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In response to "My latest idea would essentially be appointing judges from civil service lists instead of by political nomination or election. -- nm" by znufrii, human scum

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)

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Nov 8 '19, 13:04

bipartisan approval , but with each side having a limited number of objections that they can use incentivizing them to save them for truly objectionable candidates rather than just anybody who doesn't share your views. The base line qualification standard would be used to root out a party dumping in horrendous candidates and forcing use of the objections and then just passing the awful ones they really want. I don't think I've fully solved for the gamesmanship, but it's something in that ball park. Appointees would be required to be heard within a limited time so a McConnell can't just sit on them.

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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

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