Even beyond the fact that they offer these positions to their unqualified friends, in the USA IT IS CLEARLY ILLEGAL TO AWARD SUCH POSITIONS IN RETURN FOR POLITICAL FAVORS. IT IS SPECIFICALLY AGAINST FEDERAL LAW.
I was trying to make this point earlier, albeit in more general terms of principle but got sandbagged.
A friend was denied entry to the US, he had all the right papers, plenty of funds, even a letter of invitation. His only 'crime' it appeared was to be Zambian. Same thing to a friends fiance, she was denied entry to the UK on
highly dubious grounds, it's not like she was a refugee she's an MD in South Africa!
Neither of these ever got anywhere near the judiciary, they were both put on flights to the point of origin. But if they had I'd like think they would have received a fair, impartial and
non political hearing.
It happens in the UK everyday too of course, and no doubt all over the world which is why I was trying to be more general in suggesting that seeding a Judiciary with those likely to further an administration's political agenda rather than the law and thus, perhaps override the process is dangerous.
I know it happens but still, it shouldn't go unchallenged.