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Anphernus · 06-23-2003, 05:49 PM

I think it's scarier that 30% of Americans think we found WMDs, thus clearing our President, than 66% of Americans not knowing the head of one branch of government.

Alright, so you can name a few Supreme Court Justices... hello, there are very few actual Supreme Court cases, most of the time a case remains in the court of original jurisdiction.

Furthermore, they don't do very much in terms of media attention. Ooh they cleared programs like Napster and made them legal, that's so special.

They don't make laws, and they dont rule our country. Being a judge is basically a free ride when you get tenure. The pay is good, and in lower courts there is a jury that gets to make the decision for you. No grief, no 'failure'.

IMO, being a supreme court judge would be one of the easiest jobs I can think of. You get very well pay, you don't make life-threatening decisions -- we hope -- and you don't have to know every law any more.

A normal prosecutor will have to know every law that applies to all of his or her potential cases. That's a very large amount of laws.

A Supreme Court Justice will only have to study and read about a few laws (Napster's trial involved only a few laws) and as a Justice you get a manilla folder filled with all the previous hearings of your current case.

I wouldn't be surprised if a few Justices didn't just randomly pick a verdict based on the hearings of previous trials.

06-23-2003, 05:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
Anphernus Upright	I think it's scarier that 30% of Americans think we found WMDs, thus clearing our President, than 66% of Americans not knowing the head of one branch of government. Alright, so you can name a few Supreme Court Justices... hello, there are very few actual Supreme Court cases, most of the time a case remains in the court of original jurisdiction. Furthermore, they don't do very much in terms of media attention. Ooh they cleared programs like Napster and made them legal, that's so special. They don't make laws, and they dont rule our country. Being a judge is basically a free ride when you get tenure. The pay is good, and in lower courts there is a jury that gets to make the decision for you. No grief, no 'failure'. IMO, being a supreme court judge would be one of the easiest jobs I can think of. You get very well pay, you don't make life-threatening decisions -- we hope -- and you don't have to know every law any more. A normal prosecutor will have to know every law that applies to all of his or her potential cases. That's a very large amount of laws. A Supreme Court Justice will only have to study and read about a few laws (Napster's trial involved only a few laws) and as a Justice you get a manilla folder filled with all the previous hearings of your current case. I wouldn't be surprised if a few Justices didn't just randomly pick a verdict based on the hearings of previous trials.