This questionnaire was emailed to the correct email addresses of Justice Pat Roggensack and challenging candidate Ed Fallone.
A Questionnaire for Supreme Court Candidates 03 27 2013
A member of the Supreme Court has to make many very important decisions; as
such they have a duty to the public to inform them where they stand on issue
before they are elected. Any legitimate
candidate to the Supreme Court would in all fairness seek to inform the public
what their opinion is and the basis of it before a vote is taken.
Below I have listed what I believe are important issues facing our
Government and Judicial system that a Supreme Court judge is like to face. I would like to know your opinions on the
matters.
1. Tax Exemption of Charitable Status.
What do you feel constitutes an instance where the charitable status of
a charitable organization comes into question?
2. How much proof do you feel the
district attorney needs to bring a price fixing case with regard to groceries
to trial? For example why do you feel
that a two grocery store chain monopoly in a city charging $6 for three hearts
of romaine lettuce whereas it only costs $.99 in another city is not prima
fascia evidence of price fixing?
3. The issue of Gay marriage is often brought up in politics and it is mentioned
in terms of the Bible. As you well know as a matter of court procedure
witnesses are sworn in to tell the truth by putting one hand on the Bible. Can you site instances from the Bible that
either prove it is allowed or isn't?'
4. Many politicians appear to be
citing civil unrest, in my opinion, what do you feel qualifies as citing civil
unrest as your interpretation of the Constitution?
5. Do you feel that modern
scientific evidence with regard to the health and safety of consumer products,
such as alcohol and tobacco, is a viable reason to take judicial measures with
regard to them.
6. The founding fathers of the
United States came here to escape religious persecution and hence it is the
basis for much of our Constitution. What
do you feel that means?
7. There have been accusations in
the public eye that psychiatric medications bear some responsibility in mass
shootings. Do you feel that they play a
part? Do you believe that a medicated defendant
is an honest defendant?
8. The Clean Water act has been a
law for quite some time but it has not been adhered to. How do you seek to ensure that laws created
are adhered to and not just an appeasement?
9. Empirical Evidence is very
similar to hindsight? Do you feel that empirical
evidence is a valid method of making decisions?
In your point of view when do you believe that empirical evidence can be
applied to decision making? In other
words how can you ensure that your point of view with regard to empirical
evidence is objective?
10. Issues regarding Health Care
often come up in politics. Do you feel
that it is a valid construct to fail to protect the American Citizens with
regard to products and also make a business out of treating them and selling
them health insurance? If not how would
you seek to prove that it is unconstitutional?
11. Women are said to have a one in
three chance of getting breast cancer today.
The use of cell phones is widespread and there has been some implication
that EMF from them contributes to cell phones.
But more importantly the drug trade has flourished in the United States
through the widespread use of cell phones.
Do you feel that the risk to society of cell phone usage might outweigh
the benefit in some instances and if you do how could it be mitigated?
12. Abortion is also a hot topic on
the Supreme Court. Autism is also said to be at an epidemic level. Do you feel
that a parent should be forced to either keep a retarded child or put it up for
adoption?
13. Laws are often created and then
misapplied. I would indeed argue that
the Constitution has been misapplied. Do
you feel that when laws are created that there should also be contraindications
in them to keep them from been misapplied?
Forward thinking with regard to how they might be abused?'
14. Judges often base some of their
opinions on the character of members in the court. How would you characterize the personalities
of the lawyers in our judicial system?
You can split your answer between defense and prosecution if you would
like?
15. Do you really feel that the
commercial sale of alcohol and tobacco is constitutionally legal in light of
current evidence? How do you feel that
the sale of alcohol and tobacco conforms to the spirit of the constitution?
16. Jesus Christ made a statement
with regard to his persecutors, he said, "They know not what they
do." I interpret that to mean that
he was saying they did not have the capacity to make decisions based on their
own free will. Do you believe in free
will? What would your opinion be of a
race of people that did not believe in their own free will? Should we be greatly concerned with those who
do not live on their own free will? For
example in the mass at Catholic Church they make the statement that one can sin
in their thoughts? Do you interpret this
to mean that they are sinning against those who do not live by their own free
will?
17. There are some 46 million
Americans on food stamps. Do you believe
that there is a preference of hierarchy with regard to issues facing the United
States? How would you address a preference
of hierarchy in order to get a nation back on track?
18. What would your opinion be of
expanding the death penalty to include all child molesters?
19. In spite of drugs being illegal
they are highly prevalent today. Do you
believe they should be? Why do you
believe they are? What can you do about
it?
20. If you were to discover that
there was a race of people that were thirteen times more likely to be victims
of violence than perpetrators of it would you take steps to see that they could
not arm themselves in defense of themselves and own guns?
21. If you discovered that a
religion intentionally abused a race of people and deprived them of life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness what would your legal remedy be for the victims?
22. The Supreme Court recently ruled
that it is okay to lie. To me that
defeats the nature of the whole judicial process. What is your feeling on the ruling?
23. What role do you feel that money
should play in the political process? Do
you feel that you have the merit to compete in an election without raising any
money or spending any? If you answered
yes, how would you seek to make that the norm?
24. Initially a company was only
granted corporate status if they were found to serve the public good. That is not the case today. Do you feel that in some cases the Corporate
Status of a company should be reviewed and possibly denied? State your opinion.
25. What are your opinion on
environmental pollution and its general effects on human health and
reproduction?
26. Are you in favor of pollution
control measures that actually seek to address pollution?
27. How do you feel financial markets
can be better regulated in fairness?
28. How would you define usury?
29. What do you feel the requisite
IQ level for a Supreme Court Judge should be?
30. Do you feel that public servants
should be subject to the highest standard of personal conduct? If so would you legislate drug testing for
them and also make laws with regard to them drinking alcohol? Do you feel that drinking alcohol furthers a profession?
31. What do you feel are the most
important issues facing the Supreme Court?
32. Do you feel that it is in the
interest of justice for a Candidate to the Supreme Court to receive large
donations of money? If so, why? Should not opinions be more objective than
what amounts to the buying of an opinion and the ability to transform it into
plausible Constitutional legalese?
33. If you found out that a religion
intentionally abused a race of people what would your legal remedy be for the
victims?
34. Have you read the Bible for
comprehension? If so have you found references or evidence of racism against
men by women? If yes please list.
35. Ronald Reagan made the odd comment about, “What if we were attacked by
an alien race?” And again witnesses in a
court of law are required to take a sworn oath with their hand on the
Bible. How do you interpret the Bibles
references to, A. “The Satanic not having their own soul,” and B. “The Satanic being able to read the
minds of men?”
I was told by a caller promoting a candidate for the Supreme Court that Tuesday
is the day of the election for a position on the Supreme Court. I have sent this questionnaire to both
candidates. If I do not get a response,
I will still vote, but I will indeed write myself in on the ballet.
And if you do answer my questions I will publish them; just as a Supreme
Court Justice publishes his/her judgments.
Copyright 2013 Thomas Paul Murphy