“Eminent domain has been used historically very judiciously and mostly appropriately in North Carolina and other states. Our opposition is strictly based on our concern about the potential change in direction with eminent domain that the Supreme Court had opened that threatens private ownership of property.”
Ken Chalk
“The judicial authorities are imposing a grim ordeal on three journalists under pressure from the governor of an unstable state. The Nigerian press is still in the grip of harsh legislation, a brutal police force and authoritarian governors. On this New Year's Eve, we call for their release and we reiterate our commitment to the independent press and, in particular, to the three Port Harcourt prisoners who are exposed to dangerous challenges.”
Reporters Without Borders
“Given credible claims from observer groups and the opposition, there must be an impartial judicial process. An independent assessment of the facts and a prompt analysis of the legality of the events are essential to maintain citizens' faith in the electoral process.”
Jemera Rone
“Given credible claims from observer groups and the opposition political parties, there must be an impartial judicial process.”
“Four justices of the Florida State Supreme Court have distorted the judicial process into nothing more than a mechanism for providing Mr. Gore with the victory he was unable to win November 7. This ruling not only contradicts, but assaults, the most basic principles of jurisprudence,”
Tom DeLay
“I suggest that a provision expressly state that the commission will not interfere in any way in the judicial activity of the...tribunal and that it will provide to the tribunal all the public or confidential information and documents it requires.”
Claude Jorda
“We have allowed judicial elections in this state to become rough-and-tumble political battlegrounds.”
Cindi Canary
