tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post6814792894047261624..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Realtors, WMC Wrote WI Supreme Court's No-Foul Ethics RuleJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-48518710064456587322015-03-15T19:58:08.482-05:002015-03-15T19:58:08.482-05:00"... the four justices in the conservative ma...<i>"... the four justices in the conservative majority are worried that mandatory recusal would lead the public to think that judges are biased."</i><br /><br />Whereas in fact it is the <b><i>refusal</i></b> to recuse (when a judge is receiving money from a party in the case) that leads the public to think that this judge is biased, and gives the appearance that justice is not being done.<br /><br />(As for instance the refusal-to-recuse of SCOTUS Justices in Bush-v-Gore whose family members were employed by either the Bush campaign or the Bush transition team, and whose family budgets therefore stood to benefit from their decision... which will live in infamy.)Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974090948640572660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-87060517440466801202015-03-12T20:34:53.048-05:002015-03-12T20:34:53.048-05:00You may have seen this article called "Elusiv...You may have seen this article called "Elusive Justice in Wisconsin" in the New York Times:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/opinion/elusive-justice-in-wisconsin.html?_r=0<br /><br />I think the NYT should write a sequel that includes the information James kindly provided here -- namely, the news about who wrote the recusal rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-5534303468200228122014-08-01T18:07:22.582-05:002014-08-01T18:07:22.582-05:00Unfortunately, all Realtors must belong to the WI ...Unfortunately, all Realtors must belong to the WI Realtors Assoc, but they by no means represent all Realtors in the State of Wisconsin. It is very frustrating to see the positions the WRA takes. It gives all Realtors a bad name. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-59918681641422336832014-08-01T07:26:39.394-05:002014-08-01T07:26:39.394-05:00Most likely the WI Realtors Ass. are members of AL...Most likely the WI Realtors Ass. are members of ALEC which writes all RW conservative legislation. This has been going on for approx. 40 yrs. now. Have any RW legislators really written much less read what they are to sign into law?? I think they merely sign what they are told to sign, as in "sock puppet".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-16655746466080657812014-07-31T20:15:21.196-05:002014-07-31T20:15:21.196-05:00Is this the same Wis Realtors Assoc which you must...Is this the same Wis Realtors Assoc which you must belong to if you are to be a realtor in Wisconsin? The same association is against nonunion<br /> members paying their fair share, yet they are an extremely active political body which I believe realtors are forced to be a member of. Seems a little bit hypocritical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com