Good, let's hope the move has the intended effect. Amarillo federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is a dangerous RW asshole who lacks the integrity to recuse himself from obvious judge shopped cases.
It's a start I guess....
anyone who believes that federal and state policies should not rise and fall based on one outlier judge’s partisan views.
Why is someone with partisan views a judge in the first place?
Eamus Catuli~AC 000000000101010202020303010304 020405....Ahhhh, forget it, it's gonna be a while.
anyone who believes that federal and state policies should not rise and fall based on one outlier judge’s partisan views.
Why is someone with partisan views a judge in the first place?
The options are:
Appointment by partisan pols;
Election on partisan tickets like NC (except the SC now);
Non-partisan elections where partisan endorsements are made and everyone knows which way the judges lean (like the NC SC now).
Maybe non-partisan judicial commissions with strict ethical codes would work
O Really, in school or professionally have you had any discussions about judicial selection options and the pluses and minuses of different systems?
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
O Really, in school or professionally have you had any discussions about judicial selection options and the pluses and minuses of different systems?
Not much, but as might be expected I have an opinion. I think election is a bad system, but probably the best choice. If all judges were appointed, the corruption would be overwhelming. Some can be appointed, with reasonable levels of review/confirmation, but for most election is pretty much the only choice. But judge election should be non-partisan, even if people know that Judge Crank is lifelong Democrat. A judge is supposed to follow the law whether s/he agrees with it or not, and although interpretations may vary, decisions shouldn't be partisan. And a judge may be a member of a party, but s/he shouldn't be beholden to a party or its machinery. Yeah, I know, there will always be partisan hacks in office, and there will always be corruption in the system. But it shouldn't be stamped on the face of it like partisan elections are.
Not much, but as might be expected I have an opinion. I think election is a bad system, but probably the best choice. If all judges were appointed, the corruption would be overwhelming. Some can be appointed, with reasonable levels of review/confirmation, but for most election is pretty much the only choice. But judge election should be non-partisan, even if people know that Judge Crank is lifelong Democrat. A judge is supposed to follow the law whether s/he agrees with it or not, and although interpretations may vary, decisions shouldn't be partisan. And a judge may be a member of a party, but s/he shouldn't be beholden to a party or its machinery. Yeah, I know, there will always be partisan hacks in office, and there will always be corruption in the system. But it shouldn't be stamped on the face of it like partisan elections are.
Makes sense, though I think we still desperately need real campaign finance reform if we're going to place trust in voters.
Since 2020, a foundation has honored prominent women with the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award, named after the late Supreme Court justice who championed women’s rights and liberal causes. But this year’s lineup stands out: Four of the recipients are men. Two of them have done prison time for financial crimes. One founded Fox News. Another is Elon Musk.
Musk,
Martha Stewart, Ok, but it's not like she needs recognition.
Michael Milken,
Rupert Murdoch
and Sylvester Stallone Silly.
are the “five iconic individuals” who will receive the Ginsburg Leadership Award next month at the Library of Congress in an exclusive ceremony and gala, according to a news release from the award’s organizer, the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation....
All are filthy rich. This smells like a fundraising ploy by the foundation
A clown with a flamethrower still has a flamethrower.
-- Charlie Sykes on MSNBC
1312. ETTD.
It would have been nice to see a more aggressive DoJ.
