Judicial Elections

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This paper discusses how judges can no longer render independent decisions when they are forced to campaign for their positions. This paper explains how the integrity of the justice system becomes weakened when the candidates are forced to beg for money from contributors. Once elected these contributors expect that the candidate will then hand out favors in the form of favorable decisions. The paper emphasizes that it is against electing judges.

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"It is important that current system of electing judges remain intact because the courts system is the one body within the government that is independent of Congress and the President. Currently, there has been a movement by the Republican party to remove those judges perceived to be activist judges, as these judicial officers' decision seems to go against the grain of conservative thought. According to one article, "The conservative crusade against activist judges has been even more effective on the state level, where elective judges who voted in ways displeasing to Republicans have been denied re-election by organized electoral campaigns"(Schwartz, "Opposing Viewpoints")".

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