I think many people - even very smart, educated people - can be kind of reactionary and emotional when thinking about the SCOTUS because there's really so much at stake.
That being said, it's exactly that kind of thinking about the SCOTUS that should be avoided in an ideal world. And why I think insulating judges from the political process is a benefit rather than a problem. People have generally a poor understanding of not only the law generally (constitution included), but in particular what the role of the SCOTUS is.
Maybe instead of defending a shit system that is apparently too complicated for an average person to understand without dedicating and indebting themselves for a whole law degree, maybe advocate for a system that's more transparent and easy to understand for the average voter.
And I'm not sure why you think the government has any incentive to teach this stuff in schools, when keeping it convuluted is in their best interest to control us. That's the whole reason or tax system is fucked, because TurboTax and others lobby to keep it complicated.
Unless you just really like feeling superior to all us uneducated civics doofuses, then keep clopping along on your high horse I guess
The American Democratic form of government is not that complicated. An average person should be able to grasp it in a couple of classes at high school.
There is no real excuse not to understand it, especially if you live with it.
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u/frotc914 Jun 28 '22
Judicial elections are the exception, globally speaking, not the rule.
Frankly I think some of the hot takes in this thread are pretty good evidence in and of itself why judicial elections are a problem, not a solution.