tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post1101833252856572048..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: Michael Nava ReaffirmedCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-42041649228798218522010-10-30T22:08:17.409-07:002010-10-30T22:08:17.409-07:00Dear Asa: Thanks for the spam apology. And my feel...Dear Asa: Thanks for the spam apology. And my feelings for Mr. Nava are very subjective. I read his detective novels during the 1990s and thought they were some of the best California fiction I've ever read. When he started his campaign, I got to know him, and he turned out to be a cool, smart, ethical, and remarkably humble character. As for the SF Bar Association's four-star vs. three-star rating, I'd rather follow Peter Keane's estimation which is that both Ulmer or Nava are perfectly well-qualified for the job. The question is who do you want on the bench, and my choice is Nava all the way.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-40489631091559859632010-10-30T19:29:18.781-07:002010-10-30T19:29:18.781-07:00I didn't post this last repetition. I don'...I didn't post this last repetition. I don't understand how it came to be reposted. I regret that it was. I did post this:<br /><br />"It is important for voters to have a mechanism for getting bad judges off the bench; but Nava has offered no evidence of Ulmer being a bad judge. Sure Nava has the constitutional right to run against a sitting judge, but does he have a good reason for doing so? The existing court is already one of the most diverse in the nation. As a gay person who has suffered the tyranny of majority rule re my rights, I am very reluctant to act in such a manner that supports subjecting a sitting judge to majority whims. I wish Nava was similarly careful in assessing the effects of his actions. Nava is using the same argument structure, though not content, as the conservatives who scream about activist judges. It's wrong when right wing loud mouths do it; it's wrong when liberal, gay, minority Democrats do it, whatever the law. That's why I'm voting for Ulmer."<br /><br />As for qualifications, the claim is not mine: Ulmer gets a "highly qualified" rating, Nava a "qualified" from the San Francisco Bar Association. Maybe you are the more subjective one.Asa DeMatteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579615082115897993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-91846857178454166382010-10-30T09:57:08.744-07:002010-10-30T09:57:08.744-07:00Dear Asa: I will repeat, stop spamming this blog. ...Dear Asa: I will repeat, stop spamming this blog. And your claims about Judge Richard Ulmer's superior qualifications is purely subjective, not a fact of any sort. I happen to think Nava would be a better judge.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-62046324288647564382010-10-07T16:10:17.805-07:002010-10-07T16:10:17.805-07:00As a Democrat, a gay man, and a person of color (I...As a Democrat, a gay man, and a person of color (I am Sicilian and Mexican), I am offended by Michael Nava's assertion that he should be elected because he is gay and a minority. If Mr. Nava has some evidence that Judge Richard Ulmer has not served the public (or any of its communities) or has in some other manner been remiss in his judicial performance, then he should bring such evidence forward. All I can gather from Nava's complaint about Ulmer is that he is not a minority and that he was appointed by Schwarzenegger. To assert such reasons as valid for throwing out a sitting judge is, in my opinion, the essence of politicization. Ulmer has the support of Judge Richard Kramer, who originally ruled California's ban against same-sex marriage as being unconstitutional in 2004 as the California State Constitution then stood, and of Judge Vaughn Walker, who ruled Proposition 8 and being a U.S. Constitutional violation. One is straight; the other is gay. Both are non-minority males. Should we rid ourselves of these white male jurists? Nava's qualifications do not rise to the level of Ulmer's, but his willingness to engage in politically correct rhetoric rises to a level approved by the local Democratic machine. Who will put an end to such political takeover of our judicial system if not us? I will be voting for the incumbent, Judge Richard Ulmer, on principal as well as in light of his superior qualifications, and I urge my neighbors to do the same.Asa DeMatteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579615082115897993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-57730371748263246742010-08-15T14:31:32.136-07:002010-08-15T14:31:32.136-07:00Dear Greg and Jan: I only stayed for the first hou...Dear Greg and Jan: I only stayed for the first hour of three. In fact, it was quite nice of them to start with that agenda item for my convenience.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for the kind words.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-72189059114629388052010-08-15T12:02:27.335-07:002010-08-15T12:02:27.335-07:00Great reporting. And, my goodness, how far Migden ...Great reporting. And, my goodness, how far Migden has fallen ...<br /><br />Especially good to hear from Peter Keane.<br /><br />Like @Greg, I'm very glad you went to this and I didn't have to.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-9530856391820421382010-08-13T17:04:37.326-07:002010-08-13T17:04:37.326-07:00Probably the most introspective photo of Frank Chu...Probably the most introspective photo of Frank Chu I've ever seen.AphotoAdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581940419934089601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-35249854899773818132010-08-13T14:11:45.937-07:002010-08-13T14:11:45.937-07:00This is such a great dramatic story, not just beca...This is such a great dramatic story, not just because of the positive outcome, but because eloquent, passionate reason won the day.momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149328149132703479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-2431269944894023062010-08-13T00:03:55.169-07:002010-08-13T00:03:55.169-07:00excellent recap. I give a high five to you, beth a...excellent recap. I give a high five to you, beth and brian for covering this, so I didn't have to attend. (beth and brian's twitter coverage was awesome).<br /><br />They really put these meetings in some of the worst possible locations in the City. I ran a write in campaign for DCCC as a joke but my platform was that I'd move the meetings where anyone would feel welcome, where there'd be decent wifi and cell phone service, and there'd be free sodas, waters, beers, a fully stocked bar, and tea and coffee, so at least being at the meetings would be more tolerable.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639710572191340548noreply@blogger.com