Something to think about...
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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
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Dems Fall Into the Monica Lewinsky Trap
In the Congressional elections of 1998, the Republicans failed to gain seats in either house despite the historic advantage that the out-of-power party normally enjoys in the sixth year of a two-term incumbent's presidency. Now, in 2018, the Democrats are making exactly the same mistake... and will likely have the same result.
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