Amend constitution? Well since you asked . . .

Vanderbilt law prof, Brian Fitzpatrick on efforts to amend constitution re. judicial selection Format Dynamics :: CleanPrint :: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120203/OPINION03/302030052/-Tennessee-Plan-needs-revisions?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|News|p:

Last week, Gov. Bill Haslam, Lt. Gov. Ron
Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell
announced their support for an
amendment to the Tennessee Constitution
that would legalize our system for selecting
state judges. For many years, people have
doubted whether our system, known as the
“Tennessee Plan,” is constitutional. These
leaders deserve great credit for taking the
constitution seriously and doing something
about it.

But constitutional amendments require
great time and effort, and there is no
guarantee the public will go along. And
once in the constitution, the system will be
difficult to change. Thus, before enshrining
it there, we should ask whether the plan
can be improved. It can.

Ouch: not the kind of national attn. you want

Tennessee Republicans Carry Water for Soros and the Trial Lawyers - By Carrie Severino - Bench Memos - National Review Online:

Tennessee governor Bill Haslam, lieutenant governor Ron Ramsey, and state-house speaker Beth Harwell, all Republicans, announced that they have a solution to the ongoing controversy: Amend the Tennessee Constitution to formalize their version of the Missouri Plan.

Why would these Tennessee Republicans be joining forces with the far left?

Hopefully this is just a big misunderstanding. Do these three Republicans really believe that Tennesseans--much less Conservative Tennesseans, will go along with this proposal? They have promised a big campaign . . . and they will need one.

Fowler: Fixing the Constitution: Is There a Better Approach to Selecting Judges?

David Fowler, former TN state senator and current president of Family Action Council of TN (FACT), comments on proposals to amend the TN constitution re. judicial selection Fixing the Constitution: Is There a Better Approach to Selecting Judges?