Judges

 

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Katie Casey saw all the games,
Knew all the players by their first names
Told the umpire he was wrong all along
And she was strong

And Katie thanked God that there was an umpire.

When you are at the next Red Sox-Yankee game, realize that there are THREE teams on the field.  The Red Sox, the Yankees, AND the Umpires.  It is the job of the umpires to call balls and strikes.  It is also the job of the umpires to penalize, and even eject, members of either team who don’t abide by any of their calls, including balls and strikes.  I can root for the Red Sox, and root against the Yankees, and if they are doing their job correctly, I might not even notice the umpires.

The courts have said that the role of Judges is to call balls and strikes.  Hear, Hear.  But is also to penalize and eject.  Do your job! Don't be wrong all along.  And then we can all happily go out to the ballgame!