1. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that weaken the court’s reputation for being
independent and impartial.
2. That kind of activity will makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be accepted as
impartial judgements.
3. At the very least, the court should make itself subject to the code of conduct that applies to
the rest of the federal judiciary.
4. They gave justices permanent positions so that they would be free to upset those in power
and have no need to cultivate political support.
5. Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social
concepts like liberty and property.
6. When the court deals with the social policy decisions, the law it shapes is inescapably
political – which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily dismissed as unjust.
7.
1. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that weaken the court’s reputation for being
independent and impartial.
2. That kind of activity will makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be accepted as
impartial judgements.
3. At the very least, the court should make itself subject to the code of conduct that applies to
the rest of the federal judiciary.
4. They gave justices permanent positions so that they would be free to upset those in power
and have no need to cultivate political support.
5. Constitutional law is political because it results from choices rooted in fundamental social
concepts like liberty and property.
6. When the court deals with the social policy decisions, the law it shapes is inescapably
political – which is why decisions split along ideological lines are so easily dismissed as unjust.
7.