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Independent? You make me laugh. I don't think you realize the power the U.S. holds over countries like Sweden.
by erikbye 10y ago
Independent? You make me laugh. I don't think you realize the power the U.S. holds over countries like Sweden.
- ckastner 10y agoHe said independent judiciaries.
- erikbye 10y agoActing on behalf of a state under immense pressure from the US.
- giaour 10y agoI don't know the specifics of Sweden's judicial system, but the independence of the UK judiciary is guaranteed by the Constitutional Reform Act of 2005[1]. Judges have lifetime appointments and are professionally isolated from the other parts of the government. Assuming that political pressure is being successfully brought to bear on UK judges is just yet another conspiracy theory, concocted to paper over inconsistencies and gaps in the original conspiracy theory. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Reform_Act_2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Reform_Act_2005