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In response to "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?" by Reagen

presents a 28-page outline on restructuring every branch of government -- nm

Posted by znufrii, human scum (aka znufrii) Nov 8 '19, 12:11

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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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