lpnmajor wrote:
Huh, Democrats and Republicans get exactly what they wanted, and you complain about it? The entire Judicial system is just as political as the other two branches, indeed, may be even more partisan than the other branches. Who can tell where partisan bullcrap, and ideology leaves off and the Constitution picks up? Every Judge appointed to any bench, all say that the law and ONLY the law influences their rulings - but we know that's a load of doodoo.
Why the fervor for the GOP to fill the Supreme Court? Why the heartburn by Democrats over it? Why the crowing by the Trump administration, over how many Federal Judges they've installed? You know the answer to all of those questions, because the answer is the same for all of them; Having your "people" on the bench, all but guarantees rulings favorable to your party and or ideological viewpoint.
We allowed the Law to become another partisan weapon. That's right, WE allowed that....because we only protest when the OTHER side fills a bench.
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Liberals have more of a tendency to wing it. They make it up as they go, attempting to usurp the job of Congress by legislating from the bench. So you have a Senate that only approves judges in political lockstep with whichever party controls the Senate, for a lifetime appointment. This is why I support term limits of ten years tops for all the Federal Judiciary, including the SCOTUS.