tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post922076011084962517..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Sharon Keller: Out by 2010?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56147771873591511262009-05-11T23:05:00.000-05:002009-05-11T23:05:00.000-05:00Sharon Keller, a real peach huh? Where do these pe...Sharon Keller, a real peach huh? Where do these people come from? I am amazed at what passes for justice in Texas. This is frightening.OKU2011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29110298739396239252009-05-04T20:10:00.000-05:002009-05-04T20:10:00.000-05:00Why are the prosecutors moving so slow on the brib...Why are the prosecutors moving so slow on the bribery charges against Rep Hodge? And they let her stay on the House Criminal Justice and jurisprudence committees? How nice. She needs to be held to standards that we all are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-67260758203523329212009-05-04T14:27:00.000-05:002009-05-04T14:27:00.000-05:008:25 - Respondents wishing to register that opinio...8:25 - Respondents wishing to register that opinion should check "Yes." If she lasts through the year, it probably means she just gets away with it and stays until the voters remove her.<br /><br />As far as your last line, just as an aside, I grew up in Smith County where a sculptor famously left the blindfold off of the courthouse statue of Lady Justice (which has since been removed because it became an object of public derision).<br /><br />In the case of Sharon Keller, I've never thought of Justice as blind so much as peeking out from under the blindfold, with her thumb on the scale.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34020779951565412092009-05-04T08:25:00.000-05:002009-05-04T08:25:00.000-05:00I am sitting here thinking about your answers. Fo...I am sitting here thinking about your answers. For those of us with little or no faith in the judicial process here in Texas, there should be a last choice of , "No, She'll get off just like most of them do."<br /><br />Justice is VERY blind in some instancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38535792997761691842009-05-03T18:39:00.000-05:002009-05-03T18:39:00.000-05:00That's the double-edged sword in this deal, 5:59 -...That's the double-edged sword in this deal, 5:59 - removing Keller leaves Rick Perry free to appoint whoever he wants, and his sole aim will likely be to win votes with the hard-right GOP primary base next spring, so this could be a "be careful what you ask for" moment. God knows who he might select, given <A HREF="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2009/02/governor-appoints-anti-sex-toy-crusader.html" REL="nofollow">who he chose for the parole board</A>.<br /><br />Assuming he doesn't go with somebody quite THAT out there, if I had to guess at possible replacements, I think he might go with a minority conservative like former Solicitor General Ted Cruz (though Cruz may think the CCA beneath him and prefer to run for Attorney General if Greg Abbott makes a go for KB Hutchison's Senate seat) or Justice George Hanks on the First Court of Appeals. Or maybe another woman, like Justice Jane Bland on the First Court. <br /><br />Michael, I agree Ken Anderson might be a good choice, I just don't know where he stands with the Governor's political set, which as 5:59 alludes is a critical part of the selection process.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-32168461863441900992009-05-03T17:59:00.000-05:002009-05-03T17:59:00.000-05:00Grits...love the bonus question. No doubt, whomeve...Grits...love the bonus question. No doubt, whomever Rick Perry picks, he will be a loyal to a fault crony...Texas style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74476911264416653612009-05-03T16:19:00.000-05:002009-05-03T16:19:00.000-05:00Chuck Rosenthal? I'm sure someone else can think ...Chuck Rosenthal? I'm sure someone else can think of some other win-at-all-costs prosecutor to put on the highest criminal court in the state.123txpublicdefender123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16074278445586583355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8473513324368208552009-05-03T15:22:00.000-05:002009-05-03T15:22:00.000-05:00I think Killer should retire early to "spend more ...I think Killer should retire early to "spend more time with my family and figure out what other real estate in the Metroplex I own and don't know about".<br /><br />I think I'm with you ... I see impeachment in the House but not conviction in the Senate (couldn't help noticing that the Austin American-Fishwrap has editorialized against impeachment; apparently Austin, like Washington, thinks throwing criminals out of statewide office isn't that important). Despite its slower-than-molasses speed, I think the CJC will come up with something before the Lege will.<br /><br />In the event Killer does leave the bench, how about replacing her with former Williamson County DA and current 277th District Court Judge Ken Anderson? He'd be hard to beat when he came up for election.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800907780727476826noreply@blogger.com