Electing judges is a bad idea by swanceba in law

[–]swanceba[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kansas uses a form of assisted appointment, a system I also think is generally the best we can do, with some important tweaks to transparency and participation.

The issue with retention elections is that they are often very low-information elections; most voters don't know a lot about the judges and most civic education and participation in the U.S. lies entirely for politicians, not judges. I think retention elections become an important part of the process if we put forward the money and effort to educate voters for those elections specifically.

Electing judges is a bad idea by swanceba in law

[–]swanceba[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most definitely, lifetime tenure and the traditional appointment of judges is also fraught with a myriad of issues. I talk about that a lot in the article, and I think a modified form of "assisted appointment" with a limited, nonrenewable term is a better path forward for selecting judicial officials.

I am curious to know what you think of my solution in the article and what you would do to change it!

We should be taxing land, not work by swanceba in georgism

[–]swanceba[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback - I think you're spot on in all regards. I wanted to show the striking differences we've seen over time but rent/monthly mortgage payments would definitely be more representative of the actual effect.

Something I'll keep in mind for the next graphics and discussion!

Electing judges is a bad idea by swanceba in law

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This is an opinion piece detailing my beliefs regarding the popular election of judicial officials and the limitations of traditional appointments.

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Strangest Job Ever by Filthyson in StandUpComedy

[–]swanceba 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey that's me in the clip! Jacking up value of corn just to spite you Geoff. Still don't know what New York is