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8. You are correct

Tue Dec 8, 2020, 08:48 PM

Dec 2020

THE MOST IMPORTANT issue for Article III Judges is to maintain the Independence of the Judiciary.

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I have changed my mind about a belief I have had for years. [View all] Mr.Bill Dec 2020 OP

Exactly! Zoonart Dec 2020 #1

That's the major argument for lifetime appointments. Ms. Toad Dec 2020 #2

No one should be appointed for life for anything. old guy Dec 2020 #3

And that's exactly why it was set up that way in the first place. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #4

they can't be bribed? stillcool Dec 2020 #5

Occasionally they have been; a few federal judges were impeached for bribery. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #6

And that's why Roberts has become a swing vote TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #7

You are correct Nictuku Dec 2020 #8