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Naming who appointed judges when writing articles about their decisions is a dog whistle. Change my mind.
by cabaalis 4y ago
Naming who appointed judges when writing articles about their decisions is a dog whistle. Change my mind.
- bglazer 4y agoIts not a dog whistle, its just a whistle. Judges have the politics of the politicians who appoint them; why else would the politicians appoint them? Frankly, it’s extremely naive to assume that judges are apolitical.
- foolfoolz 4y agoit’s extremely naive to assume politics are the only reason to appoint a judge