Electing The Supreme Court

A common political argument today calls for the general

election of the Supreme Court and its justices. The argument is
that the general population should make the decision of who sits
on the highest court in the United States. However, the Supreme
Court should not be elected by popular vote.
First, not electing the Supreme Court keeps America from
moving to a total democracy. The United States of America has a
republic as its government, in which officials elected by the
people make the decisions. Therefore, the decision of the Supreme
Court justices should be the federal governments decision to
make, as it is today. If the people were given the choice, it
would be a major step towards America becoming a complete
democracy, which would move the country away from the foundations
that the Founding Fathers put this nation on. To keep America a
republic, the federal government needs to retain its
Constitutional powers.
Secondly, not electing the Supreme Court maintains the
check and balance on the people. The Constitution gives the
power to choose Supreme Court justices to the executive branch.
In particular, the President is given this decision. This was
placed in the Constitution as a check on the power of the people.
The Constitution uses this system of checks and balances to keep

any one groups from becoming too powerful, whether it be the

three branches of the federal government, or the general
population. This system maintains the separation of power in the
government. In order to keep this separation, the check and
balance on the people must be maintained.
Lastly, not electing the Supreme Court preserves the
integrity of the judicial system. The president is much more
capable of making an educated decision for the Supreme Court
rather than the general population. Better justices on the
Supreme Court lead to better decisions on cases that set
precedents for our country. The integrity of the judicial system
is preserved through this method. Otherwise, the Supreme Court
will be more likely to be corrupted when elected by the masses. A
wiser decision will more often than not come from the Oval Office
as to the next justice on the Supreme Court. Therefore, the
President makes the decision of the next justice in order to
maintain the integrity of the Supreme Court.
There are plenty of arguments in politics today about almost
everything. However, the discussion that Supreme Court justices
should be elected rather than appointed would actually harm the
United States, rather than benefit it. It is essential that the
federal government today follow the checks and balances laid out
in the Constitution. In order to do so, the Supreme Court should
not be elected by popular vote.