Print
E-mail
Share
del.icio.us
digg
Newsvine
Facebook
Halverson to court: Don’t make me run this time!
Discussion: 3 comments so far...
Post a comment
Politics: Ralston's Flash links
- RalstonFlash.com
- — Your connection to columns, broadcasts, and insider reports from award-winning political and business journalist Jon Ralston
- Most Read
- Discussed
- Editors’ Picks
- Trickle-down effect turns upside down
- Sun shines on solar again
- Kill your lawn. Artist gives old adage a water-conscious-in-’08 meaning
- Southern Nevada’s college options grow with private start-ups
- Not quite A/C, and one big, hot mess
- Planetary pillar in the post
- A heart kick-started by rock
- Keeping his work alive
- Fans flock to speedway’s fireworks show
- Nostalgia ushers in holiday for downtown crowd
Blogs
Vegas News
County offers swimmers a holiday freebie
Elsewhere
Down and out in Las Vegas
Vegas News
Boulder City residents, politicians turn out for Damboree
Elsewhere
Humans get blame for past Nevada wildfires
Cops, Courts and Safety
Boy killed in bicycle accident
Sports: Upon Further Review
Planet Hollywood slips in a promising title bout
Vegas News
Summerlin holiday parade draws 35,000
Fire danger leads to Red Flag Warning for Las Vegas; temperatures headed to 108
Calendar
- Free Swimming and Skating at Clark County Pools (noon to 4 a.m.)
- Summerlin 4th of July Parade (9 a.m. to 11 a.m.)
- Star Spangled Spectacular (7:30 p.m.)
- Rockets Over the River (8:30 p.m.)
-
The Sun
Locally owned and independent for more than 50 years.
Although the complete pleading isn't posted, it appears she has a facially sound case. I know people might not like her, but she is being a constitutionalist. You have to give her credit for that!
I'm not a lawyer, but I just read both Halverson's pleading and the constitutional articles regarding the Judiciary. The constitution clearly allows the Legislature to amend the districts and to set the terms and the seats of Supreme Court Justices and District Court Judges. Regarding the Supreme Court Justices, if the Legislature increases the number of seats on the Supreme Court, the constitution specifically requires the Legislature to stagger the terms of the newly-created seats. Although this specific language does not appear in the articles for district court judges, there is a blanket statement that the terms are set by law. Therefore, I think Elizabeth Halverson's pleading is nothing more than a frivolous pleading and I hope the Supreme Court slaps her accordingly.
Halverson should be allowed on the ballot. So that the people who have heard her represent herself can show her the door. Maybe she can assist Tom Collins in District B!