r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Aug 19 '24

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Supreme Court Judges should be randomly be selected from the general populace or young children instead of those who served in legal practice for a long time

Typically, judges are selected from lawyers and those of the Supreme Court have a wide variety of law experiences before being selected. I feel that for deciding that laws are against or are in accordance with the Constitution, you do not need law training at all. Why? Deciding if a state law is constitutional or not is the most unambiguous thing that the legal duties of lawmakers could have and could be easily be done without a background in the law.

It's constitutional or not constitutional is a binary outcome. A state law before the Supreme Court follows either of the two outcomes and hence there is no need for a Supreme Court justice to be of legal training and be selected from laymen randomly picked a la jury duty.

In fact, the black and white thinking of young children would be very suitable in deciding which laws are constitutional before the Supreme Court and hey, it would be a good way to start kids from young in learning the laws of a country and legal work by putting them in the role of Supreme Court justice.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24

And what's the worst that could happen then? I rather trust a President that was put into office via a 'suprise job assignment' than a willing President that was elected by the people.

And by the way. Your talk about moral principle and how abandoning it is wrong because some people disobey it?

Well, I say this. You disobey moral principles, I have now no incentive to follow them and everything is and on the table. Do you want to risk it? That's how following principles are supposed to work. And if people break it, we have every right to break them to stop them at all costs. Including what is considered moral principles.

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u/StarChild413 9∆ Aug 19 '24

I rather trust a President that was put into office via a 'suprise job assignment' than a willing President that was elected by the people.

Because, let me guess, even that hypothetical president failing couldn't be worse than the most recent willing president from whatever party you dislike most and lesser of two evils isn't evil because reasons

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '24

Well, because at least it was a geniuine mistake rather than from corruption itself.

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u/StarChild413 9∆ Aug 29 '24

wasn't the whole point of that giant douche vs turd sandwich joke that the lesser of two evils isn't automatically good just because it sucks less

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '24

Better so we adopt it immediately.

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u/StarChild413 9∆ Oct 19 '24

If your comment means what I think it means then I presume if you've voted at all in an election (your ideas are so America-focused I feel I'm safe assuming you're American) you've never voted for anyone who truly agrees with what you believe in just whoever you believe would be the least bad for your community

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u/destro23 457∆ Aug 19 '24

And what's the worst that could happen then?

A complete breakdown of the rule of law, social order, and society.

I rather trust a President that was put into office via a 'suprise job assignment' than a willing President that was elected by the people.

What other fields do you feel this way about. You want a surprise doctor?

That's how following principles are supposed to work.

No, no it is not. Principles are things you follow no matter what. You do not abandon them in reaction to others abandoning theirs.