Something to think about...

A Game of Benches?
Republican activists manipulate judicial selection, diminish judicial independence
Author’s note: As a Republican judge having presided in a Harris County misdemeanor criminal court for the last fifteen years I’ve given much thought to our current judicial selection process. I wrote this essay long before my defeat in the March 6, 2018 Republican primary, and I’ve revised it to reflect what I’ve learned from that election. JK

Why Do Governments Fail? (The Exponent Problem)
Authored by Robert Gore via Straight Line Logic blog,
2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192...
Most people find managing their own affairs sufficiently challenging. Earning a living, establishing a family, rearing children, saving for college and retirement, and dealing with illness and aging fill the days and leave little time, attention, or energy to manage someone else’s affairs.
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