FL Gov Crist appoints 2nd conservative extremist to Supreme Court (Pro school vouchers, anti-choice)

[seafan]

Still deep in the swamp in Florida...


Crist will choose four FL Supreme Court justices. So far, he is 0 for 2.




Crist taps conservative for Florida Supreme Court, October 2, 2008

TALLAHASSEE -- Ricky L. Polston, a conservative appellate judge who hailed from a small North Florida town, became the Florida Supreme Court's newest member Wednesday after he was selected by Gov. Charlie Crist.

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He was appointed in 2000 by then-Gov. Jeb Bush to the First District Court of Appeal, which deals with the majority of legislative and executive branch feuds.
On Wednesday, Polston singled out two cases important to him: A DCA dissent he wrote upholding Bush's school voucher program that was ultimately struck down by the Florida Supreme Court; and a majority opinion upheld by the high court that determined a state law snaring Internet sex predators was lawful.

''My philosophy is I will not want to legislate from the bench,'' Polston said.

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In September, Crist named Second District Court of Appeal Judge Charles Canady to the post vacated by Miami Justice Raoul Cantero.

The Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates condemned both of Crist's picks, noting that, as a private lawyer, Polston ''chose to represent'' the state in its defense of the Choose Life license plate linked to anti-abortion causes.
''In two appointments, Gov. Crist has failed to demonstrate a willingness to uphold Florida's constitutionally protected right to privacy and protect women's health,'' the association's executive director, Adrienne Kimmell, said in a written statement.

Canady, a former state legislator and congressman, is considered a conservative choice and was heavily promoted by the religious right. He led impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton while he was in Congress and was one of the authors of the partial birth abortion bill.

''I'm just overwhelmed by the fact that, as a first-term governor . . . to have the chance to pick four justices,'' Crist said. ``It's an amazing honor to be able to do so.''

Under heavy pressure, Crist names right wing ideologue Charles T. Canady to FL Supreme Court., August 29, 2008




Charlie Crist, the vacuous, happy-warrior puppet, now has two more opportunities to pad our Florida Supreme Court with extremist right wingers. Somewhere, in a putrid sinkhole, Jeb Bush smiles.

[xxqqqzme]

1. Forget Kansas

WTF is wrong w/ Florida?

[madfloridian]

2. That is pathetic.

He is a sell-out.