independent of the other two branches of government. Governor Bush sent a personal letter to the judge; having as much weight as a letter you would / have already sent to that despicable misrepresentation of American justice.

ARTICLE V - JUDICIARY

SECTION 5. Circuit courts.--
(a) ORGANIZATION.--There shall be a circuit court serving each judicial circuit.
(b) JURISDICTION.--The circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction not vested in the county courts, and jurisdiction of appeals when provided by general law. They shall have the power to issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, prohibition and habeas corpus, and all writs necessary or proper to the complete exercise of their jurisdiction. Jurisdiction of the circuit court shall be uniform throughout the state. They shall have the power of direct review of administrative action prescribed by general law.

Comment: The usual pap for a functioning court.

SECTION 12. Discipline; removal and retirement.--
(a) JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION.--A judicial qualifications commission is created.
(1) There shall be a judicial qualifications commission vested with jurisdiction to investigate and recommend to the Supreme Court of Florida the removal from office of any justice or judge whose conduct, during term of office or otherwise occurring on or after November 1, 1966, (without regard to the effective date of this section) demonstrates a present unfitness to hold office, and to investigate and recommend the discipline of a justice or judge whose conduct, during term of office or otherwise occurring on or after November 1, 1966 (without regard to the effective date of this section), warrants such discipline. For purposes of this section, discipline is defined as any or all of the following: reprimand, fine, suspension with or without pay, or lawyer discipline....."

Comment: Lawyer buzz that is only implemented if all of the following prerequisites are met: the crime must have been attempted or completed by one of their own at high-noon on a highly traveled roadway on a Tuesday and he or she has publicly acknowledged he or she is the perpetrator in writing witnessed by a notary public in good standing within fifteen minutes of the commission of a crime.

ARTICLE VI - SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS

SECTION 4. Disqualifications.--
(a) No person convicted of a felony, or adjudicated in this or any other state to be mentally incompetent, shall be qualified to vote or hold office until restoration of civil rights or removal of disability.

Comment: I would suggest that Terri's friends and family elect her dog catcher , or some such thing. In the alternative, Governor Bush appoint her to one of the bazillion commissions in Florida - forcing her intended killers into an open court evidentiary battle over Terri's cognitive abilities.

120 posted on 08/28/2003 6:25 AM EDT by Robert Drobot

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[HurkinMcGurkin]

A question for anyone who may know:

I have read these threads and it appears one side claims Terri is only "brain damaged" and she is alert and responding. There is also a claim that her parents believe she was the victim of an attempted murder by her husband. If this is the case(and I don't know that it is), has she, or why hasn't she, communicated in some way that he had tried to kill her?

I can't say I understand her mental and physical state, and I'm not sure anyone here really does either, so I am wondering if she has, or why she can't, communicate that to someone.

[trustandobey]

I think they are getting mad now. I called the Judicial Qualifications number and was told they had nothing to do with a Judges ruling, only his conduct and behavior. I told her that is what I was calling about. She said she could not help me. I asked her who I could complain to and was told to try the newspapers or Governors office. I called Jeb (again) and was told that he could transfer me to the Judicial complaint office. Same person! She is really getting upset. I recommend that since she can't do anything else...she should at least answer the phone today!

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Theodore R.]

The woman at the judicial commission "just works there." She does not make policy. Most government bureaucrats are believed to side with the liberal view, but she may not. She just did not seem interested in hearing anything about this judge. Poor Terri will be starved to death, and we who care can't do anything to the contrary. How is that for what Norman Lear calls "the American way."

[iowamomforfreedom]

BUMP!

[Theodore R.]

Also this commission is probably a "make-work outfit" to give jobs to those favored by the FL bureaucracy. Justice is lacking again! As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise."

[Theodore R.]

Well, I said that "Judge" Greer's actions seemed like personal misbehavior and BIAS, but she was uninterested in hearing the complaint. She is just another overworked, underpaid bureaucrat, I would imagine. Or at least she probably sees herself that way.

[cpforlife.org]

A potential tragedy is unfolding in Florida at this very moment that has the potential of becoming another major advance for the culture of death. A young disabled woman is in danger of being starved to death at the request of her husband, who already is living with another woman. Here's where to see what is about to happen without your help:
http://www.catholicpetitions.com/petitions.php?id=226

Please read about Terri Schiavo's dire situation and then sign a petition asking Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida's Attorney General Charlie Crist to intervene in her case and stop the court-ordered execution sought by her husband, who stands to gain financially from her death.

Urge a full investigation into how Terri suffered brain damage as well as how she yet could recover from it.

Support for Terri at CatholicPetitions.com already made a difference with Gov. Bush, who cited the many emails he has received as why he asked Judge George Greer to appoint a guardian and take no action in regard to her life. Unfortunately, the judge rejected Gov. Bush's appeal Wednesday. Terri's final hearing -- to decide whether she is starved to death or allowed to live and likely recover --was set for Sept 11 in an apparent effort to obscure her expected death sentence on newscasts and front pages dominated by remembrances of the terrorist tragedy.

While Terri's lawyers still seek ways to stop the ominous precedent-setting court-ordered execution, her plight goes virtually unnoticed across America. Your help is needed not only to pray for her protection and sign the petition for guard her life but to make the public aware of this tragic miscarriage of justice. Here's where to act:
http://www.catholicpetitions.com/petitions.php?id=226

Terri suffered a collapse in 1990 that deprived her of oxygen for several minutes, causing the brain damage. She receives nutrition and hydration by a feeding tube, but is allowed no other life-support measures by her husband. A Florida court recently ruled he may remove her feeding tube despite medical evidence that (1) Terri is able to communicate and respond to commands, and (2) foul play may have been involved in her collapse.

What's more, 13 physicians say Terri can recover with proper therapy!

Husband Michael, however, has denied her this therapy. He even has not allowed her the comfort of a visit by her Catholic priest, thus denying Terri the sacrament.

Don't allow Terri Schiavo to be executed under these circumstances! Stand up for the helpless and demand action! Help make the outcry to Gov. Bush and Attorney General Crist loud enough to mandate action on Terri's behalf. Act now while there's still time! Here's where to make your voice heard:
http://www.catholicpetitions.com/petitions.php?id=226

Fr. Peter West
http://www.CatholicVote.Org

Larry Cirignano, Esq.
http://www.CatholicVote.Org

P.S. This isn't just a Florida issue endangering one woman. Americans must realize if such convenient killing is allowed, one day soon they, too, might be helpless in need of someone to fight for their lives.

Please alert everyone you know -- for their sake as well as Terri's.

Tell them to make their stand at:
http://www.catholicpetitions.com/petitions.php?id=226