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>judging is supposed to be an apolitical duty Supposed to be, but in many cases is not, which is why those details are important.
by LordDragonfang 6y ago
>judging is supposed to be an apolitical duty
Supposed to be, but in many cases is not, which is why those details are important.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoThe problem is that emphasizing the details also feeds back into the politicization. It would be like responding to political bias at the DMV by having every clerk wear a little badge saying which party they are: there might be a few people who will use that information to better investigate and detect bias, but a lot of people are going to see the political labelling and conclude it's just a deliberately political function of government. And I don't think this is an abstract hypothetical; I've seen an increasing number of people in recent years dismiss even the aspiration to a nonpartisan judiciary as silly and naive.
- patcon 6y agoI don't agree -- I highly value our being humbled by how often a judge from "the other side" votes our way -- but genuinely appreciate hearing how you're thinking about it. Thanks for the words