• ViatorOmnium@piefed.social
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    12 hours ago

    Career judges with a strong oversight board.

    With the exception of the US, all other developed countries rely exclusively on them, and, for the most part, have a better justice system.

    Comparison between US data show that elected judges will decide cases differently based on distance to the elections (I.e. they will more heavy handed closer to elections). That’s not justice, it’s bringing mob mentality to the courts.

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      4 hours ago

      It also becomes a larger issue in the USA because 49 states have a common law system where previous rulings affect future rulings. Elected judges are more likely to go against previous rulings, affecting how the law is applied.

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      3 hours ago

      No amount of half wits endorsing your stance makes your point not dumb as shit. Our system is rotted to the core and you know it, and you want them to appoint our judges? Which leaves us no way of taking it back from them.

      Examine the sources of your information, because this is, derogatory terms inserted here, of an opinion.

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        3 hours ago

        Your argument boils down to: we can’t fix our broken system because our system is broken.

        You’re either a right wing troll trying to convince people that nothing can be done, or you’ve internalized the nihilism they try to implant.

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          3 hours ago

          Allowing politicians to select judges leads us to ruin at this point in time. Maybe not in canada, yet, ya hoser, but in the US for sure. It is laughable to think that allowing the system to appoint judges would work better.

          Look at the UK right now! Look at it! How is that working by the way? Or do you not even know they are cancelling the magna carta as we speak?