Would-be Judges On A Mission From God

[Emit]

WOULD-BE JUDGES ON A MISSION FROM GOD.... New reports out of Afghanistan point to a province where Taliban followers hope to become judges, so they can apply their religious beliefs to court rulings, rather than the secular tenets of the law.

Wait, did I say the Taliban in Afghanistan? I meant Christian conservatives in California.

A group of conservative attorneys say they are on a mission from God to unseat four California judges in a rare challenge that is turning a traditionally snooze-button election into what both sides call a battle for the integrity of U.S. courts.

Vowing to be God's ambassadors on the bench, the four San Diego Superior Court candidates are backed by pastors, gun enthusiasts, and opponents of abortion and same-sex marriages.

"We believe our country is under assault and needs Christian values," said Craig Candelore, a family law attorney who is one of the group's candidates. "Unfortunately, God has called upon us to do this only with the judiciary."

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(...) Here we have a series of far-right attorneys who are running on a fairly specific platform -- they promise to be biased, partial jurists, basing their decisions on a religious agenda. The difference between these kinds of judges and those found in Iran and Saudi Arabia is ... well, there really isn't a difference.

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http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_06/024050.php

[Fumesucker]

1. Find at least one of them in two wetsuits, a butt plug and a diaper in 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2

[Angry Dragon]

2. This is so wrong on so many levels

I have had it with these christians or what ever their religion could be called.

It is time for these people to produce their god so we can question him/her. That is only fair seeing that we are expected to live under his/her laws. I did not vote for their god.

Produce god or shut up and go back to into your small minds and leave the rest of the world alone.