Posted
11/02/2005 05:58:00 PM
by Douglas
Maybe I missed that memo, but I thought Mormons dismissed polygamy. Apparently
not.A judge will ask the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to let him stay on the bench after a commission that oversees judges ordered him dismissed because he has three wives.
Those pursuing the case against Judge Walter Steed say his plural marriage creates a conflict: After taking an oath to uphold the law, he shouldn't be breaking it.
"You can't have it both ways," said Colin Winchester, the executive director of the state's Judicial Conduct Commission.
Wait a sec. . .judges have to be honest now? I hope that's just in Utah, because that's really going to effect some of the judicial kick-backs that makes this country great if this thing catches on in other parts of the country.