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Anti Videogame Judge Seeks Re-election In Missouri

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the probably-not-the-best-suited dept.

nevarre writes, "US District Judge Stephen Limbaugh (yes, he IS related to Rush) along with other local judges will be up for retention vote status this November 7th on the Missouri state ballot. You may remember him from his ruling in 2002 that videogames are not a conveyance for ideas and are therefore not protected as 'free speech' even though he felt that stopping fax spam would violate 'commercial speech' protections under the First Amendment."

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  1. Why do you elect judges in the United States? by Hamster+Lover · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've never understood why some jurisdictions of the United States elect local judges. What are the prerequisits, such as a law degree, and what is the justification in politicising the judiciary? What are the checks and balances to a judge who simply rules cases strictly on his personal beliefs and not the law?

    Anyway, I don't get it and it seems like system that is ripe for abuse.