Comments on: Should Judges be Elected? http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/03/should-judges-be-elected/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: geekWithA.45 http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/03/should-judges-be-elected/#comment-52538 geekWithA.45 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:19:22 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13997#comment-52538 Some sort of voter mechanism's important. NJ has what they proudly describe as an "independent judiciary" of appointee judges who do not answer directly to the people, and we see the mess that has lead to: blatant judicial activism, legislating from the bench, and statewide collusion to ignore black and white elements of statutes. Some sort of voter mechanism’s important. NJ has what they proudly describe as an “independent judiciary” of appointee judges who do not answer directly to the people, and we see the mess that has lead to: blatant judicial activism, legislating from the bench, and statewide collusion to ignore black and white elements of statutes.

]]> By: Bitter http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/03/should-judges-be-elected/#comment-52432 Bitter Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:29:59 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13997#comment-52432 I am a big support of retention elections. To a large degree, it balances out the spite of the minority with uninformed voters. Rarely is a judge ever voted out, but it can happen on occasion when there is a real uprising. I was proud to let my high page rank in search results to a campaign in Utah. She was nuts, and before I posted about it, I did digging to find that even many in the legal community thought she was acting inappropriately in her courtroom and with her power as a judge. I appreciate the people having a "reset" button for the appointments when elected leaders let us down with piss poor decisions. I am a big support of retention elections. To a large degree, it balances out the spite of the minority with uninformed voters. Rarely is a judge ever voted out, but it can happen on occasion when there is a real uprising. I was proud to let my high page rank in search results to a campaign in Utah. She was nuts, and before I posted about it, I did digging to find that even many in the legal community thought she was acting inappropriately in her courtroom and with her power as a judge. I appreciate the people having a “reset” button for the appointments when elected leaders let us down with piss poor decisions.

]]> By: Wolfwood http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/03/should-judges-be-elected/#comment-52423 Wolfwood Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:47:26 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13997#comment-52423 Nope, and the Seventeenth Amendment was a mistake, too. Nope, and the Seventeenth Amendment was a mistake, too.

]]> By: Flighterdoc http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/03/should-judges-be-elected/#comment-52421 Flighterdoc Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:07:58 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13997#comment-52421 I think judges at higher levels should be appointed, but subject to electoral recall at fairly long intervals - like 10 years or so. California implemented this system, and it allowed the voters to get rid of Rose Bird and a few others of the most leftist jurists the world had ever seen. Much better than the current federal system, where judges are absolutely immune from anything except impeachment for High Crimes and Misdemeanors (and then able to get elected to Congress). I think judges at higher levels should be appointed, but subject to electoral recall at fairly long intervals – like 10 years or so.

California implemented this system, and it allowed the voters to get rid of Rose Bird and a few others of the most leftist jurists the world had ever seen. Much better than the current federal system, where judges are absolutely immune from anything except impeachment for High Crimes and Misdemeanors (and then able to get elected to Congress).

]]> By: Jeff the Baptist http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/11/03/should-judges-be-elected/#comment-52415 Jeff the Baptist Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:23:55 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=13997#comment-52415 Jefferson hated the way the US court system was structured with non-elected judges appointed to indefinite lengths. He considered those judges little more than an unaccountable legal aristocracy. Regular elections may be fine for local offices. Appointments are ok for some of the higher offices but they ought to be appointed for terms of long but definite lengths. Jefferson hated the way the US court system was structured with non-elected judges appointed to indefinite lengths. He considered those judges little more than an unaccountable legal aristocracy.

Regular elections may be fine for local offices. Appointments are ok for some of the higher offices but they ought to be appointed for terms of long but definite lengths.

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