Tag: CivilLiberties
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Greensboro’s Chief Problem: PleadTheFirst’s Timeline
PleadTheFirst’s PotatoStew documents the unfolding drama of Greensboro’s Chief Wray RMA report debacle. PotatoStew is an excellent political cartoonist with a great sense of humor (his ‘blogs tagline is “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of an unnecessary blog, or prohibiting the free posting therein.”).
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Here comes the Judge: Superior Court District 15B Oct. 16th Bar Forum
There were 20+ folks tonight – with a couple from the media – maybe 4 or 5 organizers – some town staff and the balance being interested citizens. I was already convinced that District 15B voters have a heck of slate of candidates before them – tonight I was more impressed than ever. Very simply […]
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Oct. 16th Superior Court 15B Forum: Opening
Opening statements. I botched Mr. Stein’s statement. Later this week I hope to retrieve a video copy from the cable telecast. youTube link to opening statements.
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Oct. 16th Superior Court 15B Forum: Electing Judges
youTube link to video on electing Superior Court judges.
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Oct. 16th Superior Court 15B Forum: Judicial Temperament
youTube link to video on judicial temperament.
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Oct. 16th Superior Court 15B Forum: Staying Current with the Law
youTube link to video on staying current with the law, the legal profession and trends thereof….
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Oct. 16th Superior Court 15B Forum: High Profile Cases
youTube video on handling of high profile cases.
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Oct. 16th Superior Court 15B Forum: Punctuality and Work Ethic
youTube link to video on punctuality and work ethic.
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Greensboro’s Chief Problem: Transparency in the Hands of the Blogsphere
Via Ed Cone, the consultant’s report (RMA) I posted on earlier is in the wild. An anonymously redacted and posted version is available on Greensboro101. Guarino has a nice precis of the report – says that the report is “remarkable because of its relatively narrow scope”. Now, the big question, at least for blogactivists: will […]
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Greensboro’s Chief Problem: Transparency?
One of the more interesting aspects of Greensboro’s Chief Wray debacle involves a report (the RMA) prepared by outside consultants for internal consumption by Greensboro’s leadership. Questions swirl around both the legality of releasing the full report on the conditions leading to Wray’s firing and the public necessity of those revelations. A number of GSO […]
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Here comes the judge: The Forum – Anderson’s Question
Chuck Anderson asks how the current system for selecting our judges (by election) might be modified to better serve the public. Carl Fox and Chuck Anderson were omitted because I ran out of juice for my camera. And then the last of my batteries went kaput. I apologize to Carl and Chuck for not capturing […]
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Here comes the judge: The Forum – Fox’s Question
Carl Fox starts with the observation that 9 out of 10 people sitting in his court audience are young African-American males. “What are we doing wrong that is causing so many males to end up in court and what can we do to fix the situation?”
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Here comes the judge: The Forum – Stein’s Question
What experience do you have?
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Here comes the judge: The Forum – Baddour’s Question
What is the most important thing, if elected, you’ll accomplish over the next 8 years? Adam Stein talks about how he can only serve about 1/3rd of a term (about 2 years).
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Here comes the judge: The Forum – Question #2
What role should political parties play in judge elections?