Something to think about...
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.
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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