Not even charged yet.

Some thought are advocating he should be, and could be and if he was and convicted that this would ban him from holding office.

This is far from done yet.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Yes I do think the Judiciary are politically impartial, certainly here and from all I can see at every level in the USA too. That’s not to say that some senior Judges have either more conservative or liberal reputations, especially obviously at Supreme Court level, but even then they can surprise with their legal opinions.

You point out why some form of PR would be an improvement to our system.

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The Judiciary is impacted by politics. Look at the convictions for the Stephen Lawrence murder. And also those who were suspects.
That is one example. For a recent example, look at the poicing policy for the Notting Hill Carnival.

I did not suggest anything about Proportional Representation.

"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

Yeah, that's really helped America that one.

There are 'civil rights', some of which we can agree with and then there is what actually happened and is called 'civil rights'.

In reality that happened has set in motion its own decline.....which you can actually measure both economically and socially.

Also to be fair to Kennedy....and I agree that he was far from the great president many think of....he only lasted half the presidency.....and his brother pushed hard for the 1965 civil rights act.....Oh and Robert lied through his teeth about its effects.

All the original objections to it have come true....never highlighted of course, if ever commented upon only demonised...despite being accurate.

Only boomer myths are taught about those 'civil rights', the 'feels' and not the 'reals'. Nothing anything actually related to the statistics of how they have changed America.....who benefited, who didn't and what America actually is and how it teaches its children to think of it.

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'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I don’t think that is true in any way. The Judiciary have nothing to do with who is brought to Court. Nor do they, in a jury trial, decide verdicts. They ensure due process is followed and direct the jury on points of law.

How on earth are the Judiciary involved in policing policy?

I suggested that PR might be an answer.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

That's politics dictating policing policy,.....not the judiciary.

"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak