[burger]

I suspect that the real objection is the treatment of justices as the politicians that they are. By placing the candidates on a spectrum with well known partisans, the mailer puts a dent in the phony non-partisanship.

Partisanship isn't the issue.  Every judge has his or her own beliefs, and those have to fall somewhere on the ideological spectrum.

The real issue is changing your voting habits to suit your donors: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/c...aign-cash/

(Of course, the idea that even non-elected judges are impartial is a joke.  If you're ever trying to get parole, make sure you see the judge first thing in the morning: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/0...-judgment/)

[burger]

I suspect that the real objection is the treatment of justices as the politicians that they are. By placing the candidates on a spectrum with well known partisans, the mailer puts a dent in the phony non-partisanship.

Partisanship isn't the issue.  Every judge has his or her own beliefs, and those have to fall somewhere on the ideological spectrum.

The real issue is changing your voting habits to suit your donors: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/c...aign-cash/

(Of course, the idea that even non-elected judges are impartial is a joke.  If you're ever trying to get parole, make sure you see the judge first thing in the morning: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/0...-judgment/)