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The US supreme court is absurdly political, I don't see how that can work long-term. There are very strong incentives to put judges on it that strongly represen
by fabian2k 4y ago
The US supreme court is absurdly political, I don't see how that can work long-term. There are very strong incentives to put judges on it that strongly represent your political views. This also means that holding them accountable is strongly disincentivized if it means that you might lose one slot.
A supreme court that is blatantly partisan is not really a proper check nor balance. The system must be set up in a way that encourages less partisan judges, though I don't know how you could achieve that in the US the way the situation is now.
- rayiner 4y agoIt’s been that way ever since it because a vehicle for undemocratically pushing through laws that you can’t achieve democratically. It won’t stop being political unless it stops being an alternative to getting a majority of the vote for your preferred policies.