On Thursday, January 16, 2003, at 01:07 PM, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 05:24:09PM -0000, Andrew Crystall wrote:Yes, Britain's uncodified constitution isn't black and white in the same way, but it lets judges have far more leyway to clamp down on the goverment and other organisations when they try to start working round civil liberties.And yes, the European courts and the Human Rights act prevent a lot of what's currently happening in America. You may see us as Big Brother, but we have more solid lines drawn in the sand than you over many issues. Ours may have started more to the left than yours, but they're deeper.How are judges chosen in Britain? In the U.S., many of them are appointed by the President. I am becoming increasingly disturbed by this, because it creates a conflict of interest -- the judges should be a check on the other branches of government, not appointed because they have exactly the same views as the appointer.
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Minor nitpick: Federal Judges are *nominated* by the President, but are confirmed by the Senate. Quite a few nominees have been rejected by that body."Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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