Wednesday, October 2, 2002

Once again the unelected and unaccountable members of the Georgia Bar Association have conspired to deny the citizens of Georgia the right to vote.

Fayette Superior Court Judge Ben Miller will retire at the end of this year, leading to his term being completed by a political appointee of Gov. Roy Barnes (another lawyer).

It is amazing this happens year after year. The honorable judge could have announced his retirement earlier and allow candidates to run and be voted on by the citizens of this district. But that leaves too much to chance.

It works out much better for the lawyers to have such positions filled by secret political pandering rather than honest voter input.

The more time goes by, the more I realize that we no longer have three separate branches of government. We have two and the bar association.

Lee Hunt

Fayetteville