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The independent judiciary, American style | 185 comments | Create New Account
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The independent judiciary, American style
Authored by: hardmath on Tuesday, July 17 2012 @ 08:26 AM EDT
The point of the independent judiciary, of which lifetime appointment of federal
judges is one aspect, is that politicians should not "police" the
judiciary.

The judiciary must be allowed to police itself. At the legislative branch can
cut funding to the courts as an expression of dismay, or (with respect to
specific rulings) pass new legislation that changes the law (intended to
prospectively overturn those rulings).

I'm sure many eyebrows are being raised about Judge Motz and his favorable
treatment of Microsoft, at a time when the EU is significantly holding them to
account for its well-known predatory bundling and other tactics in support of
monopoly. The law is not a perfect instrument, but it is good enough to betray
the intent of judges who start with a preconceived conclusion and then make up a
counterfactual record to support it.


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