What, was Ben Carson not available for consultation?
So does Grand Theft Antique merit a first degree felony charge? More likely fat cats can also be fat rats.
I’m confused with regard to States that elect their judges, especially on the supreme court. Justice IS NOT subject to a popularity contest.
On the other hand, in this case, the voters of West Virginia elected a bunch of criminals to oversee the interpretation of justice in their state, so i can see the attraction by Republicans.
I too don’t understand popular elections for judges. We in Missouri have appointed judges, but they are up for retention or removal 2 years after being appointed, and then periodically after that.
Yep, all the new justices will be appointed, apparently without any review. No problems with that.
This is the kind of corruption you get in resource-extraction states. (Remember that Blankenship bought a state supreme court judge to get out of previous legal trouble)
Creeps
A look just at the headline is a bit shocking until you read the article and see some of what these judges did and that the Democrats are also calling for impeachment. But then this …
"A special election already is set in November to fill the remainder of Ketchum’s term. After Tuesday, Republican Gov. Jim Justice would appoint a replacement for any impeached justice to serve until the 2020 election.
"Minority Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee where the articles were voted on last week had tried to speed up the impeachment process in the hopes of beating an Aug. 14 deadline for arranging a special election in November if any justice is impeached. Instead, the committee took its time, even conducting a tour of the state Supreme Court offices earlier this month.’
So, the Republicans are OK with getting rid of the scoundrels, but want to replace them with even more partisan hacks?