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Measure #22 - YES
Amends Constitution: Requires Oregon Supreme Court Judges And Court Of Appeals Judges To Be Elected By District

PEAPAC Explanation: 
Currently, all Oregon Supreme Court judges and Court of Appeals judges are elected by statewide vote. This Measure would produce geographic districts based on population. Each district would vote only for its judges, who would have to reside in that district.

PEAPAC Recommendation:
Good judges are absolutely essential for Biblical liberty and justice. This Measure brings balance to our judicial system, and would increase competition and accountability in the judiciary. We urge a Yes vote on this Measure.

PEAPAC Commentary:
In the Bible, power is balanced between geographic and population districts (Numbers 10:2- 4). This biblical pattern lies behind our two national Legislative bodies: Population based districts elect The House, while the Senate is elected by geographic districts (states). Measure 22, a companion to Measure 21, would make judges more accountable to a geographic district, so you might actually know who these judges are! Plus, we’d see fewer decisions that are unjustly skewed to the interests of large population blocks, such as the liberal Portland metro area.

We recommend a vote. YES ? We recommend a vote. YES ? This measure would bring a degree of balance to our highest judicial branches of state government by making judges more accountable to a particular geographic portion of the population. God is triune, one God in three persons. This unity and diversity should be mirrored in our governmental institutions. In God is liberty, and governmental structures that are both diverse and unified are best equipped to bring liberty. We support Measure 22 as a sound recasting of old Biblical principles, and recommend a Yes vote.

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