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by justinmk 4699 days ago
The central problem is any entity that is allowed to raise revenue by force. Which is the definition of a State.

> the possibility of an unjust justice system due to commercial interests.

There's no such thing as a non-commercial interest. Money is not the only thing that is directly in demand. Power is valuable. Regardless of how the government labels its activities, it has things people want; labeling those things non-commercial is just marketing. Trying to plug the holes with regulations and endless "reforms" is a distraction meant to saturate your time.

> ensuring financial independence of judges; eliminating the role of parties who benefit

"Oversight" is a hand-wavy solution to a never-ending problem. The feedback loop is too long.

> how decentralizing decision making reduces this risk

Competition provides alternatives. Lack of competition reduces incentives for providing great service. The state has no competition, and it raises revenue by force, it's silly to expect a good outcome from that.

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yoour on the soap box and not really responding to the issues at hand... there is no such thing as a non commercial interest?