Comments on: Look at the Supreme Court Numbers http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/ & Home of Lawn Mower Repair Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:33:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: More Take Notice of Supreme Court Speed Report http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-56231 More Take Notice of Supreme Court Speed Report Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:03:25 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-56231 [...] Lagniappe (out of Mobile) this week picks up on the Supreme Court report on the disparities among the justices’ …um… working tempos that we had here last month. [...] [...] Lagniappe (out of Mobile) this week picks up on the Supreme Court report on the disparities among the justices’ …um… working tempos that we had here last month. [...]

]]> By: SaltAire http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-52884 SaltAire Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:23:30 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-52884 A couple of things stand out to me here. First, every election year the whole "Appoint the Judiciary" arguement comes up. One problem, who does the appointing? What we have right now may not be perfect, but I have to be quite honest with you, I would rather have the uniformed electorate choosing our judges than the alternative. If you are not thoughful enough to think 3 steps further, let me know and I will explain what would happen. Second, Debbie, you mention term limits. I know that we do not have term limits in Alabama and that people say "well we do have term limits every 6 years". Once again I have to say this is better than some of the other systems around the country. Take Florida for example. Their Justices are appointed and then the people get a retention vote every six years. On the ballot you have to check no to throw them out. It never happens. I believe that the best thing for our Judiciary would be to make the races public financed with spending limits, or place limits on PAC donations. The problem then becomes the 3rd parties. I am not sure if legally anything could be done to curtail their outrageous spending that candidates for these very important offices have no control over. As for the numbers, Parker needs to go. He his not doing the job he has been hired to do. My guess is that ads will run about his work ethic. Right now in this economy people do not want to hear that someone is getting paid a very decent salary and not pulling their weight. I think he is gone. A couple of things stand out to me here. First, every election year the whole “Appoint the Judiciary” arguement comes up. One problem, who does the appointing? What we have right now may not be perfect, but I have to be quite honest with you, I would rather have the uniformed electorate choosing our judges than the alternative. If you are not thoughful enough to think 3 steps further, let me know and I will explain what would happen.

Second, Debbie, you mention term limits. I know that we do not have term limits in Alabama and that people say “well we do have term limits every 6 years”. Once again I have to say this is better than some of the other systems around the country. Take Florida for example. Their Justices are appointed and then the people get a retention vote every six years. On the ballot you have to check no to throw them out. It never happens.

I believe that the best thing for our Judiciary would be to make the races public financed with spending limits, or place limits on PAC donations. The problem then becomes the 3rd parties. I am not sure if legally anything could be done to curtail their outrageous spending that candidates for these very important offices have no control over.

As for the numbers, Parker needs to go. He his not doing the job he has been hired to do. My guess is that ads will run about his work ethic. Right now in this economy people do not want to hear that someone is getting paid a very decent salary and not pulling their weight. I think he is gone.

]]> By: Debbie Murphree http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-52883 Debbie Murphree Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:44:46 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-52883 Another reason we should see TERM LIMITS for judges. Sometimes they take their positions for granted. Are they playing cards up there in the Judicial building? Ha ha. Another reason we should see TERM LIMITS for judges. Sometimes they take their positions for granted. Are they playing cards up there in the Judicial building? Ha ha.

]]> By: princeliberty http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-52876 princeliberty Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:51:43 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-52876 Hey Aunt. I don't ever remember seeing an Aunt Nancy posting before now. Yet here you are calling me out by name. Guess you have been viewing for months now and got so fired up about Parker you decided to post. Hey Aunt. I don’t ever remember seeing an Aunt Nancy posting before now. Yet here you are calling me out by name.

Guess you have been viewing for months now and got so fired up about Parker you decided to post.

]]> By: Aunt Nancy http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-52869 Aunt Nancy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:39:06 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-52869 If someone like princeliberty tries to repeat the “it’s not the quantity, it’s the quality” crap, I will throw up. These data confirm what we all know – Tom Parker has been an absolute disaster. Regardless of party affiliation or philosophical leanings, everyone should be furious that Parker is taking over $150,000 of our tax dollars as his annual salary while doing nothing. What does this guy do all day – count his little Rebel flags? If I had to surrender caseload to the other justices – thereby dumping my work on them – and give up staff attorneys, I’d be mortified. Parker just grins, apparently with no sense of shame. If someone like princeliberty tries to repeat the “it’s not the quantity, it’s the quality” crap, I will throw up. These data confirm what we all know – Tom Parker has been an absolute disaster. Regardless of party affiliation or philosophical leanings, everyone should be furious that Parker is taking over $150,000 of our tax dollars as his annual salary while doing nothing.

What does this guy do all day – count his little Rebel flags? If I had to surrender caseload to the other justices – thereby dumping my work on them – and give up staff attorneys, I’d be mortified. Parker just grins, apparently with no sense of shame.

]]> By: Lyn Johnson http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-52868 Lyn Johnson Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:38:22 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-52868 Parker is Roy Moore's clone. I wonder if this will be an issue in the Governor's race. Every candidate for Governor should pledge to only appoint hard working Judges who will properly manage their case load. Parker is Roy Moore’s clone. I wonder if this will be an issue in the Governor’s race. Every candidate for Governor should pledge to only appoint hard working Judges who will properly manage their case load.

]]> By: Brian Johnson http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-52867 Brian Johnson Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:38:07 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-52867 Wow, Parker just doesn't like writing apparently. That or he waits until the last minute. I glean that 8 Republican businessmen and women can't interpret case-law - I hate that about the ALGOP - small business, what does that even mean? We should have an appointed Judiciary which meets from 1st October-1st of July except in extreme cases. Also, the travel circuit they take up sometimes may be unnecessary. Wow, Parker just doesn’t like writing apparently. That or he waits until the last minute.

I glean that 8 Republican businessmen and women can’t interpret case-law – I hate that about the ALGOP – small business, what does that even mean?

We should have an appointed Judiciary which meets from 1st October-1st of July except in extreme cases.

Also, the travel circuit they take up sometimes may be unnecessary.

]]> By: Roy http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-52865 Roy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-52865 Parker is so bad that the rest of the Court took away his oldest cases and gave them to other Justices so that they could be decided. They also took away most of his staff to help the other Justices handle the increased workload caused by having to do Parker's work. Taxpayers should be outraged that Parker is getting paid a handsome State salary and doing virtually no work. A qualified Republican should step forward to run against this guy in the primary. Parker is so bad that the rest of the Court took away his oldest cases and gave them to other Justices so that they could be decided. They also took away most of his staff to help the other Justices handle the increased workload caused by having to do Parker’s work. Taxpayers should be outraged that Parker is getting paid a handsome State salary and doing virtually no work. A qualified Republican should step forward to run against this guy in the primary.

]]> By: Loyal Independent http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-52861 Loyal Independent Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:19:01 +0000 http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2009/10/09/look-at-the-supreme-court-numbers/#comment-52861 Dismal...Parker is absolutely dismal. The Trial Lawyers would be foolish to consider putting another dime around this guy. Same for the ACJRC crowd. Neither Republican nor Democrat would want to claim this loser. Dismal…Parker is absolutely dismal. The Trial Lawyers would be foolish to consider putting another dime around this guy. Same for the ACJRC crowd. Neither Republican nor Democrat would want to claim this loser.

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