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The simple answer is “most are not.” Most are appointed after their predecessor steps down mid-term. There is a simple reason this occurs so often. Judges know appointments have political value and can trade that value for something. When a Governor can appoint a replacement if a judge steps down before the end of the term, then the Governor has an opportunity to install a partisan judge. The Governor (or whatever person/group) who can make …
Our First Amendment protects our right to speech, religion, the press, freedom of peaceful assembly, and the right to petition our government for a redress of grievances. The right to protest is rare in the world, and Americans are proud of this right of the people. It is a symbol and reminder that the government works for the people. The right to assemble and petition to redress grievances means we can gather in crowds to …
Donald Trump has become the first former President in American history to be charged with federal crimes. The charges revolve around the possession of classified documents. People are in an uproar over this being a third-world-style political persecution of the incumbent’s opposition leader. The left claims that this isn’t politically motivated, yet the DOJ has been paying no heed to credible accusations of corruption relating to not only Democrats but the President himself. Biden claims …
Certain objective safeguards must be established to ensure that Supreme Court nominees have fidelity to the Constitution. With our current system, a politically motivated activist can be added by a President who has no regard for the Constitution. Before being appointed, a Supreme Court nominee should have a record that proves fidelity to the Constitution. If a judge has a record of decisions overturned by appellate courts, they should be disqualified from service on the …
A critical difference between a society with representative government and an oppressive society is free people have a path to recourse over laws they disagree with. Oppressed people do not. In a free and democratic society, the people can directly and immediately affect the imposition of unfair laws. Being able to select the person in charge of law enforcement locally keeps people in a position of immediate and direct recourse over policies enforced or forced …