- The court system is better suited to protect individuals because they consider an individual’s rights. They can consider the context of the situations in front of them, while elected branches of government can take their own personal beliefs or biases and use it against groups of people. The ICE sweeps happening all over the country are an example of elected branches of government being able to make decisions based on their biases and not protecting the rights of individuals. They are deporting people based on skin color and claiming they are dangerous gang members without proof or cause.
2. I agree, the supreme court can be considered anti-democratic when a president has the power to appoint judges who are in his pocket, we see rights being violated and laws made to protect rights being over-turned. Presidents can appoint judges who benefit them and protect their decisions on outlandish things like taking away women’s reproductive rights. There is direct correlation between a president’s interests and who they appoint into positions of power, like a supreme court judge.
