As far as I am concerned, voting not to retain state Supreme Court Justices Newman and Nigro had little to do with their gender, outrageous spending habits or records, but it had everything to do with whether they were defending and upholding the Constitution of the state of Pennsylvania. They were elected to uphold said Constitution, and that written document states that all bills introduced on the floor of the Legislature are to be on the table three days to allow for debate and also to allow the citizenry to become aware of the bill and all the riders attached to it. That was not the case with the pay raise and, unfortunately for Nigro (who was voted out) and Newman (who barely survived), they were the first two justices up for a retention vote after the pay-jackers got their money. Since we now know we cannot trust the elected members of our state Supreme Court to look out for the people by upholding the Constitution, we know we must do the job ourselves. The voters of this state have had it with all of the corruption and deception of our elected officials. This is only the beginning. Mary Ann Dimuzio Bethel Park

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