“So to those who insist that judges be accountable to the people, you should ask: Should judges be accountable to politicians because they are unhappy with a court’s decision? Should judges be accountable to the ‘majority’? And if so, what happens to the rights of citizens who are not the most vocal, the most powerful or the most organized? And what happens to your rights when you are standing alone against the government?

“When judges start thinking about what elected rulers and voters want, we stop being a government based on the rule of law. That is dangerous.”

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