TN Senators working hard for you!!

Democrats in the State Senate (which fairly may be said to include Doug Overbey) have certainly been working hard to deprive Tennesseans of their Constitutional authority to choose Supreme and Inferior Court judges. But from within the New Ramsey Plan, there's a nifty provision for people to apply online to become a member of the Judicial Selection Commission (note: they're proposing replacing "selection" with "nomination").

It pains me to picture Senate Republicans hunched over a computer keyboard all weekend laboring over the language of this provision and secretly plotting their surrender over our unconstitutional scheme of commission-based judicial selection. Here's the bill's innovative way of blowing off our Constitution:(Amendment 2 to SB2114)

(d) The administrative office of the courts shall develop and post on its web site a downloadable, information and application form for citizens who wish to be considered for appointment to the judicial nominating commission. The form shall indicate all qualifications required for appointment to the commission.

To be considered for appointment, each applicant must complete, sign and submit the form. Appropriate deadlines for submission of such forms shall be established by the administrative office of the courts in advance of each scheduled vacancy and promptly after the occurrence of any unscheduled vacancy. Each time that deadlines are so established, in addition to notice posted on its web site, the administrative office of the courts shall take
appropriate action to notify the general public and shall provide written notification to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.
. . . .
§ 17-4-103.