Posted on 09/08/2010 6:33:58 PM PDT by iowamark
DES MOINES - Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will speak about keeping courts free of politics as part of an effort to support three Iowa justices threatened with removal because they supported a decision that legalized gay marriage in the state.
O'Connor, a critic of judicial elections, will participate in a Wednesday panel discussion on the "importance" of Iowa's merit-based system of selecting judges. The panel will also include Barry Griswell, former head of Principal Financial Group; Jan Laue, of the Iowa Federation of Labor; and Allan Vestal, dean of Drake University's law school.
The effort is in response to a campaign by Iowa for Freedom, a group formed by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats, which is calling for voters to remove Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and Justices David Baker and Michael Streit. They are up for retention votes on the November general election ballot.
Vander Plaats also has called for changing the way judges are chosen in Iowa, a system created 48 years ago when voters amended the state constitution.
"The bottom line is, on a broad spectrum of issues, from conservative to liberal, it is in everyone's best interest to keep politics out of our courts, and we are going to do everything we can to make sure Iowa voters understand this on election day," said Troy Price, political director for One Iowa, a gay rights advocacy group.
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This and amnesty.
Whew... Every time I see this stemaing pantload’s name I remember why I am so delighted she stepped away. Ping me if she ever defends or speaks up for judges who rule in favor of traditional American values.
Meanwhile, these three judges need to be flushed down the toilet, pronto.
... and in some cases... downright un-American.
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... and obama.
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I know she has no idea how ironic this statement is. Homo-activism is purely and singularly political.
If judges are going to act like legislators, they should be subject to being losing office like legislators.>>>>>>>>>
PRECISELY!!
Yes. and solely because she was the first woman. This racial/sexual PC garbage is getting so irritating.
Even if the judges are retain, the campaign may send a message that the judges’ decisions are not beyond criticism and accountability, especially if the vote is close.
Only in that progressivism was a turn from the American past toward statism. Our revered “Greatest Generation” had great faith in government.
I think it was Lincoln who drolly asked the question: How many legs does a dog have. Answer” Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it so. Calling a sexual liason between two men a “marriage” is like saying that a dog has five legs.
I agree... but... the government that the WWII generation respected and had faith in no longer exists in any way whatsoever.
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