Those expecting a knock-down, drag-out fight from Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey on Tennessees upcoming Amendment 2 vote may be disappointed. It looks as if he got what he wanted. Fresh off an intense but losing battle to oust three out of five Tennessee Supreme Court justices, Ramsey has refrained from expressing strong views on the amendment. Amendment 2, if passed, would explicitly state that appellate and Supreme Court judges be selected by the governor, be approved by the legislature and then face retention elections. Thats essentially how things work now, but its been subject to legal challenges for years. In contrast to the heavy lifting he did in the retention election, Ramsey said this week that he had no plans to actively campaign for Amendment 2, though he has publicly supported it. And in a somewhat novel interpretation of the election result, he said he saw the retention elections outcomes as a good sign for those who want it to pass.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:30:00 +0000
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