Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to address judicial elections

A reader received this invitation from Common Cause. Note the luncheon is full, but there is a public viewing area for Justice O'Connor's address.
You are cordially invited to attend an address by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, "Protecting Impartial Courts in a Political Culture." Justice O'Connor will be speaking at 11:45 am on May 2nd, 2008 in the atrium of the Humphrey Center at the University of Minnesota. Unfortunately, the ticketed luncheon is now full. However, Justice O'Connor's presentation can be viewed on a screen in the Cowles Auditorium adjacent to the Humphrey Center atrium. If you are interested in attending the event in the Cowles Auditorium please RSVP here.Justice O'Connor's speech comes just weeks after Wisconsin's very partisan and negative campaign for State Supreme Court. Wisconsin Public Radio said that the "Wisconsin Supreme Court races have come to resemble boxing matches in recent years. That's because special interest groups have been delivering blow after blow with negative campaign ads."Come listen to Justice O'Connor address the need to protect our impartial courts system. A coalition of groups, including Common Cause Minnesota, is working to reform the way that judges are chosen in Minnesota. These changes will focus judicial elections on actual performance on the bench, instead of special interest attack ads. It will also place a renewed emphasis on a public discussion of the quality and performance of judges, rather than on political issues, and will better inform citizens about their choices prior to judicial elections. To learn more about this issue or contact your legislator, click here [unknown link]
.I hope to see you on May 2nd at this very special event.
Sincerely,
Mike Dean
Common Cause Minnesota