Don't like a state supreme court decision?

[Sean]

Make the judges draw straws to see who keeps their jobs.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/20...-judges-by-making-them-draw-straws/?mobile=nc

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

Make the judges draw straws to see who keeps their jobs.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/20...-judges-by-making-them-draw-straws/?mobile=nc

I think Florida tried something similar.

 

[shoulderblade]

Make the judges draw straws to see who keeps their jobs.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/20...-judges-by-making-them-draw-straws/?mobile=nc

This is a bit depressing actually though does drawing straws make amy less sense than using seniority or age or whatever? Sad part is that not much is gained here and possibly a lot could be lost. I assume there have been 9 Justices from day 1 so I would think that almost halving the court membership is going to have an adverse effect on the system.

The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Michael Baumgartner, said the job cuts could save about $1.5 million in salary and administrative costs.

“Every dollar we save by eliminating these four positions would be automatically funneled to K-12 education to help meet the guidelines the Supreme Court laid out in the McCleary decision,”

 

[MatthewVett]

Well I agree it's an idiotic method, the Greeks determined elections in a similar way, reasoning that that way, the gods themselves were involved in the decision, being left up to chance.

 

[KingOrfeo]

I think Florida tried something similar.

Not that I recall, nothing with straws or downsizing, but last year there was a Pub-led ballot-campaign to knock a couple of named Florida Supreme Court justices off the bench (judges in Florida are subject to periodic merit-retention ballots -- you vote "Yes" or "No" on "Shall Judge/Justice X be retained in office?"). It failed.

 

[koalabear]

No State needs 9. Fire them.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Well I agree it's an idiotic method, the Greeks determined elections in a similar way, reasoning that that way, the gods themselves were involved in the decision, being left up to chance.

Well, in ancient Athens, some public offices were elective, other (generally very-short-term) offices were filled by lot or sortition, like jury duty -- the latter is called demarchy.

 

[Comshaw]

Nothing to worry about really, cause it ain't never gunna' fly 'round these parts. In fact it's funny as hell. This is all about a legislator who's pissed because the court called him and his companions to task for not doing their job and he's determined to be petulant about it. Dipshit.


Comshaw

 

[shoulderblade]

Well, in ancient Athens, some public offices were elective, other (generally very-short-term) offices were filled by lot or sortition, like jury duty -- the latter is called demarchy.

There are various forms of selection so drawing lots as a form of demise is not all that disturbing. I assume the court justices were not elected and thus not subject to popular recall.

 

[Cade Is Here]

Make the judges draw straws to see who keeps their jobs.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/20...-judges-by-making-them-draw-straws/?mobile=nc

Can you do more than just simple copy @ paste?