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It does seem like a bad thing that it is the judge, rather than the law, that determines the result.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
It does seem like a bad thing that it is the judge, rather than the law, that determines the result.
- metadat 4y agoIn order to be enforced, laws must be interpreted by someone or some well-defined process. There is enough ambiguity in human language (even legalese) that mapping it to a given situation requires a human being to interpret, evaluate, and apply. Hopefully in good faith, hence the high bar to become a judge. The process definitely is far from perfect, though it shouldn't be controversial to say what we have in the USA today is less bad than what we fled from hundreds of years ago in England. The good news in this case is that it's extremely high profile, and the extra attention means special care is taken to assign a highly qualified good quality judge. Note: The circus that is currently SCOTUS is an exception, because politics have hijacked the system.