The idea may sound improbable, especially when it sometimes seems that
more politicians court voters by ridiculing science than by studying it.
Not exact matches
The rich are better able to benefit those in political office than are the poor; so they are
more courted by
politicians.
The
court's ruling, they warned, could make it
more difficult to prosecute and convict crooked
politicians.
In its ruling, the high
court narrowed the definition of what constitutes an «official act» by a
politician, making it
more difficult for prosecutors to obtain convictions in cases in which it can not be made clear to jurors exactly what a
politician did in return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence government.
The prosecutor's next stop was two blocks away, in the baronial chambers of the state's
Court of Appeals, where Bharara joined more than 100 lawyers, judges, politicians and well - wishers who came to see Janet DiFiore sworn in as the next chief judge of the state's highest c
Court of Appeals, where Bharara joined
more than 100 lawyers, judges,
politicians and well - wishers who came to see Janet DiFiore sworn in as the next chief judge of the state's highest
courtcourt.
Today, Arnold has been
courting politics
more than movie audiences, perhaps following in the shoes of fellow actor - come -
politician Ronald Reagan with a possible run for the California governorship.
Any governmental «science
court» would be nothing
more than a rubber stamp for the
politicians in power,
more like a kangaroo
court most likely.
The spectre of a
court removing an elected
politician from office is highlighted by Ford's lawyers
more than once in their arguments.
A few months from now, last term may seem far away; the brethren may seem once
more fraternal; and the institution may look a little
more like a
court ruling on law than a fractious bunch of
politicians striking exactly the poses their constituencies expect of them.
Unlike laws allowing legislatures to override
court rules or giving
politicians more control over judicial selection, recusal rules govern the ethics of judges, and they are only necessary in states in which the high
courts have failed to respond adequately to the swelling tide of campaign cash.