In Louisiana, Some Court Officials Get Paid to Evict
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Justices of the peace can line their pockets by granting evictions. A new lawsuit argues that’s unconstitutional.
      • minnow@lemmy.world
        9·
        14 hours ago

        Interestingly, Mexico is celebrating a change in their constitution that let’s them elect judges.

        I don’t think the problem in America is the fact these people are elected. I think the problem in America is Americans.

        • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.worldOP
          5·
          14 hours ago

          I don’t think there’s anything special about Americans that makes them worse or better than anyone else. I think our problem is that we’ve got a heavily corrupted political system with a right wing propaganda machine that distorts a lot of people’s worldview and lawmakers who almost always find a way to just ignore their voters whenever they do manage to push for something progressive.

          I’m a little wary of electing judges, but on the other hand I don’t think voters can do any worse than our unelected bar associations and law enforcement lobbying has done in creating a judiciary that actually cares about justice, so I’d be open to electing more of our judges.

            • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
              3·
              12 hours ago

              Elected officials appointing judges to serve a term with a limit on the number of terms seems the best option imo.

              • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
                2·
                9 hours ago

                I prefer the independent judiciary appointing judges based on legal ability myself, and keeping elected officials well away from it.

                • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
                  2·
                  9 hours ago

                  That’s creating a body of government not controlled by the people at all. I don’t like that.

                  If there was a recall process then maybe

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
        4·
        14 hours ago

        I live in the Bay Area, CA. I’m already in the best part of this country (for me). It’s attached to a bunch of red states with stupid people who vote against our interests. 2020 taught me how shitty my fellow citizens can be. I wanted to get the fuck out and would have, were it not for my partner (we met at the end of 2021).