Greer declares himself above the law

From the St. Petersburg Times:

A Pinellas-Pasco judge today refused to allow the Department of Children and Families to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case.

The decision by Circuit Judge George Greer also means the judge won't consider DCF's request for a 60-day stay of his order that Schiavo's feeding tube can be removed at 1 p.m. on March 18.

The agency had said it received abuse and neglect complaints about Schiavo that it needed time to investigate.

But in his order, Greer said all of the allegations have previously been brought before the court. Greer ruled that no law gave DCF the authority to become a party to a guardianship.

Greer also noted that DCF has received numerous abuse complaints about Schiavo in previous years and determined them to be unfounded.

Greer wrote in his order, "What is particularly unsettling is that when asked whether DCF believed that part of its mandated duty was to review orders of this court, the answer from DCF counsel was "yes.' "

The judge said DCF's action appeared intended to circumvent the final judgment of the court that Schiavo would not want to live by artificial means.

In other words he is God and no one may question his decisions. Judge Greer has staked his career on this one case. If Terri Schiavo is not murdered, then he will be exposed as the shallow, uncaring, power-hungry despot he is. There can be no argument. In Greer's mind Terri must die.

The Florida legislature is working on a bill that was supposed to have saved her, but now they are saying it may not be applicable (way to waste the taxpayers money guys). The Federal legislation may be enacted in time, if enough pressure is put on the Congress.

Hey George and Jeb Bush, don't think for a minute your inaction is going unnoticed.

Posted by Jack Lewis at March 10, 2005 04:10 PM