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The idea that any judge isn't influenced by/beholden to a political ideology seems a bit outdated to me*.

Posted by Stephen (aka Sceire) Feb 7 '12, 17:49

The "battle lines" are everywhere. An activist judge is one who renders a decision you disagree with...

* for the most part.

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They have an actual definition too. I remember someone linked it and a table of how various judges on both sides measured up according to it. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 7, 17:52
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- clerking for an appellate judge (who was always only one of a three-judge panel), 99% of the cases were boring as shit - pixie malone Feb 7, 18:00
- Then how do you rationalize this with states wanting to move towards general lelections for judges? - tRu Pad Feb 7, 17:57 4
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    - It's different in different states and even at different levels in the states. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 7, 18:16
    - K. -- nm - tRu Pad Feb 7, 18:14
  - corporations want to be able to buy the third branch of government like the other two they own already? -- nm - pixie malone Feb 7, 18:00
- You're right jack, you're the only one that knows anything about everything. - Stephen Feb 7, 17:55 14
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    - No Jack, what's sad is how often you're posts start off along he lines of "with all due respect" which really means "not really" and then characterize - Stephen Feb 7, 18:15 1
      - "your" - Stephen Feb 7, 18:17
  - Since he's actually a lawyer, he may know more than you do. - the liioulu with Feb 7, 18:07 10
    - You're right, I didn't go to law school, so I couldn't possibly know anything about the legal system... -- nm - Stephen Feb 7, 18:16 7
      - I said he may know more than you do. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 7, 18:17 6
        
        I know more about toilet paper but I am sure everyone here can function to wipe there ass with it. - Bacon Feb 7, 18:20 5
        
        What a bizarre turn this conversation has taken. - ty97 Feb 7, 18:24 1
        
        No, it started out shitty. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 18:26
        
        As an expert in the field of toilet paper...how do you feel about those ads with the bears and the little balls of toilet paper - Stephen Feb 7, 18:23 1
        
        Who has ever used toilet paper that does that? I think the point is that bears shouldn't use toilet paper or stupid people. - Bacon Feb 7, 18:25
        
        It is oddly appropriate. -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 7, 18:21
    - See, you had something there until you posted the IM. Then your argument went to shit. -- nm - Bacon Feb 7, 18:08 1
      - Well....it was highly unusual. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with Feb 7, 18:10

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