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The people who ultimately get to decide that are the Supreme Court justices. They aren't incentivized to act in any particular way, except in accordance with th
by javert 12y ago
The people who ultimately get to decide that are the Supreme Court justices. They aren't incentivized to act in any particular way, except in accordance with their own philosophical values.
That's why they are appointed for life.
- baddox 12y agoThey are chosen and vetted by people with such incentives.
- smt88 12y agoThey're chosen with the hope that their beliefs aren't going to change. That doesn't happen. Justices will tend to become more liberal over time [1]. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideological_leanings_of_U.S._Supreme_Court_justices http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideological_leanings_of_U.S._Su...