• greer said party came into existence . greer said some gop leaders were meeting to discuss ways they could suppress black votes while others were constantly scheming against each other . greer has filed a lawsuit against the party and the two officials in an attempt to collect $ 130,000 he was promised in a written agreement shortly before he resigned . my phone lit up with people wanting me to censure the governor , ' ' greer 's testimony offers a window into the level of animosity that exists between greer and the party he once ran . by lucy morgan , times senior correspondent in print : thursday , july 26 , 2012 tallahassee — in a wide - ranging deposition and other documents were released by statewide prosecutors wednesday . that is , every republican except for florida ’s former republican party chairman jim greer , who , scorned by his party and in deep legal trouble , blew the lid off what he claims was a systemic effort to suppress the black vote . he blamed criminal fraud charges filed against him in 2010 on legislative leaders and other party officials who he says orchestrated an investigation by the florida department of law enforcement and the statewide grand jury to avoid paying him money he was due .