Posted on 09/09/2010 2:24:38 PM PDT by topher
And, maybe Federal Judges should be liable to recall after 8 years rather having lifetime appointments...
Nice. I hope the folks in Iowa throw these bums to the curb.
“Under a 1962 amendment to Iowa’s constitution, eight years after being appointed judges must go on the ballot for a popular vote to retain their position or be sent packing.”
Say goodnight, Graceless ...
Good for them!
I hope that Iowans pay no attention to O’Conner. Her home state of Arizona doesn’t.
Oh, yes they should! This country is run by "We the People" not "You the activists in black robes."
“O’Connor asserted that “the judges should not be subject to retaliation” from voters for the decisions they render.”
So judges should not be held accountable? Tar and feathers before throwing them out of town.
Wipe them out.... All of them!!
The judges are on the ballot. The citizens choose to vote for them or not under the law.
Does she believe that the judge’s rulings shouldn’t be a factor in the decision a voter makes when voting for a judge that’s on the ballot? Stupid!
Given that the thrust of voting rights improvement over the last half century has been to ENLARGE the electorate, it seems to me perfectly logical that we increase the eligibility to vote for judges ~ maybe all propertied free white males ~ that way we can fight all those other voting rights battles over again over the next century.
Keep the civil rights agitators going!
If judges insist on legislating from the bench, overturning voter referendums and laws passed by legislatures simply by imposing their own opinions instead of scholarly legal interpretations then voters darn right should have the ability to recall judges no different than we vote legislators and members of Congress out of office. The Founding Fathers never envisioned an active judiciary that would take on the role making legislation without being responsible to the people.
Ping
Could
Iowa start to AWAKEN???
Since it’s so hard to find a website for this effort to reign in Judicial activism:
http://iowaforfreedom.com/news
I went to several news articles, and none mentioned this (even those in support), I wonder if that is intentional..I gave a few, I wonder if any fellow Freepers want to as well!
judges accountable to the will of the people will necessarily pervert rulings that should be based on statute in order to retain position.
the founders addressed this as best they could; best never being good enough, they chose not make the perfect the enemy of good. there is only one perfect, and he/she/it aint in town.
one argument for regular vetting of judges is that some of them may prove to issue insane rulings over time.
one argument against regular vetting of judges is that some majorities may prove to be insane over time, thus providing insane Judges and rulings.
i honestly can not work this out, a real chicken or egg thing to me.
Wrong.
“Impeachments are confined to political characters, to political crimes and misdemeanors, and to political punishments.” Justice James Wilson.
Impeachment was for attempts to “subvert the Constitution.” George Mason.
Impeachment was to be used for “the abuse of the public trust.” Alexander Hamilton.
Impeachments were imposed for “unconstitutional opinions, attempts to subvert the fundamental laws and introduce arbitrary power.” Justice Joseph Story.
Very simply, impeachment was the recourse when judges intruded on the domain of the other two branches, affronted the will of the people, or introduced arbitrary power by seizing the role of the legislature. These judges must go. Let blackrobes nationwide understand that they can be fired.
Nonsense by O’Connor. Throw the bums out. Great quotes - thanks for posting them.
It is amazing that these judges and politicians think their jobs are a birthright like the Kennedys. “Public service” my arse. They are liars and parasites.
Judges should have 2 year terms and so should senators.
Followed by two year prison terms.
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