Well, thank you
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Well, that's quite a long question
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The question about any lawsuit against myself, well, I would simply recuse myself, for fairness. Justices have to recuse themselves when a lawsuit is brought against themselves. And I find that normal.
Regarding Snowstalker vs the Midwest, I would like to remind everyone I was the attorney defending the law, not the judge. I believed that the only way that could avoid the law being striken down would be to try to convince the judge that the current definition of free speech didn't include the right of people to say offensive comments like homophobia,... Let me be clear, I knew since the beginning this law was going to be struck down, but I just wanted to defend this law because it was my duty to do so as governor.
Then, my personal views relating to the freedom of speech is that offensive comments like homophobic, racist comments shouldn't be allowed. But my personal views simply don't matter. As a judge, I have to make sure the constitution is respected, no matter what my personal views are.
In the past, I indeed clashed with many people. But this is a game and I don't hold a grudge against anyone. If I believe there could be a problem with my "personal feelings", I would recuse myself.
Will, it has already been done, I'm no longer involved in the game except for the constitutional convention, which is hardly a partisan issue
. I don't plan to run for any office as a member of the Supreme Court.
I don't like at all term limits for elected officeholders. I believe people should have the right to reelect their representative if they want to do so. For the Supreme Court, my opinion on possible term-limits is much more conflicted because Judges aren't elected, they are appointed. So I'm not sure if there should be term-limits for the Supreme Court or not.
I won't be indefinitely a member of the Supreme Court, I can guarantee that. So I guess I will impose myself term-limits without knowing how much time I want to remain in the court?
Well, I'm personally a regionalist and I have been a strong supporter of reducing the number of regions in order to save the regional system. I believe regions and the federal government should be able to coexist. For the last question, it will simply depend about the case I guess. If for example the federal government passes a law that wants to regulate the elections at regional levels, I will personally rule that this is unconstitutional because the constitution is clear about that: the regions can govern themselves and their elections as they wish. However, if the regions are trying to raise an army in time of peace without the consent of the senate, I believe this is unconstitutional as well because the regions cannot maintain armed forced in time of peace without the consent of the senate.
The role of the Supreme Court is to make sure the constitution is respected, not to show compassion.
This is simply really important. Supreme Court decision-making shouldn't be constantly overturned because members of the court change. The role of the members of the Supreme Court is to make sure the constitution is respected, not what according to us the constitution should have been.
I hope I have answered to all of your questions, if you want to know anything else, please let me know
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