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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Unfortunately, this has about a 2% chance of actually working in the USA. The courts have almost consistently ruled in favor of government interests, or in the case of a defendant whose guilt is barely in question, say it serves the interests of justice to provide qualified immunity to any government agent that has broken a law to enforce the law.
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2% eh? Is that directly from the agency of statistics pulled out of your ass? I kid, I kid...
In any case, as I see it one of the main differences and (in my opinion) fundamental flaws with your judicial system is that you elect your judges. When someone is afraid of being re-elected they have a nasty habit of politicizing the law and hence "justice" becomes what's en-vogue at the time, and usually individual rights suffer... That's an entire debate onto itself that probably requires its own thread.
And our appointment process is flawed and in need of overhauling... I'm under no delusions our system is perfect. Nevertheless, I don't believe you should be able to play politics with the Charter (our Constitution).