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Question: Should judges be elected?
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Yes, they should
 
#2
No, they shouldn't
 
#3
Unsure/conflicted
 
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JohnRM
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« on: July 06, 2015, 01:24:47 PM »

I am Unsure/Conflicted.

I am not a fan of too many elections. If it were up to me, Senators would still be appointed by the state legislature and there would be not popular vote for the Presidency, but rather a jury-style electoral college, selection by the state legislatures, or something along those lines. The most significant reason that voter turnout in the United States is low is that we have so many elections. This would also push politics down to a lower level and increase the power of the states and local government.

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JohnRM
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« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2015, 02:06:36 PM »

I am Unsure/Conflicted.

I am not a fan of too many elections. If it were up to me, Senators would still be appointed by the state legislature and there would be not popular vote for the Presidency, but rather a jury-style electoral college, selection by the state legislatures, or something along those lines. The most significant reason that voter turnout in the United States is low is that we have so many elections. This would also push politics down to a lower level and increase the power of the states and local government.

So if you think even the president should not be democratically elected, then who exactly do you think should? County commissioners?

Logical deduction would lead one to conclude that I support continued elections for members of the House of Representatives, state governors, state legislators, and the various local government posts as determined necessary by the people of that locality. We're talking about eliminating elections for a total of three posts per person.
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