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Iowa Judges Battle Heats Up: Sandra Day O'Connor Enters the Fray

 

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has raised the profile of the battle to unseat three Iowa judges by rushing to their defense.

O’Connor was appointed by Reagan as the first female supreme court justice but ended up as the moderate swing vote on abortion and related social issues. Her decision to enter the fray is a strong signal the campaign against the judges is gaining ground. Read more.

6 Comments

  1. Peter Hoh
    Posted September 11, 2010 at 1:42 am | Permalink

    According to the linked article, O'Connor's motivation for speaking on behalf of the incumbent judges is her desire that judicial elections be less politicized.

  2. Andrea
    Posted September 13, 2010 at 3:24 am | Permalink

    "O'Connor's motivation for speaking on behalf of the incumbent judges is her desire that judicial elections be less politicized."

    How can you avoid politicizing a judicial ballot if the judges issue political sentences?

  3. Pam Anderson
    Posted September 13, 2010 at 3:28 pm | Permalink

    Your all stupid

  4. Donna
    Posted September 13, 2010 at 6:17 pm | Permalink

    This is just a feeble last gasp attempt to preserve the jobs for liberal judicial activists.

  5. Anonygrl
    Posted September 13, 2010 at 10:12 pm | Permalink

    "How can you avoid politicizing a judicial ballot if the judges issue political sentences?"

    How can these judges avoid issuing a political ruling? It is their job, after all.

  6. adsf
    Posted September 13, 2010 at 11:36 pm | Permalink

    "Your all stupid"

    Dear idiot:
    If you're going to resort to childish insults, at least learn proper grammar and punctuation. It's "You're all stupid."