Federalist Party of Atlasia: Policy Formulation Session (NOW OPEN)

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Should I unveil the plan that we were discussing, Senator?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Since it seems that some people would prefer silly little quips over concrete discussion of the issues, I will be the first one to put something forward. Credit for this idea goes to Legislator, former Emperor, and Defender of the Realm Jbrase, but I would like to see the party to champion this.

     Currently, all Supreme Court Justices are confirmed by the Senate. In order to better represent the variety of interests that exist in Atlasia, I would intend that one Justice be confirmed by the Senate, one by the Regions, and one by The People. The Chief Justice would be chosen by the members of the Supreme Court themselves, in much the same manner that the Senate chooses the PPT.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I think it's fine for the President to still nominate all of the Justices; the President will just have to care about nominating someone who will appeal to the interests of the group that will confirm the nominee. As for The People's Justice, I think that one should be elected in an election administered by the SoFE, since it is really an at-large election. The regional breakdown is not important.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     The big question for me is the regional confirmation process. Would we prefer confirmation by the various Legislatures or by the voters in a majority of regions? The latter would be more representative, but the former should tend to promote a greater diversity in views on the Court.