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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 3795596" data-attributes="member: 42584">I [would like to] believe that by being appointed for life rather than having to be re-elected or re-appointed periodically, the 'beholding' aspect is eliminated.  It would be nice if there was always an even conservative vs liberal divide within SCOTUS, but unfortunately, as the winds periodically changes, so do beliefs. A conservative or liberal leaning judge, as appointed, may not remain so over time.  It certainly is not perfect, but it is the best we've been able to come up with.</blockquote>