One of the saddest and most damaging developments in recent years has been the politicization of the courts. Appellate courts have never been devoid of politics, but the politics has not been as naked as it is now. When a state supreme court reverses its position on a major issue two years later after an election, how is it different from the legislature? Judges are supposed to approach cases in an impartial manner. When a candidate for a position on the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaigns on a promise to throw out the recent redistricting, the veneer of impartiality is stripped away.
So appreciate your incredible research and analysis! It is so important to spread this info! Of course, I count my lucky stars that I live in Massachusetts - the one state that didn't vote for Nixon;>). And we have great legislators - Senators Markey & Warren, etc. Have forwarded your email to my cousin, Mary Keefe, a State Rep from Worcester, MA - my home town. You'd love her politics!
One of the saddest and most damaging developments in recent years has been the politicization of the courts. Appellate courts have never been devoid of politics, but the politics has not been as naked as it is now. When a state supreme court reverses its position on a major issue two years later after an election, how is it different from the legislature? Judges are supposed to approach cases in an impartial manner. When a candidate for a position on the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaigns on a promise to throw out the recent redistricting, the veneer of impartiality is stripped away.
So appreciate your incredible research and analysis! It is so important to spread this info! Of course, I count my lucky stars that I live in Massachusetts - the one state that didn't vote for Nixon;>). And we have great legislators - Senators Markey & Warren, etc. Have forwarded your email to my cousin, Mary Keefe, a State Rep from Worcester, MA - my home town. You'd love her politics!
Pat McGauley
You’re the best! I appreciate your words of wisdom and efforts to keep our country fair and equal. We can easily do the opposite.