Christian Coalition vs. trial lawyers
While the Catholic Bishop of Colorado Springs can threaten Catholic politicians with withholding Eucharist, the Christian Coalition decided to withhold something else.
A candidate survey by the Christian Coalition of Alabama asks judicial candidates in this year's elections to pledge not to accept campaign donations from personal injury trial lawyers.
Coalition President John Giles said he doesn't consider it unfair that the survey doesn't ask candidates also to pledge not to accept contributions from lawyers for businesses and corporations that are sued by plaintiff trial lawyers.
"What we want in judges are strict constructionists who believe in the separation of powers and are not judicial activists," said Giles. "There is a trend among personal injury trial lawyer-backed judges toward judicial activism." Constructionists believe in strict interpretation of the law.
Giles said the Christian Coalition strongly opposes abortion, and the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion is "a judicial activist decision," he said.
"Trial lawyer-backed judges have a higher propensity to judicial activism," Giles said. -- Candidates asked to spurn trial lawyer gifts (Birmingham News)