Wednesday, September 16, 2009

What i think of the Supreme Court

As it is currently, the Supreme Court has two women and seven men as Supreme Court Justices. This consists of a Chief Justice, and eight Associate Justices. The Supreme Court is the highest court. Here is where matters that have not been suitably resolved in lower courts get decided, if they ever get taken. Despite the thousands of cases that are sent in to the court annually, only a small number gets chosen approximately 100.

These justices are put in place to protect the law of the country; they interpret and carry out the law. These people are supposed to be trust-worthy. Their decisions are final.
However, they are humans like everyone else. They may not be the people you like, people you trust, and your decisions may vary from theirs. Truth is, they disagree with each other sometimes, why then can’t you disagree with the final decision?

Changes are slowly being made. Women are chosen as justices. Even recently a Hispanic woman was chosen. What I would like to see is a more mixed pool of justices. More women, different races, varied religions, and just as the country itself is set up, the court should reflect that just the same.

This would make a tremendous difference. Cases would be decided differently. With more men, the decisions are one-sided, but add women to the mix and you have a wider perspective on things. When it comes to the issue of race, this will also be effective when everyone has a voice in these issues. If you’re not from a certain race or sex, it’s more difficult for you to make a decision on an issue concerning such, but if there is someone who is able to identify with that issue, then the discussion gets to be more interesting. More light will be shed and the decision might end up being more justified and fair.

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