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There's a reason we have an appointed judiciary. It is intended to apart from political concerns and make decisions

Posted by TWuG Jan 9 '09, 14:24

based on the reasonableness and merit of the cases presented.

The founding fathers were brilliant in how they structured our government. Each division acts as a check on the others. Without the judiciary, our system would collapse into tyranny and chaos.

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and the best thing of all - they got the idea from France -- nm - Roger More Jan 9, 14:35
Amen. The founding fathers were brilliant to both believe in the people as a whole, but not to simply trust the majority. - musubi Jan 9, 14:28 1
- It is an amazingly resilient structure. A perfect structure staffed by fallible people leading to sometimes imperfect results, but always moving - TWuG Jan 9, 14:35
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Wha..? No. When did this happen? -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:25 1
- 200 and some odd years ago. But it apparently still rankles Vermin. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 14:26

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