BAD APPLE FAMILY COURT JUDGES: “THE FINAL SOLUTION”

Nov. 18, 2020

Okay, so you wanna remove bad apple family court judges from office—but how does one remove bad apple judges from office? Let’s go back in time…
Steve Sanson

THE RAT PACK

Back in the heyday of Frank, Dean, and Sammy, the Las Vegas family court system boasted quick ‘n easy divorces! In big cities back East, there were advertisements for folks to establish residency in Nevada, spend a few weeks in the sun – and then ditch the old battle-ax with a quickie divorce!

MEET ME in LAS VEGAS

After a few short weeks’ residencies in sunny Las Vegas Nev., family courts would sever the marital bonds in fast track proceedings. “No muss, no fuss!” Back in the day, the divorce process was both streamlined and efficient.

VIVA LAS VEGAS!

But then, Vegas got too big for its britches! Vegas became the divorce capital of the world!

THE DAY the UNIVERSE CHANGED

Then one day, Vegas-bound tourists—once headed for divorce—suddenly stopped coming to Nevada to get un-hitched. “Uh-oh!” The incumbent elite then decided that quickie divorces are maybe not such a good thing after all, (right?!); they reasoned that everlasting divorces would generate everlasting revenue to keep the machine a-rolling’!

FAMILY COURT CABAL

Family court judges quickly formed alliances with other family court judges to keep revenue flowing; on this score, all incumbent judges shared an overlapping unity of interest. Before long, a judicial cabal would emerge—a secret political society run by the incumbent elite—bent on procuring everlasting revenue streams for Divorce Court, Inc.

THE FIVE POINTS PLAN

Then one glorious October morn, the incumbent elite adopted the Five Points Plan: (1) keep families stranded in litigation; (2) hold children hostage; (3) ramp-up the parties’ discord; (4) drain families of their wealth; (5) rinse ‘n repeat!

DOWNWARD SPIRAL

The downward spiral was now underway. Family court judges began to openly ignore Nevada Revised Statutes; yes, to ignore NRS is an “abuse of discretion,” but this was overshadowed by the fact that Vegas divorce lawyers were seeing record profits!

ABUSE of DISCRETION

Family court judges began to run amok! —using their so-called discretion to override black-letter law—which the legislature had already put into place. And this is abusive! Judicial discretion should be used only where the law is “grey” or the issues “complex,” but not to override existing law!

WASTE, HORROR, and DEGRADATION

One by one, parents lost all their marital assets to attorney’s fees. The greedy lawyers got it all. They pioneered the modern “Never-Ending Divorce”—which drains parents dry! Today, fleeced parents are left with no assets and no custody! You lose all your money and your children—but the machine keeps a-rolling’!

REMOVE the BAD APPLES!

So, how can we remove the bad apples? Well, in Nevada, there is NO legal mechanism to remove judges! Sad, but true! First of all, Nevada law imposes no “term limits” on judges; second of all, Nevada case law precedent does not recognize the recall of judges – so sayeth the Nevada Supreme Court; and, third of all, judges have lifelong immunity to civil lawsuits for money damages.

THE BALLOT BOX

There’s only one way to remove bad apples—at the ballot box! Okay, but what if the bad apples don’t draw opponents? How do we vote ‘em out? Well—we can’t! Where bad apples run unopposed, they automatically win reelection!—and the People are thus hopelessly wedded to six more years of fraud, malice, and oppression.

JUDGES BEHAVING BADLY

Remember, bad apple incumbents actually get-off on terrorizing disgruntled parents; and, not surprisingly, they also get-off on terrorizing legal professionals—to the point where nobody has the courage to run against them!

BLACKBALLED!

If a family court lawyer has the audacity to run against a member of the incumbent elite—and that lawyer loses—will that lawyer get blackballed by the incumbent elite? (Boy howdy!) Do victorious incumbents forever punish challengers, (and their clients), when former challengers subsequently appear before victorious incumbents? Make no mistake; where anyone incumbent is challenged, all incumbents suffer indignity! And they never forget!

INCUMBENTS WHO WIN PRIMARIES

Some incumbent judges win primaries by receiving more than 50% of the vote; (and sometimes, incumbent judges rig the primary with “friendly” campaign rivals!). Where incumbents win the primary, they run unopposed on the November ballots. Come November, if the incumbent votes for his or herself, the incumbent wins! It takes just one vote. But this must change! The incumbents must be made to face voters and the wrath of disgruntled parents!

‘THE FINAL SOLUTION’

Veterans In Politics International (VIPI) is proud to announce a proposed bill for Carson City lawmakers on Monday, February 1, 2021. “OOrah!”

PROPOSED BILL

Here it is: where incumbent judges run unopposed—either (i) because they drew no challengers, or (ii) because they won the primary—the unopposed incumbents’ names shall appear on November ballots and voters shall have the option to either REMOVE or RETAIN the incumbents.

REMOVE or RETAIN

Our bill gives voters the option to REMOVE or RETAIN incumbent judges who run unopposed. Essentially, the People would have “veto” power to put the kibosh on (a) judges who intimidate prospective challengers (and thus run unopposed), or, (b) judges who successfully rig primary elections (and thus run unopposed).

ONE NAME—ONE VOTE!

All judges should be required to stand tall before the voting public; no judge should ever be allowed to run unopposed. Think about it; with only ONE NAME on the ballot, nobody’s vote counts—because unopposed incumbents can win reelection with only ONE VOTE—simply by voting for themselves!

‘DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!’

Where incumbent judges run unopposed—it’s a tell-tale sign of corrupting influences. The mere fact of unopposed incumbents is all the more absurd when you realize that some races feature five (5) candidates—who roll the dice at 5:1 odds! Why not challenge an incumbent at even odds? After all, Department assignments are arbitrary anyway! C’mon! Departments “M” and “P” offer identical amenities! Right?!

POWER to the PEOPLE

Our proposed bill relegates power where it belongs, i.e., in the hands of the People. Voters will be free to REMOVE or RETAIN unopposed incumbents—who must withstand the People’s scrutiny.

VACANT SEATS

Under our plan, if voters were to reject a bad apple, the seat becomes vacant. The Nevada Judicial Selection Committee then receives applications from qualified candidates; ultimately, the Governor wisely chooses a qualified candidate to fill the vacant seat. “Voilà!”

REMOVAL of CORRUPTING INFLUENCE

VIPI’s proposed bill discourages the corrupting influences of “political consultants”—who persuade prospective challengers to NOT challenge incumbents—which all too often results in incumbents running unopposed.

AGE of ENLIGHTENMENT

The VIPI Legislative Team has authored a proposed bill that forces unopposed incumbents to prove their worthiness at the polls! Our bill also allows disgruntled parents, such as we, an opportunity to convince voters to remove the bad apples. Our proposed bill will bring enlightenment to the more dimly lit regions of Clark County.

N.R.S. § 294A.450 {PROPOSED} ASSEMBLY BILL

(1) Where incumbent judges run unopposed in general elections—whether by failure to draw challengers or by winning primary elections—the candidates’ names shall appear on the general election ballots—along with the option for voters to either REMOVE or RETAIN those candidates.

(2) Where a simple majority of voters elect to RETAIN unopposed incumbent judges, those candidates shall be declared the winners.

(3) Where a simple majority of voters elect to REMOVE unopposed incumbent judges, those seats shall become vacant; in the event of vacancies, the Nevada Judicial Selection Committee shall receive applications from qualified candidates; the Governor shall then choose qualified candidates to fill vacancies in a manner not inconsistent with Nevada Law.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Please forward our proposed bill to your assemblyman, assemblywoman, state senator, and the Governor! Our proposed bill will minimize corruption in judicial elections! Let’s git ‘r done! Share widely!

Veterans in Politics Steve Sanson