I am a firm believer in the necessity of an independent judiciary. I also believe that we should place the best qualified Justices on our Supreme Court, rather than those who work to gain the approval of one party or the other. While appointing Justices may well not be able to fully accomplish this, it will be a vast improvement over our current system. And if we want to give citizens a voice on our courts, then we could also give voters the ability to recall Justices either at regular intervals or through a petition.