Starker on 23/9/2018 at 14:26
Speaking of lifetime of conservative SCOTUS... why is it that the judges in the US have life tenure anyway? I don't think there's any other democratic country where this is the case.
Draxil on 23/9/2018 at 15:00
Quote Posted by Starker
Speaking of lifetime of conservative SCOTUS... why is it that the judges in the US have life tenure anyway? I don't think there's any other democratic country where this is the case.
I think the reason was to keep the Court from being politicized. Ironic, huh?
Who's on the SCOTUS shouldn't matter as much as it does, and it didn't prior to
Roe v Wade. That abortion of judicial interpretation is, according to the staunchly pro-abortion Edward Lazarus, law clerk to Blackmun that "loved him like a grandfather", indefensible. No issue has been more polarizing or worse for democracy in this country--it effectively erased moderates of both parties. You can't run as a anti-abortion Democrat or a pro-abortion Republican. Anti-and Pro- are now built into the party platforms of both sides, and you are pariah if you don't get in line. Overturning it would be beneficial to the entire country, in my opinion. It should be up to the individual states to regulate as they see fit. Give democracy a chance.
Nicker on 23/9/2018 at 15:36
Quote Posted by Starker
Speaking of lifetime of conservative SCOTUS... why is it that the judges in the US have life tenure anyway? I don't think there's any other democratic country where this is the case.
That's one of the many lessons the USA should be learning now. Term limits on the SCOTUS would prevent distant generations from suffering under the political machinations of their ancestors. It's not very democratic when the deep past can directly affect the future to such a degree.
Starker on 23/9/2018 at 15:49
Well, it's not just the SCOTUS, federal judges have life tenure too in the US. I really don't get it. If it's to keep the courts from becoming politicised, is a judge who serves 20 years really going to be more political than a judge who serves 40 years?
heywood on 23/9/2018 at 15:57
There is a big difference between having an ideology and behaving like a politician.
The real reason for lifetime appointments is to ensure, as much as possible, that the Court can be independent from the other two branches of government.
I'm not in favor of directly electing judges, because elected judges act like politicians. They pander to public opinion, they have to raise funds and campaign, they have loyalties to party and donors. The process of appointing judges isn't apolitical, but at least it provides a degree of separation between the courts and the uglier side of politics. Longer terms means fewer opportunities for partisan politics to influence the courts, and greater continuity. I don't want the interpretation of our law and precedents to drift and change with the winds of public opinion. They don't necessarily need to be lifetime, but they need to be long and limited to a single term.
Starker on 23/9/2018 at 16:17
Aren't the strategical retirements and the picking of younger judges quite partisan already in a system where judges serve for life? And doesn't it simply mean that partisan politics get to influence the courts for longer, therefore having a larger influence? At least term limits would make it less prone to chance and political gambles. I saw somewhere that 18 years was proposed as a term limit for the SCOTUS (basically, every president gets to pick two) -- is that not quite a lot of continuity already?
jkcerda on 23/9/2018 at 16:38
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Her real motivation for being there could very well be that she genuinely gets sick at the thought of the guy who sexually assaulted her being on the highest court in the land.
And I'm not twisting things. If you weren't applauding the whole damn thing you should have been less lazy and only quoted the part you were talking about. That's YOUR problem.
I'm not saying I know it's true you tool! This is the allegation and this is what is being minimized to "teenage shenanigans".
YOU quit being a tool!
Kav has been in the news that length of times and NOW she comes forward? She’s taking one fir the team hoping to stop Kav.
jkcerda on 23/9/2018 at 16:41
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And what is going on here is NOT that we just hope that it screws up his nomination. What is really going on here is that jkcerda and Vae and McConnell and the other "boys" don't really care one tiny bit if their nominee did this or not. It's dishonest to say she's lying because that's not what you really mean. You know damn well she's likely telling the truth. What you really mean is "I don't give a shit about the bitches feelings! I don't give a shit if he tried to force himself on her! Screw the bitch! She's trying to ruin a man!"
Lmmfao. You want to believe her no matter how many other people say she's wrong or that they don't remember. Everyone she mentioned has countered her bs story
Funny how some of you guys appear to have an issue with an Alleged crime that no one can confirm and have denied by those allegedly there 35 years ago. How many of you voted Clinton? How many of you voted for his wife that went after bills accusers?
