tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post6805640586952018920..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-33769166753302034502014-11-19T09:55:10.825-05:002014-11-19T09:55:10.825-05:00Anon 9:14, if a majority votes &quot;no,&quot; the judge is removed from office. It&#39;s never come close to happening in Indiana.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-12223633796863037052014-11-18T21:14:02.977-05:002014-11-18T21:14:02.977-05:00I remember these questions on my ballot a few weeks ago for state supreme court judges. What happens if the majority votes &quot;no&quot;? Didn&#39;t Iraq used to vote for their president the same way - Saddam Hussein, yes or no? Maybe I&#39;m just thinking of an old SNL skit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-80480115572787628182014-11-18T08:27:39.390-05:002014-11-18T08:27:39.390-05:00Anon 7:11 AM, why should a person vote &quot;Yes&quot; on a judge simply if that person doesn&#39;t know anything bad about that judge? Why is the default to vote &quot;Yes&quot; instead of voting &quot;No?&quot; Unless I know something really positive about judges, I always vote &quot;No&quot; in retention votes. They always win 2-1 anyway.<br /><br />Replacing judges wouldn&#39;t cause a collapse of the Cook County judiciary. It would result in younger attorneys, many with different viewpoints having the opportunityto be judges. That&#39;s not a bad thing. Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-90166205807396589102014-11-18T08:04:56.150-05:002014-11-18T08:04:56.150-05:00The feds took a stab at it once. It was known as Operation Greylord. A total of 92 people were indicted, including 17 judges, 48 lawyers, ten deputy sheriffs, eight policemen, eight court officials and a state legislator.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_GreylordGary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4809351146352292592014-11-18T07:11:34.451-05:002014-11-18T07:11:34.451-05:00It is one thing to vote a straight party line when there is a republican or libertarian or independent alternative but if all 73 current judges were voted out on a yes-no vote in one election that vould create a complete collapse of the Cook county court system. <br /><br />And if you have specific information that any or all 73 are/were corrupt, you should share your facts with the Chicago FBI<br />office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-33007604056276190952014-11-17T17:49:07.694-05:002014-11-17T17:49:07.694-05:00Judges are scum. I vote against retention for every one of them. Good for Rauner. He does what I&#39;ve always done.<br /><br />This Miller needs to get arrested for violating the seal of the election booth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com