I just get the feeling that you are picking nits---look at the damage that A judge in A state can do--
Not just this, but the judges in Mass. and California, regarding gay marriage, in Florida regarding parental notification..
My gosh, I can't believe that you have more faith, and think it is right that this person's life is safer in one judge's hands than in the hands of elected officials---was this judge elected or appointed?
I'm not picking anything; I, along with a lot of other people, don't think the United States FEDERAL government should get involved in this; it's a states' rights issue.