Archive for 3. September 2010

Martinez Hides Behind His Robes

William Martinez appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 10th, 2010.  Follow up questions by Senators Sessions and Coburn asked straightforward questions of Martinez regarding his many questionable affiliations.  See this post. Martinez uniformly refused to answer any question.  He did provide responses, but no answers to the actual questions he was asked.  All of Martinez’s responses either invoked attorney-client privilege,  or stated that he would follow the existing Supreme and Circuit Court precedence.

If his answers are accurate representations of his intent, why do we need him?  An unsophisticated piece of software could do what he proposes are his only options, to rule either in keeping with the 10th, or with the Supremes.  I’m pretty sure my dog could do this.

Do anyone (obviously not the liberals that recommended him, Bennett and Udall) believe that he will not base decisions on his personal politics?  I certainly don’t.  The organizations he is associated with are radical.  For those who missed it before, here is a short list:

  • Amnesty International
  • ACLU of Colorado
  • Colorado Public Radio
  • Greenpeace, USA
  • Human Rights Watch
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund
  • National Legal Aid and Defender Association

Each of us need to write or call our Senators and ensure that they are aware that we don’t want any more activist, leftist, anti-Constitutional, anti-Federal judges on our courts.  These types of judges have caused enough destruction, and have taken away enough liberty.  Confirmation of Martinez would be one more step down the long dark hallway of statism.

Don’t let this nominee hide behind his robes.  Insist that your Senators bring his beliefs out into the open for all of us to see.

A Little Border Corruption - or - How to Make A Few Extra Dollars in El Paso Politics

Well, no mention of party.  You know the rule there.  At least we know that Willie Gandara is a Dem.  All indications are that the rest are too.

http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/11-indicted-in-el-paso-public-corruption-case-893519.html?cxtype=rss_texas

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