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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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