Judge Moody Strikes Again

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In Iran candidates for office must first be vetted by religious leaders before they can stand for election. If a candidate is not sufficiently pious, the mullahs will strike his or her name from the ballot. In Arkansas we don't need mullahs to keep infidels off the ballot; we have a federal judge to fill that role.

Judge James Moody, Jr. has ruled that the Secretary of State (an elected Republican) is justified in enforcing his "strong interest in preventing voter confusion by limiting ballot access to serious candidates." In a state where half the congressional elections are uncontested, and one in three state legislative races is unopposed, it hardly seems likely that there will be much voter confusion.

Just to make sure, Judge Moody stands ready, willing and able to insure that the poor voter is protected from all the hysteria and confusion of having two -- or, horror of horrors, THREE - candidates from which to choose.

The mullah/judge can only get by with this kind of ludicrous ruling because the old parties have his back. For many decades the D's and R's have written laws that protect them from upstart political groups. After all, the Constitution of the United States guarantees Democrats and Republicans protection from Libertarians, Greens, Constitutionalists and other "unserious" candidates. Oh, wait. No, it's not the Constitution that makes that guarantee. It is corrupt, political judges that do that.

That brings up the question, "Who IS a serious candidate?" Is it one who has a serious chance of winning? Is it one who takes his or her role in a vibrant republic seriously? Well, thank goodness, you and I don't have to concern ourselves with such questions. We have Mullah Moody and the elected Democrats and Republicans of the state legislature and constitutional offices to tell us who is a serious candidate.

What Arkansas really need is an honest, serious jurist on the bench.

Unfortunately Mullah Moody is a lifetime appointee, and he is a young man.

We may have to wait a LONG time.

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