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The court is still very political. I can't even begin to talk about Monsanto--they are horrid. I remember having a botany professor at Sonoma State universit
by marincounty 12y ago
The court is still very political. I can't even begin to
talk about Monsanto--they are horrid. I remember having
a botany professor at Sonoma State university who would
literally shake when everever he started to talk about how
evil Monsanto is--that was years ago.
My point is Not that the court has flaws. It does--that's
why the appointment of Supreme Court Justices is so dam
important. Enen then, I've noticed justices change their
views through out the years--so I'm glad they are there
for life. Would I like to see Ph.D's in only the hard sciences a basic minimum as a requirement in order to be
Supreme Court justices--Yes!
- Liesmith 12y agoThey're actually not that political, usually. They're immune to politics so that protects them a great deal from the pressures that can be brought to bear on other branches of government. They also have historically had a completely different axis on which their decisions turn. Not left or right, but strict or flexible in their relationship to the constitution. It leads to some real surprises and people often interpret these in terms of political pressures but really the supreme court is the one set of people in government who care the least about pleasing some political masters.