A
panel of federal appeals court judges has again ruled that they and their
fellow black robe wearers are above the law.
They have anointed themselves as a unique special class exempt from any
legal consequences irrespective of how unlawful and reprehensible their official
conduct or the harm it inflicts on less favored individuals.
A
report on the most recent example of this self-serving decision and some of its horrific precedents
can be found here.
The
argument for the exemption from accountability is that judges must be free to
act as they deem best without having to fear any personal consequences. That would be a fair socially benefit
argument had the courts not eliminated similar exemptions from liability from others
who in their professional capacities act for the benefit of society.
Consider
as examples soldiers in combat, law enforcement officers, and physicians and
surgeons. In fact, individuals serving
in those capacities have a better case for exemptions from personal legal
liability for any transgressions. Unlike
judges, they have to decide how to act, and to implement their decisions on the spur of the moment and on the basis of incomplete and inaccurate information while under great stress in
life-or-death situations.
Judges
on the other hand have the luxurious benefit of being able to study, reflect on and consider,
and decide on matters before them when they choose to do so. Furthermore, the
judicial process gives them the obligation and power to demand that they be
presented with accurate and complete information before making a decision.
Bottom
line is that the black robed folks are called honorable but they are not. They make rules for lesser mortals but when
it comes to themselves JUSTICE MEANS JUST US!
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