the courts, Judge, as you know as well as anyone, with your extensive experience on the bench, are the one undemocratic branch of our government--undemocratic in the sense that you're appointed and that's it, you're there for life.
Leahy discusses the undemocratic nature of lifetime judicial appointments.
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