What role do judges and the judicial system play in supporting freedom?

First off I would like to say that it cannot be easy being a judge. You have to know the laws VERY well and you have to be able to make choices for other people and those choices have to be the best.


Judges put all their faith in the justice system and they are kind of obligated to do so because who wants a judge that does not believe in justice and how the court system works? Nobody! Judges are there to help us with our freedom by obeying the laws that are set in front of us for a reason. They are there to help us with our freedom when others decide to disobey the laws. They also support our freedom by allowing people to vote them into the judicial system (if that state requires it).



Critical question: Do you think that a judge's bias comes into play anyhow when it comes to sentencing?
 

Supporting a Strong International Justice System

How does the U.S. Congress, as it exists in its current structure, support and/or limit authentic representation?

Personally I think congress limits most authentic representation because everything heard or said almost always comes from another person or party. Think about it, when you write to your congressmen who do you think opens those letters or emails first? The congressmen assistant that is highly trained. If you want to speak in front of congress to address an issue then you better have a legal trial on your hands. I mean I know they are busy...or so they say.....but people want to address their issues to the congress not their assistant. Personally I think they should have planned time out of their day to look at the letters themselves. They only way congress supports authentic representaion is through the peoples votes, but even those can be tampered with.




 
Here is a video that I like, I think the guy is trying to be funny but I cant really tell, except at the end when he says to fire half of congress. I liked this video and if more people payed attention to their rights maybe congress would too.
http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=1630
 
Critical Question: Do you think more/less bills would pass if these letters that the people sent in were taken more seriously?
 
 
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Ettinger, Yoram. "Congress - Yes, We Can! - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews." Israel News: Ynetnews. 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 13 Mar. 2011. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4034927,00.html.
 
Huckabee, Mike. "Huckabee: Does Congress Know They Work For Us?" The Hope For America : Conservative Videos Online. 3 Aug. 2009. Web. 13 Mar. 2011. .

Congress - Yes, We Can! - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews

Congress - Yes, We Can! - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews




I think this was a good article that reafirms my faith that congress does do something for representation.
Having paragraphs starting with "once again congress demonstrated....". It was a good eye catcher.

In what ways does the U.S Presidency support and limit the formation of an ideal democracy?

They support it by implementing a voting system which is ideal to get the people involved in laws and rights. They limit that by age qualification for voting, not being able to vote till your 18. However with this support and limitation the Presidency still has the higher power and control over the so called democracy.





Also I found a video on youtube that explains how the voting process works and which votes are counted for who wins the election- popular vs. electorial. This is another way on how the U.S Presidency limits an ideal democracy because only the elector votes count, when ideally it should be the popular votes because that is what the people want.
 
Critical question: If we counted the popular votes and not the elector votes, would the U.S have had the same Presidents and would counting popular votes get more people involved in voting?
 
 

 
 
 

Electing a US President in Plain English