Comments on: The Supreme Court Leaks Threaten Sanctity Of Court http://lezgetreal.com/2012/07/the-supreme-court-leaks-threaten-sanctity-of-court/ an LGBTA view from the Emerald Mountains Sat, 18 May 2013 11:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Will Pitkin http://lezgetreal.com/2012/07/the-supreme-court-leaks-threaten-sanctity-of-court/comment-page-1/#comment-277834 Will Pitkin Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:29:45 +0000 http://lezgetreal.com/?p=120623#comment-277834 “During that time, they are having their clerks pour over the amassed legal records of this nation. . . .”

“Pour” has no less meaning than “pore” here, but an editor of my vintage would flag “pour.” Please forgive an old stickler, knowing that I wouldn’t spend time like this if you weren’t a superb writer already. Excellent piece.

]]> By: Andrew Johnson http://lezgetreal.com/2012/07/the-supreme-court-leaks-threaten-sanctity-of-court/comment-page-1/#comment-272711 Andrew Johnson Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:13:07 +0000 http://lezgetreal.com/?p=120623#comment-272711 “In too many parliamentary systems, like Great Britain, the judges are changed whenever there is a change in the ruling party in parliament.”

So far as your British example is concerned, that is just plain wrong. British judges are nominated by a non-partisan commission and cannot be removed from office except for cause. No High Court judge has been removed from office in recent memory.

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