The Most Important Texas Elections No One is Talking About.

[RandySF]

So, what’s the deal with the Texas Supreme Court?
The thing that a lot of people, (especially non-voters), fail to realize is that voting in an election, isn’t just about picking the president or the governor. All the way down ballot, candidates at state and local levels may have a bigger impact on your daily life than president does. Most specifically, judicial candidates are important to vote for.

There are 9 Supreme Court Justices, 4 of which are up for reelection this year. All 4 that are running, also happen to be Republicans. As part of the expected blue wave in 2020; voting these justices out is also important.

Why?
Let’s look at some more recent happenings at the Texas Supreme Court.

You may have heard lately, we could vote by mail during the pandemic, then we couldn’t, then we could again, then once again we could not. Where is that case at? Right now, it’s at the Republican majority Texas Supreme court, where they said it was to be put on hold for now.

Recently, the Texas Supreme Court sided with Abbott, when he wrote an executive order that required some people to pay money to get out of jail during the coronavirus pandemic, but not others, even though it was a violation of the US Constitution. Texas jails are still hot-spots for coronavirus.

Earlier this year, a new lawsuit from a millionaire GOP donor asserted that the Texas Supreme Court almost always sides on whoever gave the most campaign cash.
One of the court justices called Judge Amy Clark Meachum selfish for wanting to break the glass ceiling.




https://livingbluetx.com/2020/05/2020-supreme-court-elections/

[dutch777]

1. Courts are key long term

While we worry about and want to flip the Senate and maintain the House on the Dem side, that is a short term view. Those positions can shift every two years. The judgeships, many for life, are key in the long term. What I am most angry at from 2016 Dem election failure is how Trump and McConnell were able to steer many court appointments to the right since then and that legacy will be with us for much longer than it would take to reshape Congress and the Senate.

[Wounded Bear]

2. I have long hated the concept of electing judges...

seems to me that other than maybe on a local level it is stupid to elect judges. State wide? Very bad.

[Brainfodder]

3. No mention of Louie Gohmert?

I have my doubts on this hype train?



muhaha!