I hate to say it, but short of massive political pressure at the county level, I don't see any more legal options for Jeb and company. At some point there needs to be a strategy for ensuring that Terri's passing doesn't go unremembered or unpunished.
1. Is this judge appointed or elected? If he is elected, when is he next up for reelection? What is the voter breakdown in that county (that is, how realistic is removing him?) Just how difficult can this judge's life become?
2. Is there evidence to show possible criminal wrongdoing on the part of MS and/or other interested parties? I don't mean pipe-dream nonsense, but actual evidence. I'd settle for a nice, long trial that made his life h*ll and made him burn up the ill-gotten gains from the malpractice suit. The SOB shouldn't be allowed to spend it on a house/car/vacation.
Any other suggestions?
IMO, if Terri should die, the State Police should declare it a suspicious death (based on the original suspected attempted murder), sieze the body before it can be cremated, carry out an autopsy, and determine if there is sufficient for a murder indictment of Mr. Schiavo.
Judges are elected or selected, Judge Greer just won relection and all judges face reelection every six years. FL has mandatory retirement for judges at 70.
Judge Greer is not up for re-election until 2010. HOWEVER it is possible to hold a recall petetion to hold a special election.
I hate to say it, but short of massive political pressure at the county level, I don't see any more legal options for Jeb and company. At some point there needs to be a strategy for ensuring that Terri's passing doesn't go unremembered or unpunished.
1. Is this judge appointed or elected? If he is elected, when is he next up for reelection? What is the voter breakdown in that county (that is, how realistic is removing him?) Just how difficult can this judge's life become?
2. Is there evidence to show possible criminal wrongdoing on the part of MS and/or other interested parties? I don't mean pipe-dream nonsense, but actual evidence. I'd settle for a nice, long trial that made his life h*ll and made him burn up the ill-gotten gains from the malpractice suit. The SOB shouldn't be allowed to spend it on a house/car/vacation.
Any other suggestions?
I think this judge was just recently elected, from what I have read, and I have heard he is a conservative Republican, but I don't know the breakdown of the county and how he can be removed. I hope Congress will hold him in comtempt of Congress, but I think he'll probably even get a pass on that - probably some loophole in the law or something.
There is an article here that talks about possible Medicare/Medicaid fraud that might have been committed by Felos and MS in regard to placing Terri in a hospice - something about fraudulent or incomplete certification that they filed. The article is here:
http://www.theempirejournal.com/03080534_medicaid_medicare_fraud.htm
I hope he ends up being investigated for many other things as so many things have been talked about as possible areas of investigation, but where this will all go, I have no idea. I'm sure he'll profit from a nice big fat book deal and a movie deal down the road and that makes me sick to think about, but we best be prepared, as I'm sure it's coming.
As for other suggestions - we have to help Bush get his judicial nominees through - we have to stay on the Senators' butts.