Judgeships - the new Republican stealth strategy
Back out at the County Fair again. The Republican booth is still pushing judicial candidates with more vigor than their Senatorial and congressional candidates.
Come to discover that state law says that if a judicial candidate wins a majority of votes in the primary, the race is over and the winner becomes a judge without going on to the Nov. election. The primary is September 19 and most voters don't really notice the judicial candidates, just checking ones whose names have the best sound, or whatever. It's hard to find campaign info on judicial races so ignorance is easy.
Judicial races are supposed to be non-partisan, but the Reps are spending LOTS of money to unseat the incumbents (Susan Owens, Gerry Alexander, Tom Chambers, and Joel Penoyer - all of whom are experienced and well-respected for fairness) and put in people with either fundamentalist religious views or strong property rights/anti-regulation views.
Brent Boger, who is running against Penoyer, was formerly the chair of the county Republican party and is given a high five by Judicial Forum... who are they???
Come to discover that state law says that if a judicial candidate wins a majority of votes in the primary, the race is over and the winner becomes a judge without going on to the Nov. election. The primary is September 19 and most voters don't really notice the judicial candidates, just checking ones whose names have the best sound, or whatever. It's hard to find campaign info on judicial races so ignorance is easy.
Judicial races are supposed to be non-partisan, but the Reps are spending LOTS of money to unseat the incumbents (Susan Owens, Gerry Alexander, Tom Chambers, and Joel Penoyer - all of whom are experienced and well-respected for fairness) and put in people with either fundamentalist religious views or strong property rights/anti-regulation views.
Brent Boger, who is running against Penoyer, was formerly the chair of the county Republican party and is given a high five by Judicial Forum... who are they???
The mission of the Judicial Forum is to review the activities of the judges and attorneys and report how they measure up to Biblical civil law (the foundation of our nation), the Constitution (the supreme law of the land) and the statutes that are lawful (to interpret what is written). Read more . . .
Bible Verse: PSA 119:139 [NIV]
My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore Your words.
What else can I say?
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