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J inv * another legisiative 2 movement has al to bring about elec- eB tion of the high court jus- ; tices by the people,” - BR The’. idea is not. “nova. jThirty- six states elect their "highest , court ae 5 at- ‘the Is, : a A _ ‘It's Bewildering ; te “The * Supreme Court. haa endered so many conflicting and confusing decisions that | amany lawyers are bewildered. The issue was succinctly stated by a member of the Court, the late Justice R : ackson.He wrote: = Rightly or wrorigly, the f is widely held “hy the dctcing profession that this bese: no longer respects im- E rules of law but is ‘Executive’ ‘whieh "are 2 ‘ couptable f the people: The justices, however,-aref-: - accountable to no one be a La! = . themselves, ©: as ya a _ guided in these matters by Two Who Chang ed. se Ee ersonal impressions which ~Justice Black weote exten ay be shared by. a majority sively on the rights of Con-. Of justices. _ eressional investigating com-, “Whatever has. n in- mittkes when he was a United. ‘*\ tended, this court also has. iStaies Senator. did. Fis-. peenerated an, impression Ftice Frankfurter beforé he t ot: that regard for prece- Jcamé to the gourt. 3) ae ~ ;, dents and authorities fe ob- « golete, that words 0 longer stan What ihey nave ai- i ways meant to the profeg- | + : Mon, that the law knows - no fixed principles,” i They’ ve Been Taught ©. a For the last 20 years “many \ professors of Jaw, particulerly fn the East, have raised a generation of so-called “lib- erals” who believe the Su- preme-. Court- should make ae ‘policy” and that adh to historic principles is out (of keeping with the times, > - the Sy fete ° ake “policies,” Both wate approviigly way ithe haiessmest of {men : ee "But when the hbarasimant,f “tirns to peoples who have.” had “past ‘assoctations’ :: with Communists and who | champion the very individual ee they or once urged should be a i Many persons fig c VONEPOSE are coming reluctantly to the clusion. that, electloa ‘vf: for fixed terms, with whom Id it be responsible? :: . prise t now places itself above: by j hoth the Conighess 3 Mr. x ! Brf Belmont . Mohr . Parson . Hosen. . Tauim Mr. a: wer Mr. Nease. Tele. Room Mr. Holloma Miss Gandy = EVENING WORLD-HERALD OMAHA, NEBRASKA 6-21-57 WALL STREET EDITION oF | 2A G A ~ eee fo NOT WOT RECORDER “ot a LB QUL 9 1954 £ f es See