Send that judge who convicted you to jail….
When I first heard about ‘Amendment E’ I rolled my eyes. A group of South Dakotans are sponsoring this bill that would make immunity for judges no more.
Judges shall not have immunity for:
- Deliberate violations of the law, or of the state or federal constitutions.
- Fraud or conspiracy.
- Intentional violations of due process.
- Deliberate disregard of material facts.
- Judicial acts without jurisdiction.
- Acts that impede the lawful conclusion of a case, including unreasonable delay and willful rendering of an unlawful judgment or order.
At first it seemed that the whole legal system and the Constitution would be run amuck and be toyed with. Then I got to thinking…A government is supposed to be scared of its people, not the other way arouund. (I think I got that from that movie “V for Vendetta”.) Anyway the point is Americans are taking a stand. They don’t like something so some have banded together to change the legal system.
And many should have a problem with the “system.” This past May, the University of Virginia Law School reported that 175 people nationwide have been exonerated through post-conviction DNA testing.
But Amendment E, if passed this Nov., would not only effect judges but county commissoners, jurors and prosecutors. All can be sued.
October 22nd, 2006 at 11:10 am
hooray! past time for these *&$#!s to be held accountable. someone please get this measure going in michigan. Look at Rev. Pinckney in Benotn Harbor. There is a long history to the evil, racist courthouse down there. Look at our prison system. Jail enuf Black folk to keep country white folk employed, eating well. If judges and politicians were sent as easily to jail as street folk the demographics would change color overnight and all those pols who run just for easy job might hopefully disappear. Keep hope alive!