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Thanks for this post. It's been most enlightening.
One thing that often surprises me is just how politicized the judiciary are in the US. Many countries, indeed most countries with a written constitution, have a court of final appeal and/or intepretation. But it seems to me that in America, their appointment, their track record, their political position seems to be much more debated and influential than their simple duties or responsibility in interpreting law.
I find this fascinating. Only in America would a large number of people actually know the names (and political leanings) of their Supreme Court judges. This shows both a laudable interest in the judicial process, but also (in my opinion) some unsettling aspects of confusion between the executive and judicial branches.
Anyway, thanks again for the article.
Let's hope that a good judge is nominated, and not a liberal or conservative. It would be nice for them to be considered only on their basis as the former, and neither of the latter.
Mr Mephisto
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