Goodlettes candidacy blazed from a story this past week by Steve Bousquet, Tallahassee bureau chief for the St. Petersburg Times. He wrote: "Goodlette, 60, was known as a diligent and well-prepared lawmaker who got along well with Democrats and Republicans, and was a strong defender of an independent judiciary."
"Unlike most applicants for the court," Bousquet wrote, "Goodlette held a partisan political office and has a voting record that reflects his views. He voted with the Republican House majority on two highly contentious issues struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court: allowing then-Gov. Jeb Bush to override the courts in the Terri Schiavo case in October 2003 and tax-supported school vouchers in April 1999.".........
Jeff Lytle: Goodlette could be part of shift in Florida Supreme Court
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TANROW, June 13, 2008 (CWNews.com/LifeSiteNews.com) - A Polish volleyball star who was buried on June 9 is being compared by local Catholics to Blessed Gianna Beretta Molla because of her heroic sacrifice for her unborn child.
Agata Mroz, who was originally known for her athletic prowess, was buried in her hometown of Tarnow. Mroz was pregnant with her first child when doctors discovered she had a fatal case of leukemia. After consulting with her husband, Mroz delayed a bone-marrow transplant until after she gave birth to her daughter Liliana on April 4, 2008.......
2005 Polish Volleyball Champion Sacrificed Her Life for Unborn Child
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