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As George Washington saw, any official, whether elected or appointed, can never be completely impartial as long as there are political parties. This is also one of the things the founding fathers wanted to break away from that was so popular in England.
With appointments coming from the President, if a Republican gets elected and a vaccancy occurs, they are going to appoint a Republican judge; likewise for a Democratic president. Even without an election, they will still cater to the popular opinion, since the majority put the particular President in office.

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I actually like the US system. If there is a reasonable divide of the House and Senate between Republicans and Democrats (there can be a majority, but not overwhelming and not for a LONG time), the nomination process naturally selects justices more towards the middle in doctrine. This what is needed and also creates a Supreme Court that is not likely to act too swiftly and that is what is normally needed. Wise people set up the Constitution and Laws that govern the land. We should not be changing these long standing laws and ammending the Constitution monthly, but it should be able to be done when needed. That is the beauty of the system...slow but sure.

Just a thought,


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This may be true, but certainly not to the same extent as would be true they were elected. A republican will pick a judge who has the same political leanings, perhaps, but at least the judge has spent his career judging in the way he thinks the law requires, not based upon what his campaign contributors want.