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0 pointsonetimeusename10mo ago0 comments

I am concerned about how lawyers may be a closed off group. Especially with grads from the top law schools who often work at NGOs or become judges in high courts that end up deciding major things. I think precedent could be set in a way that reflects the tastes of a small and detached group of people.

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ethbr110mo ago

That's literally what we want in a rule of law system -- people more beholden to the legal system than to common concerns of voters.

Put another way, the role of the legal system is to be a linter for the messy / incomplete / illegal reality of legislative and executive desires.

onetimeusenameOP10mo ago

ok I think being independent is fine, what I meant was a little different. Let me just ask you something instead which might clarify my thoughts. What did you have in mind when you said dictatorship? Like what is the historical precedent you are basing that on?

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ethbr110mo ago

That's literally what we want in a rule of law system -- people more beholden to the legal system than to common concerns of voters.

Put another way, the role of the legal system is to be a linter for the messy / incomplete / illegal reality of legislative and executive desires.

onetimeusenameOP10mo ago

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