By Jamie Parker | News Editor
This election was surely one for the books. For professors that teach at MWCC, each field of study sheds a different light on this election. I had the privilege of conducting an interview with Law Professor, James Korman. Professor Korman has been practicing Law in Massachusetts since 1992, “I primarily did criminal and civil litigation. However, I did a fair amount of general practice work as well: Divorce, Real Estate, Contracts and Estate Planning.” Over email, Professor Korman explained how his field of study influenced his opinions this election, his feelings on both candidates’ claims towards the Supreme Court, and his overall feel about this election.
How do you feel your subject area influences your opinions on this election?
“Well, I’m extremely conscious of the role legislators and the executive (Governor and President) play in the creation and implementation of law. All elections potentially impact the role government plays in our lives and our institutions”
How do you feel about both candidates claims towards the Supreme Court?
This has been a hot topic for this election. Especially with Donald Trump’s claims on the type of person he would appoint to the late Justice, Antonin Scalia’s open Supreme Court seat.
“One of my major considerations when voting for a president is the type of judge they might attempt to appoint to the Supreme Court and all the lower federal courts as well. There is some belief that Clinton will nominate more liberal appointment’s and Trump more conservative in their judicial temperaments. However, there are major political constraints upon appointing any judge that appears extreme or voices strong partisan philosophy. In addition to political restraints, all presidential judicial appointments must pass a Senate vote. Presidents often calculate the likelihood of senate approval and political fallout prior to selecting a judicial appointment. The senate will not hesitate to reject an appointment that they find unsatisfactory as part of our “Checks and Balance” protections built into our governmental framework via the constitution. Neither candidate has omnipotent authority to make judicial appointment decisions
Any other words you have for the election?
Like myself, Professor Korman was a Bernie Sanders supporter. He – like many others – believed that Sanders was the progressive thinking, genuine candidate that this country really needed. After the disappointment of the primaries, he had some similar feelings as the rest of Bernie supporters. “This election has been one of the most bizarre and disturbing campaigns that history has ever witnessed. Throughout history, we have had “negative” campaigning and periods of vitriolic antagonism between the parties and the competing candidates. However, this campaign has taken the bizarre, unpredictable and negative campaigning to new and unprecedented heights to most everyone’s disdain and disappointment. Both candidates remain widely unpopular and many American’s are simply disgusted with the cesspool that this election has deteriorated into. Let’s hope that the rule of reason and congeniality emerges quickly after this election comes to a close and we might aspire to be the “United” States of America again.”
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