clairecloutier
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I thought it might be useful to have a general thread for discussing issues relating to the Supreme Court and the U.S. courts.
Today I saw this opinion piece in the Guardian. It expands on some current Democratic ideas about rebalancing the SC and argues that Democrats (if we ever get back in power) need to move aggressively to rebalance the lower courts as well. The author makes the case that the concept of an independent judiciary is dead and unrealistic, that Rs acknowledge this and have done everything possible for years to install conservative judges, and that Dems need to respond in kind. Personally I’m quite worried about the effect that all the Trump-appointed, conservative lower-court judges are going to have on our judicial system and govt in years to come.
Enough playing nice. It’s time to pack the courts
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/19/pack-the-courts-democrats-2020
Today I saw this opinion piece in the Guardian. It expands on some current Democratic ideas about rebalancing the SC and argues that Democrats (if we ever get back in power) need to move aggressively to rebalance the lower courts as well. The author makes the case that the concept of an independent judiciary is dead and unrealistic, that Rs acknowledge this and have done everything possible for years to install conservative judges, and that Dems need to respond in kind. Personally I’m quite worried about the effect that all the Trump-appointed, conservative lower-court judges are going to have on our judicial system and govt in years to come.
Enough playing nice. It’s time to pack the courts
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/19/pack-the-courts-democrats-2020
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