Imagine that.. You've all heard he appointed liberal judges to Mass. courts. Wow..imagine the outrage.. until we learn the truth. http://whyromney.com/ They claim Romney is not conservative because he did not have a Republican litmus test in his selection of judicial nominees. However, almost all of Romney's appointments, 30 out of 36, were to lower court positions where judges deal directly with criminals at the district and magistrate levels. Rather than political affiliation, Romney looked for effective prosecutorial experience and a record of being tough on crime. As Romney explained when asked about it, "people on both sides of the aisle want to put the bad guys away." Romney also explained that even though he had only a few chances to appoint judges to higher courts, and no chances to appoint anyone to the MA Supreme Judicial Court, in those cases the criteria changes to include "strict construction, judicial philosophy"(34), which he adhered to in those appointments. In all, only 12.5% of registered voters in Massachusetts are Republican(35) and Romney's 9 Republican nominees count for 25% of his total judicial appointments, representing Republicans twice as well as they are represented in the general voting public. But more important than political affiliation, Romney's appointments represent the relevant conservative qualifications. End. 12.5 % are Registered Republican in Mass. How many are there in Georgia and Texas ? Newt can ramble on and on about being a Moderate...but he had the safety of a nice cushiony home field turf.
