The Florida Bar has so jumped the shark, that this latest effort, well, you would almost
feel sorry for how clueless they are, if you weren't so harmed by their cluelessness. AS much as I support what they're trying to do, the truth is, they have lost control of the politicization of the legal field.
Florida Bar President says political parties should stay out of merit retention
TALLAHASSEE — The Tampa lawyer who heads the Florida Bar said Tuesday that political parties of all stripes should stay on the sidelines for this fall’s merit retention vote on three Supreme Court justices that Republicans have formally declared they plan to defeat.
“A fair and impartial judiciary, free from political or special interest influence is the purpose of Florida’s non-partisan merit retention elections for appellate judges. The Florida Bar does not believe any political party – Democratic, Republican or other – should participate in any non-partisan election, particularly for judicial positions,” said Gwynne Young, a state and federal litigation specialist with Carlton Fields.
“Maintaining the integrity and impartiality of Florida’s judges is critical to preserving the principles of democracy on which our country was founded. Non-partisan merit retention elections were established by the people of Florida to ensure that the rule of law, not popular thought or political view, is the basis for all judicial decisions.”
Florida Republicans have been livid with the high court since 2010, when it bounced three legislatively crafted constitutional amendments off the ballot for defective or misleading wording. Some conservatives have never forgotten when the court invalidated then-Gov. Jeb Bush’s “opportunity scholarship” school voucher program in 2006.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2012/09/florida-bar-president-says-political-parties-should-stay-out-of-merit-retention.html
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