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True. You cannot expect the judicial to be apolitical if it is appointed by the other two highly political branches of government. But we pretend it is apolitic
by gavribirnbaum 6y ago
True. You cannot expect the judicial to be apolitical if it is appointed by the other two highly political branches of government. But we pretend it is apolitical in Brazil and in the US.
- mc32 6y agoThere is a difference between political philosophy and being political. A judge may be liberal or conservative but it doesn’t follow that they would represent a party platform.
- thecreamedcorn 6y agoPart of the point of the current US vetting process is to ensure judges have the same beliefs as the current party platform. Even if you put the political philosophy of judges on some sort of pedestal (which you probably shouldn't) they don't get appointed unless they have the "correct" politics.