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RE: Should SCOTUS speak on POTUS? - bfine32 - 07-14-2016
(07-14-2016, 07:49 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: I was going to say it isn't appropriate for the SCOTUS to criticize the POTUS (or candidates) and vice versa....but I guess Obama already broke that precedent.
I have zero issue with elected officials speaking about candidates. I just thought it was inappropriate for a sitting Justice to do so. WTS, I would prefer the sitting POTUS simply endorse and support a candidate; not slur another.
RE: Should SCOTUS speak on POTUS? - Bengalzona - 07-15-2016
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RE: Should SCOTUS speak on POTUS? - bfine32 - 07-15-2016
(07-15-2016, 06:03 AM)Bengalzona Wrote:
I agree that both are wrong.
RE: Should SCOTUS speak on POTUS? - PhilHos - 07-15-2016
(07-15-2016, 11:02 AM)bfine32 Wrote: I agree that both are wrong.
Yup. It's why I would rather see a change in how the Supreme Court vacancies are filled. Not sure a vote by the general public is the solution, but I think SOMETHING needs to change. And at this point, what could it hurt? The SCOTUS is already politicized. Maybe if it's just a general vote whenever there's a vacancy. Once on the SC, a Justice is there for life. So elections would only be held every so often.
I don't know. Personally, I wish the SC was NOT politicized, but this is the world we live in now: everything including memorial services is politicized.