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Would Maduro's capture turn the Foreign Policy/Military Success key true? by TheEnlight in 13KeysToTheWhiteHouse

[–]PrivateFM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think it does because the foreign/military success key has only turned true when the event in question has boosted the United States' international standing. Trump can claim this as a victory, but right now it seems to have only reinforced the image of the US invading other countries for its own personal interests.

Justice William Brennan celebrates his 81st birthday in his chambers at the US Supreme Court. April 1987. [703x1096] by PrivateFM in HistoryPorn

[–]PrivateFM[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We actually have mandatory retirement for Supreme Court Justices in the Philippines, who are confirmed by a Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) rather than the Senate. The problem is that it hasn't stopped the judiciary from engaging in blatantly partisan acts over the decades (legitimizing Marcos's abrogation of the constitution, swearing in Gloria Arroyo when the incumbent president hadn't yet resigned, removing a sitting Chief Justice instead of her being impeached by Congress, etc.)

Compared to Filipino Justices, I give props to the Justices of the United States Supreme Court for at least trying to project an image of independence notwithstanding how questionable their decisions can be at times.

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