My
blog last week reported that Judge Will Scott was smearing his opponent in a
state supreme court race, charging Judge Janet Stumbo was "soft on
crime" when there were many reasons she could have ruled the way she did.
And
I reported both had signed an agreement to keep the race civil, but there was
probably no sanctions if either didn't.
My
blog was hardly out when the Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee issued a news
release saying both candidates had violated their agreement---Scott for false
and misleading TV and newspaper ads, and Stumbo for a misleading radio
ad. Stumbo said she had stopped running the ad; Scott is still running
his TV smears.
The
committee is an independent, non partisan group of 16 interested citizens of
both parties from all over the state. It has no powers to fine or sanction,
only to point out to the public when pledges are violated, and to encourage judicial
candidates to campaign with integrity.
Statehouse
Democrats are running TV ads that are the absolute essence of "smear
tactics" and similar to Judge Scott's. The ads oppose GOP candidates for
the House, saying they opposed the "pill mill bill", so of course
they must "support pushers!"
There
are many reasons people oppose legislation. I have covered legislatures in six
states over 20 years and have often seen motions to adjourn be controversial. I
support House Bill 1, but I can understand several arguments against it..not
one of which includes supporting drug pushers.
House
Democrats should be ashamed.
This
week all those ads will end; you voters get to end them by...voting.
By
the way, the US is not #1 but 138 out of 172 countries in voter turnout.
Please do your part to get us a higher ranking.
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