Fletcher aide up for court seat (Repubs packing KY courts)

[Rose Siding]

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Despite having no experience on the bench, the top lawyer for Gov. Ernie Fletcher was chosen yesterday as one of three finalists for a Kentucky Supreme Court seat, along with two longtime judges.
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State Democratic Party officials called Roach's nomination the latest in a string of Republican court-packing moves.

Fletcher appointed Senate President David Williams' wife and Senate President Pro Tem Katie Stine's husband to judgeships.

Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Lundergan noted that Fletcher appointed three new members of the nominating commission in the last two weeks.

"That's the alarming thing to me — the fact that the judiciary, which is supposed to be very independent and which we as citizens rely on so we'll have equal justice, would be stacked," he said.

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050517/NEWS01/50517002/1008/NEWS01

[davidinalameda]

1. then elect a Democratic governor

and you won't have this problem

but no, they coddled Patton down there and let him ruin things for the Democrats

[merwin]

2. 'Republicans packing KY'. Now that's an amazing line!

[Raiden]

3. God I hate ernie fletcher

Fuckin' pud!!! :grr:

[KamaAina]

4. Why, oh why, couldn't the headline have read...

"Fletcher Picks Roach for Supreme Court Seat"?