Stupid judge. Just because 50% of murders in the US are committed by blacks, who only make up 12% of the population, doesn't mean black folk are more criminally inclined. The math is simple!
Holy shit, people. Click on that last link. The man lost an election and he's still campaigning for the job. Richard Sanders clearly has no respect for democracy, for a plural society, or the bench he's still (!) sitting on. Gah!
I think you're wrong when you say that you don't think a Gov. Rob McKenna would appoint Sanders. McKenna endorsed Sanders in the last election, and never withdrew that endorsement even after Sanders's self-defeating racist comments that famously prompted the Seattle Times to withdraw their endorsement. You can see Sanders's endorsement list here: http://friendsofjustice.com/endorsements…
Further info on the McKenna-Sanders connection here: http://pamshouseblend.com/diary/17916/at…
Notwithstanding his racist comment and ethical issues:
1) Justice Sanders is still the most defendant-friendly jurist we've had on the WA Supreme Court.
2) Judges shouldn't be elected to begin with.
It really wouldn't be the end of the world if he came back.
@10, he's not defendant-friendly if you're gay. He's a raging homophobe, as is Justice James Johnson. They both signed a separate concussing opinion in the WA DOMA case because the majority opinion apparently wasn't scathingly bigoted enough. The guy has serious emotional problems when it comes to viewing all Washingtonians as equal under the law. You might want to check this out: http://pamshouseblend.com/diary/16553/le…
Why are they criminally inclined I might ask?
I is the hardest salesman in Kingston.
I has the best bike and will sell the load to the Man, Jah!
His conceit is breathtaking.
Further info on the McKenna-Sanders connection here: http://pamshouseblend.com/diary/17916/at…
1) Justice Sanders is still the most defendant-friendly jurist we've had on the WA Supreme Court.
2) Judges shouldn't be elected to begin with.
It really wouldn't be the end of the world if he came back.