Commentary: N.Y Judge System Passes Muster, but Leave It There

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The U.S. Supreme Court last Wednesday said it was not against the First Amendment of our Constitution for New Yorkers to choose its trial judges through a voting system which clearly and unfairly favors the two political parties.

I agree with the Court that its precedent does not support the idea that because a system is unconstitutional just because it makes it more difficult for third party political candidates or candidates not in with party leaders of the traditional two parties to succeed.

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Commentary: N.Y Judge System Passes Muster, but Leave It There

I am wondering after reading the opinion why the resident ol' wisenheimer, Justice Antonin Scalia, didn't turn the phrase "because it's politics,...

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