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John Micek at Capitol Ideas has a must-read post about Caperton v. Massey, which is being argued today at the United States Supreme Court.  Micek explains:

This is just the sort of case that judicial reformers in PA warn about when they make their arguments for scrapping the current electoral system and replacing it with what’s known as “merit selection,” in which an impartial commission recommends judicial candidates to the governor.

Micek is correct that reformers like PMC are very concerned about the Caperton case.  In fact, he quotes PMC Executive Director Lynn Marks about the increasing costs of elections and the growing public concern about the influence of campaign contributions on judicial decision-making.  In short, we think it’s time to get judges out of the fundraising business. Merit Selection will accomplish that.

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