Group defending Florida Supreme Court justices fights back

The campaign to oust the three justices is led by an organization called "Restore Justice 2012." The members are traveling the state, campaigning against the justices. They stop later this month at Tea Party led functions in both Tampa and Oldsmar.

Cantero warned voters who might want to remove the judges because their rulings were considered too liberal, to be careful for what they wish for. He said the same process could be used in the future against some of the court's conservative voices.

Dick Batchelor is a former Democratic lawmaker working with Defend Justice from Politics. He called the campaign to remove the three Supreme Court justices "raw politics." Earlier this year, the justices voted to toss out a Constitutional Amendment that would have allowed Florida voters to reject the Health Care Reform Act passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in 2010. This angered House Speak Dean Cannon and other Republicans in the Legislature. Batchelor said the ruling was a motivating factor for the Restore Justice 2012 campaign.

"This is not about fair and balanced courts," he maintained.

Also on the call was former GOP Senate Majority Leader Alex Villalobos from Miami. He, too, cited the Court's rejection of the Health Care Reform Act as a factor in the attempted recall.

"The Court is being accused of being activist because they refused to be activist," he said.

Meanwhile, the three justices aren't sitting around hoping they'll get a majority vote. They're actively speaking around Florida and raising money for their efforts.

If retained, the justices will serve a six-year term beginning in early January. If not retained, they will be replaced through the judicial nominating commission system.