Post #35786 by albaby1 on the Mechanical Investing board

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Is that a distinction without much of a difference?

I dunno - when people say they have "faith" in someone, in context that usually means they believe they'll do the right thing. Not a cynical expectation that they will act to further their own self-interest.

Judges with lifetime appointments face different incentives than elected politicians. That doesn't mean they're pure or virtuous or even decent - just that the nature of their office is fundamentally different than, say, a Congressbeing. Every House member and 2/3 of the Senate will have to run for re-election again while Trump is President - they can't assume they'll outlast his time in office. Every SCOTUS member (save the oldest, perhaps) will have many more years after Trump is done with his Presidency.

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