To Judge Or Not To Judge? That Is The Question.

It may sound odd coming from me but as much as I disagree with many court decisions, especially from the Supreme Court, I have to say that Mr Gingrich's idea that he would eliminate some courts and arrest judges he disapproves of, is not just over the top, it's over the universe. Let's suppose he got his way. He could then remove any judge who, in his considered opinion, was not conservative enough. That's okay for him, but since he could only serve for eight years, and at some point it would be extremely likely that a progressive president would be elected. That liberal leaning president could then remove any, in his opinion, unfit conservative judges. All this would work out well for criminals because eventually there would be no judges at all. The thing is, federal judges are appointed for life for a reason. The reason is politics. Politicians, being politicians, will always look for a way to get their hooks into our legal system. Some are doing it because of dark agendas, but most just want to bend the courts to their own desires. The thing is, judges are supposed to be independent of and above  these attempts. But if they have to be constantly looking over their shoulders to see which party will be in control next term, there won't be time to rule on cases. Now I agree that in some cases that would be a good thing. The real question is, in who's opinion we should trust? If judges would actually be independent of, or above politics all would be perfect. Well, except that most people, on both sides, would be certain that these judges were favoring one side or the other. As for me, I favor judges who favor my opinions. What about you?