So I notice no talk about this here yet but the accusations in the League of Women Voter's suit against former PA Supreme Court Justice Ralph Cappy are startling if true. The suit accuses Cappy of a jaw-droppingly cavalier attitude towards the separation between the state legislature and the PA Supremes. Essentially they say that Cappy negotiated in no uncertain terms, trading pay raises for the judiciary, including himself, in trade for finding Act 71, the gaming legislation, constitutional.

Quoting John Baer's handy summary from the Daily News:

The League of Women Voters, in a 17-page federal civil action, alleges that in its challenge to the state's 2004 gambling law, its right to due process was violated by a too-cozy, inappropriate relationship between the Legislature and the state judiciary.

VOTE "NO" ON JUSTICE THOMAS G. SAYLOR

Casino-Free Philadelphia urges everyone to go to the polls on November 6th and vote "NO" on Republican Thomas G. Saylor.

Remember the ballot question to create a 1,500-foot buffer zone between casinos and homes? Remember how instead of being on the ballot, large white stickers were pasted over that said: "Removed by Court Order"?

Whether you agreed or not with the ballot question, you have a right to your vote. Justice Saylor is responsible for restricting that right.

THEN: TAKING POWER AWAY

When the original gambling act was slid beneath the public's radar in summer of 2004 with no public input, Saylor and the rest of the Supreme Court upheld the law. In doing so, they opened the floodgates for taking power away from the voters.