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The point that a partisan attitude matters in a legal system is horrific to me. Laws should not be interpreted in personal bias, especially not by a, supposedly
by consp 7y ago
The point that a partisan attitude matters in a legal system is horrific to me. Laws should not be interpreted in personal bias, especially not by a, supposedly, impartial arbiter.
While true that almost anyone will have some bias, it should (in my view) never be considered in the entirety of the system let alone as a starting point for the highest judge.
> I doubt a very liberal or conservative community would want to be stuck with someone with opposing views.
A conservative with a liberal judge would want the judge to be impartial to their view on politics.
- wil421 7y agoWould you rather the laws and justice be determined by Religious views? Like they are in ultra-conservative Middle East or Europe in the not too distant past? Or determined by a monarch with absolute authority? You’re being naive if you think politics don’t shape laws or justice.
- sobani 7y agoWhat makes you think you'd be allowed to elect your judges in a country with a monarch with absolute authority or that you would be allowed to elect a gay judge in a ultra-conservative country? As for politics in justice, I'd like to think serious questions would be asked in my country if it came to light judges let their political believes affect their decisions.