Justice sold to special interests!
Here are excerpts from an article in USAToday regarding the selling of justice in America. Mind you, Kentucky is NO exception. If you are NOT yet incensed, you should be:
Big money erodes judges' credibility
Players would surely be reluctant to compete in the World Series if they knew that the umpires were beholden to the other team for their jobs, and fans would have little faith in the outcome.
Yet people are going into courts across the nation these days in which the playing field looks just as tilted. That's because once-staid judicial elections have turned into big-money brawls among special interests, often with big business and trial lawyers vying for a friendly judge on the court. Want to read more? Click here.
Big money erodes judges' credibility
Players would surely be reluctant to compete in the World Series if they knew that the umpires were beholden to the other team for their jobs, and fans would have little faith in the outcome.
Yet people are going into courts across the nation these days in which the playing field looks just as tilted. That's because once-staid judicial elections have turned into big-money brawls among special interests, often with big business and trial lawyers vying for a friendly judge on the court. Want to read more? Click here.
Labels: Judicial integrity, Public safety
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