Why is "Magistrate Judge" So Difficult to Pronounce?

Black White and Blue in the South

Opening (01:10)

• Nikki Haley gift wrapping paper (Yahoo!)
• GWCDP Nov Breakfast Meeting videos (YouTube)

On the Campaign Trail (07:53)

• Interview on the All About Nothing Podcast

The News

Budget Earmark For Building of Bible School Challenged (10:34)

• Presentation by lawyer Steven Edward Buckingham (YouTube)
• Christian organization got $1.5M in SC budget to build private school. Is it legal? (The State)
• Thou shall not give public money to a private, Christian school, SC lawmakers (The State)
• South Carolina lawmakers must rescind $1.5 million handout for religious school (Freedom From Religion Foundation)
• State sued over $1.5M earmark co-sponsored by Greenwood lawmaker (Index Journal)
• SC will withhold $1.5M earmark from SC Christian group while lawsuit proceeds (The State)

The Absurdity of our Magistrate Judge System (22:09)

• Governor Henry McMaster Directs Solicitors to Seek Attorney General’s Approval Before Reducing Criminal Sentences (governor.sc.gov)
• Magistrate judge applicants to face probing questions (Statehouse Report)
• S.0102 Magistrate eligibility examination (statehouse.gov)
• Rule 509 - Certification of Magistrates and Municipal Judges (casetext)
• Eligibility examinations for magistrates (casetext)
• These SC judges can have less training than barbers but still decide thousands of cases each (Post & Courier)
• Senators keep tight control over county magistrates (Index Journal)
• Greenwood gets new magistrates amid tensions with Sen. Garrett (Index Journal)
• Editorial: Lazy SC magistrates a symptom of much larger problem (Post & Courier)
• South Carolina's governor wants more financial and background information from magistrates (AP)
• Our View: Magistrate selection steps get overdue overhaul (Index Journal)
• Rep John McCravy outraged (Facebook)
• Our View: Magistrate selection, take 2 (Index Journal)
• A (not so) Supreme Court (YouTube)

Closing (43:29)

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