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Greece

(7.)

Judiciary.
106
367

The power of displacement with reference to
each such Judicatory being, as above, given to the majority
of the Electors, why not, in preference to the Minister
of Justice, give to that same body the power of placing
likewise Answer - after experience, in case of
inaptitude, a body of that description may without difficulty
be duly qualified for deciding a decision, declaring,
in general terms, the existence of such inaptitude.
Antecedently to such experience, no sufficient
grounds for pronouncing a decision in affirmance
of such aptitude can they have had. 2. for the
case of an unapt choice, no sufficient responsibility
would attach upon any individual in the character
of a promoter of it. 3. For the sake of of a chance of placing
in so desirable a situation a confederate of his
own, a leader having influence over the people might
be apt to raise ungrounded clamour against a sufficiently
apt Judge.

Question. why when a Judge has thus been displaced
by the electors his justiciables the electors give the Minister of
Justice the power of placing him in another district?

Answer. Reason. Because what may naturally enough happen
is, that the conduct by which such displacement
by a majority of the electors in the district in question
has been produced, has though contrary to the particular
interest or supposed interest of those same
persons been necessary to the support of the universal for the maintenance
of the Government
against its adversaries
of all classes.
interest: for example the giving execution and effect
to laws calling for sacrifices, by contributions in the
shape of money, money's worth, or personal services for

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