I couldn’t believe it. Pete Wilson and Gray Davis are worried about the impartiality of our court system. They testified recently in front of the Steering Committee of the Statewide Commission for Impartial Courts.
The Committee Chair Supreme Court Justice Ming Chin is concerned that ‘unfair political attacks” on the courts are undermining our democracy.
All three need to look in the mirror before worrying about the courts. Pete Wilson was clear that he would appoint law and order type judges.
Nothing wrong with that?
Gray Davis took it a little further. He actually told a bunch of Governor’s that this:
"They are not there to be independent agents…They are there to reflect the sentiments that I expressed during the campaign.”
If they arrive at a conclusion that differs from the governor, he said, "They shouldn’t be a judge. They should resign."
Then his administration had a pro-abortion, pro-death penalty litmus test for judicial nominees.
Nothing wrong with that?
Judge Chin when first appointed to the bench immediately voted to reverse the parental consent case after the court had already issued a ruling upholding parental consent in the case of abortion.
Nothing wrong with that?
This Imperial impartiality committee was created by his highness Supreme Court King Ron George. The leader of the court that just overturned the democratically approved Proposition 22.
Here is the problem. Judges have taken power unto themselves. Judges like George have become legislators. They decide what laws we should have and then dictate them to us.
Want to stop political attacks on judges? We don’t need the Wilson amendment to the constitution that stifles political speech.
Judges just need to stop being politicians. If they are going to act like a politician, then the public has every right to be involved in the process.