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Originally Posted by vienna
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The first paragraph of this opinion piece to me illustrates one of the problems with the SCotUS.
I don't want a Conservative justice on the Supreme Court
I don't want a Liberal justice on the Supreme Court
I want a justice that will logically research constitutional law and render interpretations based on our evolving cultural/environment as a whole independent of a political party's agenda.
The whole idea of "he was appointed by a conservative president so he really needs to vote as a conservative" undermines the purpose of the Supreme Court. It is not, and should never be a politically motivated court. This is one really good reason why they are appointed for life.
Unfortunately/fortunately, justices of the Supreme Court are human and are appointed by politicians, which is a sub-class of human (
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I applaud any justice who votes based on their experience and knowledge of the law despite the political agenda of who appointed them... even when I disagree with how they voted.
I don't have to agree with the vote, but I should agree with the process of the vote. That's part of a representative democracy too.