Word: nonpartisan
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Shamas insists that, while there were many irregularities in the voting, the plaintiffs are trying to stick to nonpartisan issues...
...before anyone gets too excited over at the Gore camp, there are a few things to know about the current bench on the Florida state Supreme Court. First off, Florida doesn't follow a blanket "appointment" routine; when a seat is empty, a nonpartisan judicial nominating committee consisting of interested citizens, gubernatorial appointees and attorneys presents three judges' names to the governor, who chooses one. In other words, a governor's appointments are more or less at the mercy of that independent committee. And while its Democratic makeup and what its reputation for what conservatives call "judicial activism" may make...
...before anyone gets too excited over at the Gore camp, there are a few things to know about the current bench on the Florida state Supreme Court. First off, Florida doesn't follow a blanket "appointment" routine; when a seat is empty, a nonpartisan judicial nominating committee consisting of interested citizens, gubernatorial appointees and attorneys presents three judges' names to the governor, who chooses one. In other words, a governor's appointments are more or less at the mercy of that independent committee. And while its Democratic makeup and what its reputation for what conservatives call "judicial activism" may make...
...nonpartisan commission should fix the location and number of debates for each election in advance, and it should not change from year to year. That would eliminate some of the ludicrous posturing that inevitably occurs between the participants over where and how many debates will occur...
...nonpartisan system like this will revive the democratic spirit by giving third-party candidates a fair shot to enter the debates. They need not be turned away at the door any longer...