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Originally Posted by epitome
Judges should not have to be elected, either.
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During the last election cycle I was looking at all the billboards for people wanting my vote.
And as I looked at the ones for the judges for different districts I noticed a pattern. They all were bragging about how they are "endorsed" by the Sheriff, or the Police Chief, or the Union for Law Enforcement.
And it hit me...the govt. has us so scared of damn near everything, that we are actually voting for a judge because Law Enforcement endorsed them as being "tough".
Sounds good right?
Not when you really think about it.
I don't want a judge who is in bed with the cops and the prosecutors. I want a judge that is impartial and actually JUDGES as opposed to rubber stamping whatever the cops and prosecution say.
Remember, most "trials" don't have a jury. Go to traffic court. Or get a DUI. Etc. , etc.
The LAST thing we should want is a judge who is endorsed by the people who are trying to prosecute you!
And yet, those are the ones we vote in to the job over and over and over!