[busterarm]

Keep in mind that many judges are elected (even when they run unopposed).

I can see the attack ad now:

"Judge Soandso thinks that terrorists deserve a greater right to privacy than you do. Judge Soandso protects terrorists. Vote Judge Otherguy."

Kinda turns this into a rubber stamp.

[nitrogen]

Eventually someone might figure out the right words to use to counteract that strategy.

"Judge Otherguy's tough-on-crime strategy led to a $1500 DUI charge for an innocent grandmother on SSI who was poisoned by her doctor. Vote Judge Soandso to protect the elderly."

[blackbagboys]

Federal judges are not elected