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BobTheSubgenius

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2. When I read "...every judge in the South Dakota district supports..." I thought

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jun 2, 2021, 11:19 AM

Jun 2021

"Of course they do!" I quickly realized that that is not a given any more. Despite the vetting that a lot of judges go through, many are essentially rubes that happen to be popular in their given constituency - why shouldn't there be a somewhat lower per capita, but still measurable number of nut cases that don't believe science?

Think of Roy Moore in this context. I'm glad we don't have to.

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America SoCalDavidS Jun 2021 #1

When I read "...every judge in the South Dakota district supports..." I thought BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #2