Endorse Richard Sanders for our states Supreme Court!

[gogodawgs]

We would have preferred a different choice for the state Supreme Court.

Four candidates entered the race for the seat Justice Tom Chambers is leaving. Either of the two eliminated in the primary – former Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg and Judge Bruce Hilyer of King County – would have been better than the two who wound up in November’s runoff.

Not that we don’t like Richard Sanders and Sheryl Gordon McCloud. Each is highly intelligent and devoted to the law. It comes down to the role of the judiciary. Either McCloud or Sanders would bring a settled ideological agenda to the cases that reach the high court.
Sanders is a doctrinaire libertarian. McCloud is what used to be called a flaming liberal. Passionate political beliefs keep the fires of democracy burning, but good court decisions aren’t born in furnaces. Sanders and McCloud both appear likely to equate their personal philosophies with constitutional dictates.

Sanders has already shown his penchant for reading cases through his libertarian prism. In disputes between the individual and the public, his reflex – reflex – is to take the side of the individual.

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/...red-pick-for-state-supreme.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Jeff Hayes]

Same in being a contractor....or to participate on this forum.

Contracting is light years harder than participating on this forum. I voted for Sanders and OCed while I did it, LOL

 

[hermannr]

Rapgood. There is one problem with me...If the "Spokesman Review" endorses anyone, that is an automatic disqualifier IMHO:

 

[rapgood]

Hmmm... The TNT doesn't like either candidate, while most of us support one or the other. I guess this tells me more about the TNT and less about the candidates.

 

[tombrewster421]

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/...red-pick-for-state-supreme.html#storylink=cpy

Sounds like my kind of judge!

 

[sudden valley gunner]

We would have preferred a different choice for the state Supreme Court.

Four candidates entered the race for the seat Justice Tom Chambers is leaving. Either of the two eliminated in the primary – former Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg and Judge Bruce Hilyer of King County – would have been better than the two who wound up in November’s runoff.

Not that we don’t like Richard Sanders and Sheryl Gordon McCloud. Each is highly intelligent and devoted to the law. It comes down to the role of the judiciary. Either McCloud or Sanders would bring a settled ideological agenda to the cases that reach the high court.
Sanders is a doctrinaire libertarian. McCloud is what used to be called a flaming liberal. Passionate political beliefs keep the fires of democracy burning, but good court decisions aren’t born in furnaces. Sanders and McCloud both appear likely to equate their personal philosophies with constitutional dictates.

Sanders has already shown his penchant for reading cases through his libertarian prism. In disputes between the individual and the public, his reflex – reflex – is to take the side of the individual.

Wow hilarious, because Sanders uses constitutional reasoning instead of statist and case law, his view is tainted through libertarian lens? What a laugh!

Like one of the other judges said about him he "believes in the fallacy words have a fixed meaning.." he rules according to law and the boundaries of the constitution.

 

[sudden valley gunner]

Here is a picture of Sanders and I.....notice I am open carrying.

 

[kevin_cline]

go sanders!

i voted for sanders in the primary and im glad to vote for him in the general. Go sanders!

 

[Bookman]

Mailed my ballot off today. Filled the oval for Sanders. He was the only real choice.

 

[Boomboy007]

Just filled out my ballot.....

...... and Sanders got MY vote!