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To: goldstategop

The Founders were very careful to ensure that the Law was NOT decided by popularity contests and direct votes of the people. They were completely opposed to Democracy (a negative term to them) precisely because judges should not rule based upon populatity. This was why they mandated lifetime appointment for federal judges and called for judicial independence.


108 posted on 05/12/2005 3:00:49 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: justshutupandtakeit
No one says judges should not rule objectively. But they can't do that when they are captives of liberal interest groups. These judges have no accountability and that's why lifetime tenure and judicial review have to be revisited.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
114 posted on 05/12/2005 3:05:44 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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