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Jun. 26th, 2015 12:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolariThe one thing I keep seeing from the other side is how "five unelected judges are undermining an elected decision."
Want to know why those judges aren't elected? Because what's popular isn't always what's right. A judge must make a decision based on what is fair, not what is the majority opinion. And to get elected, you gotta promise the majority a whole lot.
I was not happy with the Citizens United decision. I feel it is wrong. But however they decided it's now the law of the land. And I'm still okay with them being unelected.
Want to know why those judges aren't elected? Because what's popular isn't always what's right. A judge must make a decision based on what is fair, not what is the majority opinion. And to get elected, you gotta promise the majority a whole lot.
I was not happy with the Citizens United decision. I feel it is wrong. But however they decided it's now the law of the land. And I'm still okay with them being unelected.
