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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
i have to disagree. whether it's politics or religion that distinguishes the judge from the accused, it is still a judge with one set of beliefs that is in conflict with the beliefs of the person on trial. our laws are secular, so religion shouldn't matter. and last time i checked, our laws aren't political either (by which i mean they aren't pro/anti-democrat or pro/anti-republican).
so if a democratic judge shouldn't reside over delay's trial, then a christian judge shouldn't rule over a non-christians trial, there could be bias!
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Well, a judge is likely to always have a different set of the accused. Judges generally believe in abiding by the law.
At any rate, the democratic and republican parties are not in direct opposition from each other though it may seem so. The fact that they control almost every seat in congress tells us that they are the two most closely aligned parties available. In essence, Delay's attorney wants to argue that a stick is different than a piece of wood, and that sticks can only be made from other sticks.