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Doesn't that lead to judges pandering to the public to get re-elected? Here in Belgium judges are appointed for life (which then has a lot of problems when they
by Luc 13y ago
Doesn't that lead to judges pandering to the public to get re-elected? Here in Belgium judges are appointed for life (which then has a lot of problems when they're not as competent as they could be, but does offer protection when making unpopular decisions).
- rayiner 13y agoYes, terribly. Our federal judges are appointed for life. Our state judges are mostly elected, which makes state prosecutions in places like Texas a clusterfuck. And lots of people defend the states' rights to be retarded, because federalism.