HAS THE JNC PROCESS BEEN SCANDAL- FREE? NO.

I recently wrote the following email to my state senator after she issued a press release criticizing SJR 34—a resolution that would allow Oklahomans to vote on whether to change the way Oklahoma appellate judges are selected: As a resident of your Senate district, I was disappointed to see your press release this afternoon regarding SJR 34, which would move judicial selection from a group of unaccountable bureaucrats to the model created by James Madison and enshrined in the United States Constitution. While I expected you to oppose the policy, what really bothered me was your blind devotion to the talking points of the Oklahoma Bar Association in lieu of clear thinking on the issues involved.