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appointment of judges has become so politicised.
No it always has been. Even at a local level judges are elected.
Remember that supreme court justices must receive Congressional and Senate approval. Many nomineees have been knocked out of contention by the legislature.
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I'm not sure it always has been. I think a lot of the US political institutions were created in a time before bipartisanship reigned.
And because those days are viewed so fondly with regards to politics, no one wants to change the institutions which have stopped serving their purpose in the meantime.
tbc
It's quite ironic how the US Constitution was so keen to separate the branches of government, and that that is such a key part of their mindset still, and yet the appointment of judges has become so politicised.
Meanwhile in the UK, judges seem to be able to hold the government to account better, despite having fewer formal powers to do so and relying on public pressure after landmark cases like yesterday's civil partnerships one.