There is a phenomenon occuring now where the parents of today's youth are actually impeding their children's sense of responsibility and accountability. They are called helicopter parents because they constantly hover about their kids, making decisions for them, sheltering them, and keeping them from actually experiencing life the way it is - cruel, unforgiving, and relentless. more info here. Perhaps these parents need lessons in responsibility and accountability, particularly if they are to rely on the decisions of their children some time down the road?stevie_d_64 wrote:And they are very susceptable to "progressive" and "empathetic" reasonings dispite the law, the Constitution and common sense...Abraham wrote:No wonder the young are disgusted with our system.
Life experiences, emotions, social justice, etc etc...Those are the paths to destruction of civilized, logical and sensible society...
I am certainly not a perfect person...Yet I understand that I am totally responsible and accountable for my actions...Something seriously lacking in some of the yutes around the world today...
I'd argue that life experiences are integral to good leadership. I believe that the framers of the Constitution also believed this, else why have age requirements to hold office? Life experience, amongst a host of other factors, gives us perspective. And the broader our perspective, regarding politics, the better equipped we are to make sound decisions concerning the wide range of your constituents' interests.
In the case of The SCOTUS, there is some insularity between the immediate interests of the people and a duty to uphold the Constitution. That's why they get lifetime appointments. But they still need some real, formative experience to help shape their views and understanding of the intent of what was written in the Constitution. If interpreting case law was an easy, cut and dried thing, we wouldn't have a supreme court.
