how self-evident is democracy?

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perhaps only that in reality not the most competant judge is put forward but the judge most loyal to the president that puts him in office. but guess so he still has to have some competence.

Presidents pick judges they feel will uphold the same ideology as them. Most of the time this works (Roberts), but not always (Warren).

By having the Supreme Court subject to re-election or re-appointment they become slaves to political forces just as much as the president and congress which means all decisions will be politically based guaranteed. A guaranteed job promotes them to DGAF about what everyone else thinks and go with what the law truly says.