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ELECTION2016
CANDIDATE
MichelleL.MacDonald
Candidate:
SupremeCourtAssociateJustice,
Minnesota
Incumbent: No
Cityofresidence: Rosemount
Background:
For29years,Iamanattorneyinthetrencheshelping
thousandsofpeoplewithavarietylegalchallengesbefore
hundredsofjudgesateverylevelincludingappealstothe
MinnesotaSupremeCourtandtheUnitedStatesSupreme
CourtofAmerica.For22ofthoseyears,Ihavebeenasmall
claimscourtjudgeandfamilycourtreferee.Iamfounder
andvolunteerpresidentofwww.FamilyInnocence.org,a
nonprotdedicatedtokeepingfamiliesoutofcourt.I
graduatedfromBostonCollege,SuolkUniversityLaw
SchoolandtheHarvardProgramofInstructionforLawyers.
Iammarriedwithfourgrownchildren.
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Essay:
Wecannolongeraordagovernmentofthelawyers,bythe
lawyersandforthelawyers.TheConstitutionexiststo
upholdfundamentalrightswehavebyvirtueofbeingborn
intothisworldrightsliketheairyoubreath.Ourlaws,
lawenforcement,attorneysandcourtsregularlyfailto
recognizeandupholdourlibertyrights.Instead,toone
degreeoranother,wearedeprivedofrightstolivefreely,to
ourpropertyandresources,andtoraiseourchildren.Due
processrequiresclearrules,governmentadherencetorules,
aspeedytrial,adequatelegalrepresentationandan
appellateprocess.Lawenforcement,attorneysandcourts
oftenfailtousetheirdiscretionwisely,anddonotadhereto
theirownrulesinattemptstopersecuteinherentlygood
citizens,whohavetherighttobeleftaloneiftheyarenot
harminganyone.Debtorsprisonissupposedtobeillegal,
yetwecanbesubjecttopayorelsecourtorders.Aftermy
clientsuedaJudge,Iexperiencedviolationsofmycivil
rightswhenthatjudgemademeparticipateinthatclients
trialinhandcus,awheelchair,withnoshoes,no
eyeglasses,nolesandnoclientfortakingaphotographof
adeputy.Theprivilegeofjudicialimmunitymustnotbeseen
aspermissiontoviolatethelawandrightsofcitizens.Our
Judgesareoftenrobotic,andlackcommonsenseor
humanityinwhattheydo.Ienvisionauniedsystemof
justice,ratherthanthepunitivesystemthatexists.
Endorsements:
ChristiansUnitedinPolitics
RepublicanPartyofMN2014
GOP'sJudicialSelectionCommittee2016
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