Must watch tonight - Justice for Sale on Bill Moyers Journal

[malaise]

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02192010/profile2.html
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Also This Week:
JUSTICE FOR SALE
Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how campaign cash in judicial races may sway America's courts. The Journal revisits the 1999 FRONTLINE special "Justice for Sale" which looked at the growing concern - even among Supreme Court justices themselves - that campaign contributions may be corrupting the judicial process.

JEFFREY TOOBIN
Legal analyst and journalist Jeffrey Toobin talks about the relationship between big money and judicial elections today.

AFTER CITIZENS UNITED V. FEC
Read the rulings, get analysis, find out what legal actions are underway and join the debate.

>>CURRENT STATE LAWS AFFECTED BY THE CASE

MOYERS ON MONEY AND POLITICS
View highlights of our coverage of money and politics: campaign finance, lobbying, earmarks and more.

[LatteLibertine]

1. Nothing to see here

our system needs no regulation or reform. It is perfectly just.

The reason less than 10% of our nation holds 75% of our wealth is because 90% of us are lazy and stupid.

/sarcasm off

[malaise]

2. Yah think

:D

[lordsummerisle]

3. Malaise, thanks for the heads-up! n/t

[malaise]

4. We knew this was going on

but it was still frightening.

[heli]

5. Judges should be held to scrutiny just like other politicians

Many of them are downright corrupt.

[Wizard777]

6. That could explain why SCOTUS has gutted the IV Amendment to restore Writ of Assistance.

They're being bought off. I think some Judges should be elected. But they should not be able to campaign. They can present a biography to the public and that's it.