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> the highest court can't be trusted (life terms, appointed by the sitting president) Do you really think that judges that have to run for reelection every few
by gottorf 1mo ago
> the highest court can't be trusted (life terms, appointed by the sitting president)
Do you really think that judges that have to run for reelection every few years can be more trusted to rule on cases fairly, according to the law, rather than bending to popular whims?
- basisword 1mo agoLook at the UK for a much better system. It's got problems too but there's no concept of stacking the court in your favour because you were lucky enough someone died while you were in power.
- spiderfarmer 1mo agoThe US just has a bad system. It’s easily influenced by money and politics and that’s exactly why the rest of the world considers the US a ruled by money instead of the law.
- alasdair_ 1mo agoYes. The emphasis is on “more” trusted. Supreme court justice positions should be limited to around thirteen (or some other prime number) years and should have mandatory cognitive capacity tests given yearly that are videotaped and broadcast live. The tests should be written by a nonpartisan panel of doctors chosen randomly from an applicant pool like a jury and refreshed every five years.
- whattheheckheck 1mo agoYou really think someone who didnt speak for decades and gets rvs for gifts and cannot be taken out of office cares about anything other than the soft power social system hes in? Whose wife sent texts about jan 6th insurrection? Bad faith be bad faithing