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Frank Lee's avatar

Meanwhile, back in the USA, today American liberals would support democratic election of federal judges.

I think that there is really no principled stand here... it is just a calculation of ideological advantage.

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Ollie Parks's avatar

All most Americans who get their news about Mexico from the mainstream media know about current events there is that the nation has its first female president. “Yay for Team Woman!” is the conventional wisdom here.

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Ralph J Hodosh's avatar

In a situation like Mexico, has the alternative to elected judges been nomination by the executive branch with confirmation by the legislative branch of government? We, in the USA, have been debating for generations the benefits of electing versus appointing and confirming judges.

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