I'm sorry, Robert, but that is total rubbish. The central tension in the US as a federal system is you need to allow states freedom to vary, but within limits in order to hang together as a unif… (View Post)

I explained on an earlier thread why that is NOT a correct interpretation of how liberal justices interpret the constitution. Indeed, it is an ignorant one. Approaches based on originalism and based … (View Post)

Again, just pure ignorance on your part. Please, for the love of goodness, look at the facts before feeling the need to come in with your half-arsed musings on every sodding thing. In the USA, states… (View Post)

I don't think this would work for several reasons. Firstly, you have to define seniority. Is a judge on the Nebraska Supreme Court equivalent to one on the California Supreme Court? I'm sur… (View Post)

I think you're taking a very originalist approach to the constitution. Lots of lawyers, myself included, would say that is very much NOT a sensible legal approach. Indeed, even the most extreme … (View Post)