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If power were appropriately constrained, we'd hardly care who lives in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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The original intent was that you could take a plowboy out of the field for four years, and it would still work. as you say.
But that hinges on an appropriate separation of powers. And today that hinges on Congress holding the District judges to the Good Behavior clause of Article III of the Constitution.
Full disclosure: i didn't read the comments on the R. O'Donnell story,
it's [apparently] a hoax.