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In response to "While I fear that, that's no way to govern. If I were in Virginia right now though, I would try to change the constitution to eliminate " by pmb

Right, but we’re not dealing with people who just want to govern. Simply making things fair again is necessary, true, but wholly insufficient. -- nm

Posted by znufrii, human scum (aka znufrii) Nov 8 '19, 11:58

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But I don't understand what you're suggesting as the alternative. It seems you suggest using the same tactics in response. To me that's just - pmb Nov 8, 12:13
This comes back to the judges thing. Yes, I agree it's a terrible problem. What, if anything, do you suggest to do about it? - Reagen Nov 8, 12:01 9
- *presents a 28-page outline on restructuring every branch of government* -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 8, 12:11 8
  - Believe me, I get this. I personally think we should have a new constitutional convention to try and fix the mess that has been made. - pmb Nov 8, 12:14 5
    - My latest idea would essentially be appointing judges from civil service lists instead of by political nomination or election. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 8, 12:20 4
      - I've been toying with concepts around (a) some independent verification of basic qualification as a base line, and then (b) a requirement for some sort of -- (edited) - pmb Nov 8, 13:04 2
        
        Or, maybe the party in the White House submits lists of potential nominees at the beginning of each Congress, subject to minimum qualification - znufrii, human scum Nov 8, 13:22 1
        
        Yeah, I could see something like that (with some number of objections for each side). For the Supreme Court I like some of Mayor Pete's idea about - pmb Nov 8, 13:36
      - Not a fan of that either. Not even really sure if that works. -- nm - pmb Nov 8, 12:22
  - So, free and fair elections on page... 1? -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 12:12 1
    - (heh!) (but, damn you!) -- nm - JackDawson Nov 8, 13:20

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