tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post7406671530567717987..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: Michael Nava and the Myth of Judicial IndependenceCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-54263839124823404762010-10-30T11:44:18.252-07:002010-10-30T11:44:18.252-07:00It is important for voters to have a mechanism for...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.Asa DeMatteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579615082115897993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-70583523572314670952010-10-30T09:54:21.849-07:002010-10-30T09:54:21.849-07:00Dear sarah r: You write, "I don't believe...Dear sarah r: You write, "I don't believe writing a novel makes one a good choice for judge, a reasoning mind does, and from this letter Nava's written he doesn't seem to feel that his reasoning and ability to judge it the best." That makes no sense. And Nava's legal background/qualifications are just as good if not better than Mr. Ulmer's, so slandering him with that charge is just dishonest.<br /><br />Dear Asa: You've left the same comment on all my Michael Nava posts, which is called spamming. Stay away, please.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-52669126093825906622010-10-07T14:40:29.593-07:002010-10-07T14:40:29.593-07:00As 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 Mr. 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 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?Asa DeMatteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579615082115897993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-20260888930145320182010-03-24T15:11:26.678-07:002010-03-24T15:11:26.678-07:00I don't believe writing a novel makes one a go...I don't believe writing a novel makes one a good choice for judge, a reasoning mind does, and from this letter Nava's written he doesn't seem to feel that his reasoning and ability to judge it the best. <br /> <br />He says he feels judicial races are politicized, yet he seems more upset at the governor than the politics of his opponent, of which he never proves.<br /><br />To another point - Why is it that diversity it only measured by one's outward persona? There is nothing here to believe his legal reasoning is more diverse than his opponents. Only that he looks different.<br /><br />I think the two previous comments should address these issues, and not let Nava play up to party politics instead of explaining his actual legal background.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480793527569225720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-59671958501555781812010-03-02T20:45:29.931-08:002010-03-02T20:45:29.931-08:00Dear Jan: Though I do know you're an election ...Dear Jan: Though I do know you're an election professional rather than a volunteer, I'd love to get you on board. Read Nava's detective novels and you'll get a real dose of why he would be a very special judge.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-58496703648362476272010-03-02T11:24:23.916-08:002010-03-02T11:24:23.916-08:00I like this guy. Thanks for making sure he gets he...I like this guy. Thanks for making sure he gets heard.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.com