Christian conservatives target seated judges

[TomCADem]

Source: Associated Press

SAN DIEGO - A group of conservative attorneys say they are on a mission from God to unseat four California judges in a rare challenge that is turning a traditionally snooze-button election into what both sides call a battle for the integrity of U.S. courts.

Vowing to be God's ambassadors on the bench, the four San Diego Superior Court candidates are backed by pastors, gun enthusiasts, and opponents of abortion and same-sex marriages.

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Called "Better Courts Now," the movement was the brainchild of Don Hamer, San Diego County's late Zion Christian Fellowship pastor who campaigned locally for California's ban on gay marriage, Proposition 8, and vetted the candidates before he died of a heart attack in March.

His fellow Pastor Brian Hendry and other supporters have carried on his legacy, launching the mostly online campaign to replace the incumbent judges — all Democrats — with Christian conservatives.


Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37426719/ns/politics/

[defendandprotect]

1. Liberals should be targeting half the Supreme Court -- !!!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. Jesus would think they are not worthy

[SoapBox]

3. There is NOTHING better about these terrorists...

These creeps want you to live under their version of the American Taliban.

Make no mistake. They want you, to do what they want. Period.

This needs to be exposed...these are domestic terrorists.

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Democrats must learn to see this sort of thing as an opportunity

An opportunity to shine a bright light on these vermin and their tactics. Get our base infuriated.

[DFW]

5. When did the Blues Brothers get law degrees?

I didn't even know they had gone to law school.

Seriously, when will our rightist extremists stop imitating characters in comedy films,
and WHEN will large portions of our population take them seriously in spite of that?

No wonder Republicans are always so eager to cut education funding.

[dgibby]

6. These people, and their fellow travelers,

are more of a threat to this country than any terrorist organization ever thought about being. It's the enemy within that is destroying the nation. We'd do well to take them seriously.

[Thor_MN]

7. You would think that gawd striking their founder down would indicate to give up the cause?

Leave it to conservatives to go all hypocritical, picking and choosing what "signs" mean.

[mzteris]

8. they target school boards, too...

this "strategy" of going after local govt was started - I think - during Ralph Reed's time.

control what the kid's learn. control the judges and local sheriffs.