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Courts-B-AJ

18 Feb

President Biden and other liberal politicians continue to talk about adding three justices to the Court to tip the balance so they can get the decisions they want. That is not how justice works. The court justices are appointed, rather than elected so they will be the best justices available, not the most popular, and are appointed for life so no President could pack the court to get favorable judicial decisions. A President would only get to appoint a couple at most so the court would remain fairly stable and not swing with the prevailing political climate. Adding three justices solely to subvert the judicial process would not be illegal since the number of justices is not dictated by law, but it would certainly be viewed as wrong by those who believe that the courts should seek justice, not be used to overthrow the political process. The Court’s job is to settle legal disputes by interpreting the law, not to change laws made by Congress to fit their political views. While President Biden has been reluctant to add the justices because of the political backlash it would create, he has continually threatened to do so to intimidate the conservative justices into being more compromising to avoid the appearance of being politically motivated.

 

 
 

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