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Domination In The Judicial System

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The main goal of law and our judicial system in general is simple equal justice for all. The problem we face is the system is often viewed as unfair, but why and how could a system that is supposed to rule fair and just come under such scrutiny? The simple answer is the highest of courts are handpicked by those in power and we all know what power can do to individuals, all of this then causes a system bent on domination not true justice. Our judicial system has derailed from the tracks of justice and has fallen to a system based solely on power and domination like many things in our culture. The problem began early in our history and it did not begin with the judicial system. The first piece to fall to domination by power was the economic …show more content…

The people who are subject to power are often treated vastly unfairly and we’ve seen this throughout time whether it be serfdom, old British potteries, or even the working class of today. The problem started here but as most people who have power think the next step was to branch out and further their effects. The next step may not have singled out the judicial system but it surely had an impact on it. As we have seen throughout history wealth tends to stay in families as does power and America is no exception. Those of the higher ranks whether they’d had ties to powerful aristocracies in the south or the mafia as history progressed managed to infiltrate our government in many facets whether it be local, state, or federal. The main focus being federal do to its ability to impact every other form of government. This leads us to how power has impacted our judicial system. Many judgements are impacted by the conscience and thoughts of the judge as we have seen in projects like the forgery case, but the highest members of the court are handpicked by our president. Conspiracy theories aside like the mafia having ties to Nixon and …show more content…

In every period of our history judicial systems have ruled in favor of those in power whether it be Caucasians over other races, men over women, or money over poverty the only time power receives punishment is when it is ever necessary and those rulings don’t deter the other players. Our judicial system has derailed from the tracks of justice and has fallen to a system based solely on power and domination like many things in our

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