King v. Culver & VOICE
The judge handling Congressman King’s lawsuit against Chet Culver over English-only voting has recused herself. It’s a question of campaign finance and an argument for public financing (VOICE).
The judge (or her spouse) gave a lot of money to Chet Culver when he ran for Governor. She should not be hearing a lawsuit against Culver.
I dare say she (her husband?) should not be contributing to candidates for Governor. If we want equal justice in the courts, we can’t have judges financing candidates in the other branches of government. We don’t make our judges run for office (another case when Iowa’s system is the national envy). We shouldn’t make any candidates rely on contributions that generate such conflicts of interest.
Public financing is in the public interest. In campaign financing it is Arizona and Maine that are being envied by the nation.