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It’s high time Iowa amended its rules about judicial candidates. Having an ABA recommendation should be a black mark against that person. The ABA represents a very small, very liberal faction of attorneys, and certainly doesn’t speak for the majority of lawyers. I quit the ABA decades ago for that very reason – extreme left wing views proffered as representing the views of the membership. Better to use a merit system, have practicing lawyers and judges make recommendations of qualified candidates. Bravo Iowa for taking steps to remedy the problem. Many of us are sick of out of control judges overturning the will of the people.