Lombardi: Gentlemen, this is a Constitution

Drew Johnson of the non-partisan (sorry, I can't resist) Tennessee Center for Policy Research has an op/ed ("State Constitution Should Reign Supreme When Seating Justices") about a recent suit he has filed challenging Tennessee's scheme (cleverly but not wholly accurately called the "Tennessee Plan") for selecting appellate judges and Supreme Court justices, in particular. As Johnson writes:

"Most importantly, even if the Tennessee Plan were a better method of choosing justices than direct election, it is still unconstitutional. "

Read the whole thing here . . . it's not too long.