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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by maxpupmax on Monday July 16, 2018 @01:11AM (#17538906)
Disagree with the overall sentiment. If judges make decisions which don't represent the mandate of their constituents, they can/should be removed. See the Brock Turner judge in the SF bay area. Glad he's gone!

That said, you may be right about this particular situation.

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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by pjc50 on Monday July 16, 2018 @04:43AM (#17539685)
> If judges make decisions which don't represent the mandate of their constituents, they can/should be removed.

This collapses separation of powers, is against the idea that "law" and "politics" are separate things, and paves the way for removing judges who don't support the views of the Party.

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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by chii on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:14AM (#17541366)
Some judges in the USA is elected (while some are appointed for life). See https://litigation.findlaw.com/legal-system/how-are-judges-s...

But i do believe that judges should be appointed by a panel of existing judges, and once appointed, can only be removed by said panel (and not the gov't).

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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by georgek on Monday July 16, 2018 @01:16AM (#17538931)
Just a clarification: federal judges (like the one in this article) are appointed by the President and confirmed by Congress. They are not elected and do not have constituents in the same way elected officials do.
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Re:Judge Orders Los Angeles Times to Delete Part of Publishe... by mnw21cam on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:34AM (#17541544)
A judge is there to interpret the law, even if the outcome isn't what the majority of people would like. Politicians are there to sway with what the majority of people want.

Often, a lower court will be bound to make a particular judgment, because of precedent. It isn't unheard of for a judgment to say "We have to decide this way, but it would be really nice if this was appealed up to someone with the authority to decide the other way".

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