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Spencer Cox: “We do have checks on the judiciary, and this retention…”

Featuring: Spencer Cox, Republican | Governor of Utah

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference

Published | Video Starts at 21:33

I vetoed a bill based on judicial independence, but that doesn't mean that the judiciary responsible that we don't have any checks on the judiciary. We do have checks on the judiciary, and this retention elections are one of them. And so, yes, if people don't like decisions that are coming out of our Supreme Court or any court for that matter, the appropriate way to deal with that is to vote against those judges in a retention election. (21:33–21:38)

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Asserts that retention elections serve as a check on the judiciary.

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