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"The Hanging Judges"
Cruel Destruction of Human Life by
One-sided Legal Process
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The Hanging Judges News & Views April 15, 2005 Terri Schiavo: judge sides with media on release of DCF records (AP) -- A Clearwater judge has ruled in favor of media organizations seeking state records of abuse reports involving the late Terri Schiavo. . . . Pinellas Circuit Judge George Greer is giving the state Department of Children and Families until Monday to release nine reports summarizing 89 complaints of abuse received from 2001 to 2004 about the brain-damaged woman. Commentary: Greer finally gets one right! April 12, 2005 Next We Should Starve the Courts
by Phyllis Schlafly Fears cancel justice's speech to club Concerns about security raised during the Schiavo saga prompt Tiger Bay Club to cancel its luncheon.
By Chris Tisch and
Lucy Morgan April 9, 2005 You Be The Judge: Was Terri Schindler- Schiavo A Strangulation Victim? © By The Empire Journal Terri Schindler-Schiavo has died as the result of a death sentence imposed by Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit Court judge George W. Greer, the cruel and unusual punishment of death by starvation and dehydration----court-sanctioned murder. . . . While Florida law enforcement agencies have repeatedly refused to investigate alleged criminal wrongdoing in the case, saying that the statute of limitations had expired, there is no statute of limitations for homicide. . . . The Schiavo case has become a capital case. . . . The 41-year-old brain injured woman was denied her right to independent counsel as guaranteed her by Florida Statutes. She was denied a jury trial, instead her fate decided by only one individual, a clearly biased judge who had a scandal-ridden tenure as Pinellas County commissioner prior to donning a black robe. April 8, 2005 Senate Committee Hearing on Terri Schiavo, Disabled Care Divided
by Steven Ertelt,
LifeNews.com Editor April 6, 2005
The murder of Terri Schiavo By the time you read this, Terri Schiavo will be dead. At the time I'm writing this, even most of us who wanted her to live will be relieved that her pain and suffering will be over. . . . The other good thing about her final release will be that we will no longer have to listen to the so-called experts insist that starvation and dehydration not only aren't painful in the extreme, but actually bring on a state of bliss, almost rapture. These are the same people, I'm willing to wager, who'd throw a hissy fit if you deprived them of a single meal – let alone a few dozen! April 5, 2005
The dress of liberty is stained with Terri's blood The wrangling continued even before Terri Schiavo's body was cold. ********* Our judicial system, which is supposed to administer justice, instead ordered – no, demanded – cold-blooded murder in the case of a handicapped woman who could not speak for herself. . . . It's not the first time people have been allowed to die by stopping food and water. It's the dirty secret of medicine that it goes on all the time, but usually it's hidden – people are lied to and families suffer in silent grief. However, this is the first time it's been done in the glare of media coverage, however biased, misleading and inflammatory it was and is. . . . It's also the first time, such a death has been ordered by the courts, ignored by elected officials who claim they could do nothing and, in fact, used police to enforce the killing. How do they live with themselves? . . . I guess they were just following orders. . . . It's not a proud moment for this country. It's an indelible stain on our honor and freedom. Whatever happened to justice tempered with mercy? Terri's Death: Catalyst for Reform, Cause for Shame
By Allie Martin and
Bill Fancher April 3-4, 2005 By Ann Coulter Opinions about the Terri Schiavo case seem to break down less on morals than on basic knowledge of the facts of the case. There are a lot of telling facts. But two big ones are: . . . The only family member lobbying for Terri's death was her husband, who has lived with a woman for several years and with whom he has two children. . . . Michael Schiavo refused to allow her to be given either an MRI or a PET scan, which are also known as "the tests that could have determined whether Terri was even in a permanent vegetative state." . . . On the basis of these facts, Pinellas County Judge George Greer found that it was Terri's wish to be starved to death. She required no life support; all she needed were food and water. If being on a liquid diet and unresponsive to one's estranged husband are now considered grounds for a woman's execution, wait until this news hits Beverly Hills.
The execution of Terri Schiavo Terri Schiavo is dead. She did not die a natural death, unless you believe a court order to cut off food and water to a disabled woman until she dies of starvation and thirst is natural. . . . No, Terri Schiavo was executed by the state of Florida. Her crime? She was so mentally disabled as to be unworthy of life in the judgment of Judge George Greer. The execution was carried out at Woodside Hospice. An autopsy will reveal that Terri's vital organs shut down for lack of food and water. She did not die of the brain damage she suffered 15 years ago. She was put to death. We have crossed a watershed in America. April 2, 2005
Terri Schiavo: Death by Judicial Fiat April 1, 2005 Judicial Homicide: “This is not a Death – It’s a Killing”
By Mary Mostert,
Banner of
Liberty
Schiavo: Awakening a sleeping giant It is just possible, contrary to my original thoughts, that the tragic Schiavo case will not usher in a slippery slope toward euthanasia, but cause a double-barreled backlash against both the "Culture of Death" and judicial activism. . . . To be sure, the legal precedent established in this case, at least in Florida, represents an affirmative devaluation of human life and opens the door to further troubling scenarios, involving the state-sanctioned murder of the inconvenient, based on "quality of life" assessments. March 31, 2005
The emperor's new robes Opinions about the Schiavo case seem to break down less on morals than on basic knowledge of the facts of the case. . . . There are a lot of telling facts, but two big ones are: . . . The only family member lobbying for Terri's death is her husband, who is affianced to a woman he's been living with for several years and with whom he already has two children. (Today's brain twister: Would you rather be O.J.'s girlfriend or Michael Schiavo's fiancee?) . . . Terri's husband has refused to allow her to be given either an MRI or a PET scan, which are also known as: "The tests that could determine whether Terri is even in a permanent vegetative state." (I believe his exact words were, "PET scan? MRI? What do I look like, a guy who just won a $1 million malpractice settlement?") . . . On the basis of these facts, Pinellas County Judge George Greer found that it was Terri's wish to be starved to death. She requires no life support; all she needs is food and water. If being (a) on a liquid diet, and (b) unresponsive to one's estranged husband are now considered grounds for a woman's execution, wait until this news hits Beverly Hills! . . . Despite the media's idiotic claims that scores of courts have made painstaking findings of fact over 15 years that Terri is in a permanent vegetative state and would have wanted to die, only one judge made such a finding. Other courts have not made any factual findings whatsoever. They simply refused to overturn Greer's findings of fact as an abuse of discretion.
Judicial tyranny in Schiavo case
By Peter Bronson, Enquirer staff writer Once upon a time, gods in long robes who used dried bones and mysterious omens to wield power over life and death were called druids, sorcerers and witch doctors. Now we call them judges. . . . Take away the Tower of Babel incantations by lawyers and ACLU experts, and it comes down to this: A county judge in Florida has ordered that an innocent disabled woman must die. Judge George Greer even denied the grace of last Communion to Terri Schiavo. . . . Her parents and family, the governor, the president, Congress, Florida lawmakers and even, bless him, Jesse Jackson, want her to live. Her husband, who now lives with another woman, wants her to die. So the judge ordained a death sentence of starvation that would be too "cruel and unusual" for the worst terrorist or psycho killer. . . . We're not so far from shadows on cave walls after all.
Mel Gibson on Schiavo: It's modern crucifixion Mel Gibson, the Hollywood star who directed of "The Passion of the Christ," says the case of Terri Schiavo is a modern-day crucifixion with a pro-death agenda driving it. . . . "It's just completely wrong to deprive this poor woman of food and water," Gibson said on Sean Hannity's national radio show yesterday. "It's a prolonged and cruel execution." . . . Gibson continues contact with the family of the brain-injured Florida woman who has been starving since her feeding tube was removed by court order March 18. . . . "I'm appalled and stunned that we've gotten to this," Gibson said. "I just sit here watching this whole scenario play out in front of me with my mouth hanging wide open, that our country has come to this. I think it's really a dark, black day. And I think that this final appeal – it's too little too late. It's an attempt [by] the powers that be to sort of really just cover their a-- later on so they can say we tried, but in fact, they're not trying real hard. STARVATION: DAY 13
Terri Schiavo: Judicial Murder by Nat Hentoff For all the world to see, a 41-year-old woman, who has committed no crime, will die of dehydration and starvation in the longest public execution in American history. . . . She is not brain-dead or comatose, and breathes naturally on her own. Although brain-damaged, she is not in a persistent vegetative state, according to an increasing number of radiologists and neurologists. . . . Among many other violations of her due process rights, Terri Schiavo has never been allowed by the primary judge in her case—Florida Circuit Judge George Greer, whose conclusions have been robotically upheld by all the courts above him—to have her own lawyer represent March 29, 2005 STARVATION: DAY 12
Judge Greer V. Judge Judy By: Barbara Stanley On the daytime small claims court program, Judge Judy refuses 'hearsay' evidence (what someone is supposed to have said). She demands witnesses and won't even accept notarized documents. She says she wants to examine the witness and "look into their eyes", inspect their demeanor to determine if they are credible. . . . Not so Judge Greer, former zoning lawyer, renowned for his terrible record but kept in office by his large war chest. A war chest, by the way, filled to the brim with donations from the good folks down at the hospice. Hmmm. . . . After seven years of litigation, Michael Schiavo won his big money (for the care of Terri for her expected decades of life) and then suddenly remembered Terri said she wouldn't want to be kept alive on machines. Of course, a feeding tube is not a machine, not a ventilator. If Terri received the care Michael got all the money for, she wouldn't need the feeding tube either. She still swallows her own salivation and if she doesn't drool, she can swallow food. But Michael wants the "bitch" to die, so he and Judge Greer make sure she has no fresh air, no outside in a wheelchair trips and no connection to the loving family as they slowly, horribly, carry out the murder started so many years ago. March 28, 2005 STARVATION: DAY 11
In search of justice March 26, 2005
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9 As Terri Schiavo enters what are thought to be her last hours of life, allegations of political corruption and obstruction of justice on the part of state officials raise questions as to whether the brain-injured woman's court-ordered death by starvation might serve to cover up crimes committed against her. . . . Criminal probes launched by two Florida agencies looking into allegations the incapacitated woman was abused, neglected and exploited were shut down, despite investigators' concerns.
Government's chief role: To protect life Thomas Jefferson never knew Terri Schiavo. But his words resonate with relevance as we reflect on the roles that the state of Florida and the government of the United States have played in trying to protect her life. "The first duty of government is the protection of life, not its destruction," declared Mr. Jefferson. "The chief purpose of government is to protect life. Abandon that and you have abandoned all." . . . It was Jefferson who, in penning the words of the Declaration of Independence, declared that the right to life was "unalienable" because it was "endowed" to us by our Creator. Government's role, according to this revered founding father, was to "secure" the unalienable rights conferred by the Creator on his creatures.
Too Bad Terri’s Not a Terrorist or a Condemned Murder I’m fed up with liberal hypocrisy. . . . I’m a conservative Christian attorney who has practiced criminal and juvenile defense. I wholeheartedly advocate that no matter how heinous the crime, the accused must be afforded his or her constitutional rights. That includes appeals and writs of habeas corpus to obtain federal review after state court remedies have been exhausted. I support the rights of convicted criminals to have DNA testing that may prove their innocence, no matter how many courts have reviewed their cases. . . . There’s constant harping about how many judges have reviewed Terri’s case. So what? None of them has reviewed the evidence to see if, as a matter of law, it’s sufficient to sustain the court’s orders. That’s what Congress ordered to be done in “Terri’s law.” But it wasn’t. . . . In 1984, the New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a trial court order that authorized a prison warden to feed and nourish a prison inmate over his objection, even though he was mentally competent and wanted to die by starvation. Here we have a judge ordering the removal of food and water to cause starvation. Even if we knew that's what Terri wants, Florida law makes aiding and abetting a suicide a felony, and there's no black-robed exemption. . . . Terri Schiavo isn’t dying from a disease, she isn’t on a ventilator, she doesn’t meet Florida’s definition of “persistent vegetative state,” and she committed no crime. She’s being killed by a judge on the flimsiest of evidence. . . . Some missing advocates need to step up to the Bar. March 25, 2005
Killing Terri Schiavo People who say that the government has no business interfering in a private decision like removing Terri Schiavo's feeding tube somehow have no problem with a squad of policemen preventing her parents (or anyone else) from giving their daughter food or water. . . . Do those who want to keep the government out of private decisions think that the police are not the government? Do they think that the judges who authorized this are not the government? . . . Sadly, this is not the only Alice-in-Wonderland confusion of words and deeds in this tragic case. . . . We are being told that Terri Schiavo is being "allowed" to "die a natural death." Such an argument might make some sense if this were a terminally ill person. But Terri Schiavo is not dying from anything other than a lack of food and water, from which any of the rest of us would die.
Activist Judges: Just Ignore Them and They Will Go Away ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ America's judiciary is running amuck because we allow it to do so. The Framers of the Constitution foresaw this possibility and built a system into our government to prevent it, and the time has now come for the President use it. It has been done before, in 1832 President Jackson refused to execute the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Worchester v. Georgia, and the Court responded by not issuing a similar ruling for the rest of Jackson's term. The same thing would happen today. If the rulings of judicial activist judges where ignored by the Executive, then the problem of an activist judiciary would end immediately and Terri Schiavo would be getting the food and water to survive that is the right of every living being. True, there would be a political firestorm. But if the President takes his oath of office seriously, and truly intends to "protect and defend the Constitution", then it is an action he must take. March 24, 2005
Schiavo Lesson on "Judiciary Trump Card"
Curbing Abuses of the Judicial Oligarchy
Terri Schiavo's Parents and Sister Speak Out, Tell Hanity It is
'Judicial Homicide' March 23, 2005
STARVATION:
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6 A federal appeals court early today rejected an emergency request by the parents of Terri Schiavo to keep the brain-injured woman alive by ordering the reinsertion of her feeding tube. . . . A 3-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 ruling that the parents ''failed to demonstrate a substantial case on the merits of any of their claims.'' . . . ''There is no denying the absolute tragedy that has befallen Mrs. Schiavo,'' the ruling said. ''We all have our own family, our own loved ones, and our own children. However, we are called upon to make a collective, objective decision concerning a question of law.'' . . . ''We agree (with the lower court) that the plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate a substantial case on the merits of any of their claims. We also conclude that the district court's carefully thought out decision to deny temporary relief in these circumstances is not an abuse of discretion,'' Judges Ed Carnes and Frank Hull wrote in the majority opinion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Eleventh Circuit's web site is being inundated by those seeking access to that court's ruling rejecting the appeal by Terri Schiavo's parents: Howard Bashman of "How Appealing" has posted a backup copy of that ruling at this link. March 22, 2005 Legal Experts Say Parents Are Unlikely To Prevail
By Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Staff Writer March 21, 2005
Grim Reaper In A Black Robe ************* What can be done when a judge goes so far beyond the pale? Florida Constitution Article III, Section 17 provides for the impeachment of judges for misdemeanor in office, misdemeanor being defined as a misdeed or offense less than a felony. . . . Impeachment is the only option left to rein George Greer in. . . . As our founding fathers intended, impeachment is among the powers elected branches of government have to prevent rogue judges from overstepping their authority. Unfortunately judges and their "amen choir" in the media and academia have successfully limited the use and frequency of this power. As a result, brazen acts of judicial usurpation go unabated as judge after judge plays the legal version of "Que es mas macho?" pursuing ever more extremist counter-culture agendas that would never pass in an open democratic public process. March 19, 2005 Hold Judge In Schiavo Case In Contempt Of Congress Frederick Meekins Judge George Greer in the Terri Schiavo has defied the Congressional subpoena granting the protections of the legislative branch of government to this incapacitated woman unable to speak for herself. . . . Judge George Greer in the Terri Schiavo has defied the Congressional subpoena granting the protections of the legislative branch of government to this incapacitated woman unable to speak for herself. . . . Maybe those appearing before this renegade magistrate should thumb their noses at his rulings in much the same manner as he has decided to thumb hisnose at this decision. March 16, 2005
Florida judge's pastor says removal of Schiavo's feeding tube would
be unethical (BP)--The pastor of the Florida judge involved in the Terri Schiavo case has spoken out, saying that pulling the disabled woman's feeding tube would be tantamount to murder. . . . "This isn't about letting someone die; this is about causing someone's death. There is a huge difference," William E. Rice, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla., wrote in a column posted on the Florida Baptist Witness website. March 14, 2005
It's murder ... that's the ugly truth Do you hear it? I do. The countdown clock is ticking – the zero hour is 1 p.m. EST, March 18 ... five days from today. . . . On that day, a young woman in Florida will begin being murdered by the judiciary. It appears no one can stop it. Now that's power. . . . On that day, the tube supplying food and water to an infirm young woman, Terri Schiavo, will be removed. It will be done for just one purpose: to kill her. To end her life. . . . Her father, Robert Schindler, calls it "judicial homicide." It's more than that. March 11, 2005
Terri Schiavo, Michael Schiavo, Judge Greer, Adolf Hitler and Henry
Friedlander March 10, 2005 Click headline to read full story Pinellas-Pasco Circuit George Greer on Wednesday rejected two motions seeking to extend Terri Schiavo's life and told lawyers abuse complaints received by state officials concerning Schiavo are nothing new. By Times Staff Greer heard testimony from a supervisor for the state Department of Children and Families detailing abuse complaints the agency has received about Schiavo. The supervisor testified about complaints ranging from improper dental care to the failure to treat infections.. . . After hearing the testimony, Greer said, "All of the things (the witness) ticked off ... were all issues that have been in open court in front of the media and in the court files which the media has access to." March 4, 2005 Life, liberals, and the pursuit of judicial tyranny Christian Hartsock
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The Terri Schiavo Travesty February 28, 2005
Petition Seeks Impeachment Of Schiavo Judge George Greer
February 25, 2005
The
hanging judge’s latest order to kill Terri February 24, 2005 Recusal Request by University of Florida University of Florida To the Honorable Judge George W. Greer- We, the student body of the University of Florida, have come from across the great State of Florida, every State in the Union, and from over one hundred-thirty foreign nations. We have come with common purpose to pursue a better life for not only ourselves, but also our families-and indeed the entire human family-through the resources and experiences afforded us by this great institution which you too have the privilege to claim as your alma mater. We recognize that our mutual tenure as Florida Gators has imbued us all with an undeniable personal wealth, which implores us to answer the question, "Will I live my life in the service of others?" Florida students have historically answered with a resounding, "Yes," demonstrating time and again since 1853 that our education inspires a deep sense of gratitude for the gift of life and a common desire to employ the many resources which have been imparted to us in the protection and promotion of human rights wherever they may be endangered. Your Honor, we the Student Body of the University of Florida, recognize that you have disgraced the mission and spirit of this great University through your consistent failure to defend the life of Theresa Marie Schiavo. You have persisted in neglect of both your ethical and your legal responsibilities in your role as the jurist in this case.
We therefore call for your immediate recusal in the guardianship case of
Theresa Marie Schiavo.
Appendix: Citations
Failure to ensure due process for an incapacitated ward; Acting in the capacity of both medical decision maker and adjudicator of same on behalf of an incapacitated ward; Failure to uphold Florida Statute 744.3215 Right of Persons Determined Incapacitated including, but not limited to: To be treated humanely, with dignity and respect, and to be protected against abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Annual review of guardianship plans Continuing review for the need to restrict rights of incapacitated ward Restoration to capacity at the earliest possible time To have a qualified guardian To receive necessary services and rehabilitation. To require prior court approval upon change of the ward's residence To receive prudent financial management for his or her property To be free of discrimination because of incapacity To counsel To notice of all proceedings related to determination of capacity and guardianship Failure to uphold Florida Statute 744.3725 procedures for extraordinary authority before committing ward to a facility or institution; Failure to uphold Florida Statute 744.3145 requiring guardian education within one year of appointment as guardian; Violation of Florida Statute 825.102 Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults: Defining abuse of disabled adult as: Intentional infliction of physical or psychological injury upon an elderly person or disabled adult by the guardian; An intentional act that could reasonably be expected to result in physical or psychological injury to an elderly person or disabled adult; Active encouragement of any person to commit an act that results or could reasonably be expected to result in physical or psychological injury to an elderly person or disabled adult Defining neglect of disabled adult as: A caregiver's failure or omission to provide an elderly person or disabled adult with the care, supervision, and services necessary to maintain the elderly person's or disabled adult's physical and mental health, including, but not limited to, food, nutrition, clothing, shelter, supervision, medicine, and medical services that a prudent person would consider essential for the well-being of the elderly person or disabled adult February 22, 2005
The Killing of Terri Schiavo
Ever tried starving to death before? Anorexia is about as close as it gets to starving to death in this country and it ain’t pretty. But there’s another way to starve to death in this country – just be the brain-damaged wife of a husband of questionable background and morals who is hell bent on killing you at all costs. This is Terri Schiavo’s situation. Schiavo lies in a Florida nursing home soon to be killed by her husband Michael Schiavo via a slow, painful death from starvation – that is if the latest court ruling in favor of her parents doesn’t stand up. And given the tortuous timeline for all the court battles and motions and interventions in this case spanning seven years, this is by no means the end of the line for Michael Schiavo’s attempts to kill his wife legally by having a court order her feeding tube removed. . . . The whole sordid mess begs this question: What the hell is up with Terri Schiavo’s husband that he’d be fighting tooth and nail to starve her to death? We know what’s up with her parents: They’ve been fighting Schiavo, Terri’s court-appointed guardian, as he attempts again and again to kill their daughter. It’s Schiavo’s actions that don’t make any sense. What harm does it do to keep Terri alive? If he wants to give up on her it’s simple: Divorce her, relinquish guardianship to her parents and just let them keep her alive. It would save the courts, her parents, the state of Florida and everyone else whole lot of hassle. February 21, 2005
The wonderful world of legal murder As you read this, Terri Schiavo might be processing. That's the au courant word to use these days. It means dying. . . . Processing means that medical attempts to keep the person alive will not happen. It means someone, somehow, somewhere decided the patient's time has come and they will not stand in the way of death, even if that life could be saved. ****** If you don't do something to stop the killing of Terri Schiavo, it will haunt you. If every one of us doesn't call, fax, e-mail, picket and generally rattle every cage there is, to draw attention to her situation, we will all be complicit in her fate. . . . If the legal system kills Terri Schiavo, none of us is safe. The system is big and powerful and, if it wants you dead, you will be. . . . Read it and weep. February 19, 2005 An Empire Journal Analysis
Florida Attorney General Discriminating In Schiavo Case Is this a case of double standards? How can Charlie Crist, said to have aspirations to become Florida’s next governor, act to protect the rights of some disabled but not others? February 15, 2005 Schiavo case is classic example of judicial tyranny The Free Lance-Star has grossly mischaracterized both Terri Schiavo's situation and the Supreme Court's decision on the case. This is not a "right to die" case. Assuming there were any such thing as a right to suicide, Terri Schiavo has not expressed any such wish. . . . Her husband claims that she is unable to communicate. Her parents assert that she has used body language to indicate her desire to live. . . . This is a battle of medical experts. Michael Schiavo and his "experts" have much more to gain from lying than do Terri's parents, who are willing to dedicate their time and money to caring for their daughter. Michael Schiavo has spent more than a decade trying to end his wife's life, so he can marry his "fiancee," the mother of his two children.
Florida House Could Impeach Schiavo Judge Equal justice for all. That includes judges too. Based on public record, there exists sufficient cause for Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature to take immediate steps for the impeachment and removal of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court judge George W. Greer, the judge who has been acting in the prohibited dual role of judge and guardian in the Terri Schiavo case. **** According to the Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes, cause exists to impeach and remove Greer from judicial office without further delay. . . . Although there is evi |
Nearly
1,700 people have signed a petition seeking the impeachment of the
Florida judge, jury and executioner in the Terri Schindler-Schiavo case,
the 41-year-old mentally handicapped, disabled adult sentenced to death
by starvation and dehydration by Sixth Circuit Court Judge George W.
Greer. . . . 
Florida
Attorney