tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354977161001391190.post2145557202135913936..comments2008-07-11T09:12:25.680-04:00John C. Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16042907350947048745noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354977161001391190.post-89985035209786294842008-07-11T09:07:00.000-04:002008-07-11T09:07:00.000-04:00"Take a brave action - like the Courant has done today - and vote some prosecutors into place that will make your community worthy again of respect." <BR/><BR/>Nice thought. However, in CT prosecutors are not elected. They are appointed by a "Criminal Justice Commission" created by a constitutional amendment approved by the naive electorate. And, get this, sitting on that Commission are, by law, among others, two appellate judges. (So much for the doctrine of separation of powers in CT and the checks and balances it was envisioned to provide.) So, the judicial branch takes part in appointing some of these turkeys and, thereafter, judges their conduct - the conduct of the very people they have participated in appointing. In doing that, can they be impartial? Hmmm... Connecticut is a scary place, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com