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Mon Sep-25-06 01:55 PM
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| 10. Were these folks appointed or elected? |
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cuz to me that makes all the difference.
If these whackjobs were elected...the folks who don't vote and those who do...got what they voted for...morons.
Loads of these positions are elected positions and are nothing more than popularity contests. No where in the article can I find how NY does this..
If they were appointed, then that is another issue..
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WePurrsevere |
Sep-25-06 09:24 AM |
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Good night, nurse! I lived in NYS (NYC, actually) for 38 years and |
mcscajun |
Sep-25-06 11:29 AM |
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I want to find out which states are the 29 others like NY. Once that's |
WePurrsevere |
Sep-25-06 04:49 PM |
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Ooh, I skipped over that little fact. Hope NJ isn't one of 'em, but |
mcscajun |
Sep-25-06 07:22 PM |
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Thank you very much for the link. It's a great starting point. This is an |
WePurrsevere |
Sep-26-06 08:15 AM |
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Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick. |
impeachdubya |
Sep-25-06 11:34 AM |
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I disagree with you about "Welcome to Bush's America" |
Jim Lane |
Sep-26-06 06:59 AM |
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I was referring to a mindset. |
impeachdubya |
Sep-26-06 11:24 AM |
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Yes, I agree with you about the mindset. |
Jim Lane |
Sep-26-06 11:52 AM |
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district justices here do not need to be lawyers |
tigereye |
Sep-25-06 11:44 AM |
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Last itme I heard was Non-Lawyers need to take a Six Weeks Course |
happyslug |
Sep-27-06 10:12 AM |
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“And the hell with the law.” |
madmusic |
Sep-25-06 12:29 PM |
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Scalia thinks the same way... Here's his infamous quote |
SoCalDem |
Sep-25-06 01:43 PM |
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link to that quote (in case anyone doubts your post) |
Bozita |
Sep-25-06 01:47 PM |
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"harmless error" |
madmusic |
Sep-25-06 03:23 PM |
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I hate, hate, hate it when people use the term "common sense" |
Iris |
Sep-26-06 07:08 PM |
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There are judges |
Marie26 |
Sep-25-06 12:31 PM |
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Recommended reading from the frontpage of today's NYT |
Bozita |
Sep-25-06 12:36 PM |
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District Justices in Pennsylvania have no requirements either |
bleedingheart |
Sep-25-06 01:49 PM |
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Were these folks appointed or elected? |
bleedingheart |
Sep-25-06 01:55 PM |
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Judges and court officials should never be elected, I think. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Sep-25-06 03:57 PM |
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Yet judges (not only justices like this) are still elected in communities |
mcscajun |
Sep-25-06 07:27 PM |
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I like the idea of elected Judges. |
happyslug |
Sep-27-06 03:10 PM |
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They're elected into most if not all positions. In some areas a part |
WePurrsevere |
Sep-25-06 04:44 PM |
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They are elected. It's mentioned three times in the article. |
mcscajun |
Sep-25-06 07:26 PM |
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you know...I need better reading glasses...I read it but I was |
bleedingheart |
Sep-25-06 07:36 PM |
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These are elected Positions in both NY and PA. |
happyslug |
Sep-27-06 02:53 PM |
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holy fuck |
WindRavenX |
Sep-25-06 01:56 PM |
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Quite right. |
mcscajun |
Sep-25-06 07:28 PM |
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! |
Solly Mack |
Sep-25-06 07:25 PM |
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I've got an idea |
kiahzero |
Sep-25-06 07:27 PM |
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Not surprised at all by this... |
cynatnite |
Sep-25-06 07:32 PM |
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Check for your state here |
mcscajun |
Sep-25-06 07:40 PM |
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Does "Limited jurisdiction" always mean the judges are voted in |
WePurrsevere |
Sep-27-06 09:08 AM |
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No, "Limited Justis diction" means they can only hear certain cases |
happyslug |
Sep-27-06 10:14 AM |
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TY, I sort of thought so but I haven't been able to find the correct term |
WePurrsevere |
Sep-27-06 10:31 AM |
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Various names, the Common Law name was "Justice of the Peace" |
happyslug |
Sep-27-06 02:43 PM |
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"Limited jurisdiction" does not always mean judges voted in, |
mcscajun |
Sep-27-06 05:02 PM |
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WOW. I thought this thread was going to be about sexist remarks |
135th |
Sep-26-06 11:52 AM |
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So maybe some progressives could get elected to these benches? |
eppur_se_muova |
Sep-26-06 05:56 PM |
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It may sound odd but I wonder how many of us have voted for someone w/o |
WePurrsevere |
Sep-26-06 07:03 PM |
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Unbelievable article. These are petty tyrants! |
Strawman |
Sep-27-06 09:19 AM |
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Only 8 recs. |
madmusic |
Sep-27-06 02:49 PM |
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More like "Who's gonna fix it?" |
Kagemusha |
Sep-27-06 03:10 PM |
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