Swissempire
Poet Jester
This is the thread of the Term 4 Chief Justice Election
The Candidates are:
Curufinwe
Black_Hole
The Candidates are:
Curufinwe
Black_Hole
Thank-You for the support ravensfireravensfire said:Curufinwe has shown himself to be a man of strong words and principles, but not as the best candidate for this office. That candidate is Black Hole.
An important task set before the Chief Justice is organizing the affairs of the court. Part of justice demands that all citizens be aware of the cases pending and the status of them. That needs to come from the Chief Justice, and that did not happen in Term 3. What little organization there was from Veera
Anlai summarizing the cases before the court.
Curufinwe also believes in a concept abhorent to me - that of the Judiciary "reading in" words to make new law. This flies directly in the face of our Constitution and traditions - that the Judiciary is there to resolve conflicts, and the Legislature is there to amend the laws.
I am also disappointed in the lack of leadership that Curufinwe has demonstrated as the current Chief Justice. Once the case against him was over, his lack of action on the remaining matters before the court was noticeable. This was a time where an active Chief Justice can encourage citizens to comment, and restore confidence in the Judiciary. That did not happen.
Black Hole has served in the Judiciary before, and has done an excellent job. I believe him to be the better candidate for this office.
-- Ravensfire
Curufinwe said:Given, however, the fact that for 2 weeks any action I would have done would have been condemned as illegitimate until I was cleared
DaveShack said:Actually, there was one action which you could have taken that would have virtually guaranteed being elected to a 2nd term, and that would have been to step aside and appoint a pro-tem immediately for that fateful JR. I firmly believe having a pro-tem or not was the difference between being branded ineffective in the eyes of some citizens vs. acquiring legendary status as a CJ who put personal feelings aside for the good of the game.
I would like to say however that expecting someone who has been politically neutered to be organized and efficient is a bit of a stretch. It's not really possible to judge performance on so few opportunities to actually do something.