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Aussie wrote on Oct 14 th, 2018 at 7:00am: India does it better. Link. Quote:The past month or so has seen immense social change in India. Gay sex was decriminalised, two lesbians were given the right to live together against the wishes of their families, and adultery was decriminalised.
These important progressive changes weren't made by the Modi Government, which voiced its opposition to one of the decisions and was silent on the others.
They were made in the Indian Supreme Court, which struck down colonial-era laws as unconstitutionally discriminatory towards lesbian, gay and female Indians. The disunited states
As Brett Kavanaugh is appointed as a judge on the highest court in the United States, the political fault lines that cut across the nation deepen, writes Philip Williams.
The court, a 68-year-old institution that has been responsible for a lot of modernisation of Indian society, is occasionally accused of corruption, but rarely accused of partisanship.
Judges are appointed by an internal judicial system and by law must retire at the age of 65. The number of justices on the bench changes, but is limited at 31, meaning no single judge wields too much power for too long.
This system has proved effective at maintaining a by-and-large unbiased judicial branch of government in the world's largest democracy. Quote:But now, with a clearly partisan judge sitting on the court, every decision it makes will be questioned, not just for whether it is just, but also for whether it is motivated by party affiliation.It may not be long before the Indian Supreme Court overtakes its US counterpart as a fairer, more trusted institution . Life goes on.......America will faithfully follow the processes set out by it's Founding Fathers within it's Constitution, ignoring the empty criticisms, as it has for over 225 years, owing no excuses or apologies to anyone for enjoying the Freedom & Liberty they enjoy now, & will continue to enjoy well into the future ........ irregardless of what the rest of the world might think.........It's the American Way!
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