re: #61 HappyWarrior

It goes against a lot of my small letter d-democratic beliefs but I don’t like electing judges. I really think it makes them to beholden to political pressures. I mean elected judges is how we get Roy Moore and those like him. People who would probably never be seriously considered for a judicial appointment.

It’s a tough area to talk about electing judges. I don’t happen to care for the idea. Representatives (Congress, President, Mayor etc.) should be elected because those people are representing the interests of the people. Judges (and Sheriffs, fucking Arpaio) aren’t there to “represent the will of the people.” They’re there to do a job that should have some very strict standards of qualification. Maybe some form of test should be administered or something.