Elected Judges: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

The vast majority of US judges are elected, forcing many judges to pander to the electorate and accept campaign money in order to keep their jobs. This seems slightly troubling…
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[@jayarby8494]

Who came all the way back here after the SLAPP Suits episode for Allen Loughry?

[@romanthaddeus5461]

yep lol

[@demaistremarcaurele4247]

Me too

[@angelinaramponi7538]

Penis gavel!

[@jamalhartley5863]

It is funny to forget calling another man's penis "The gavel"

[@jinxthedestroyr2405]

👌👌👌

[@thedayandude3621]

Come on, A lawyer giving money to a judge for whatever reason isn't a “conflict of interests”. It's literally the definition of corruption.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

These Benjamin Franklins here suggest we don't talk about this further, hm? Ahaha, golf course!

[@proudpapaprick]

Hypothesis: The ultra-rich desire to play golf is an expression of subliminal desire to hate and punish oneself.

[@evanarmstrong9102]

Unfortunately, according to the American Bar Association Model Rules on Professional Conduct, as long as it’s done thru a “campaign fund”, it’s not illegal nor unethical. Smh...... (I agree with you for the record ;-)

[@lisahenry20]

@@proudpapaprick no, I disagree. The aim of golf is to play the least amount of golf, so people who enjoy golf are playing with the aim to do as little as they can. Therefore the ultra rich playing golf want to do something without doing much

[@sustainablefuture2646]

​@@lisahenry20 Golf course is a place where you can make sure nobody listening to your conversations.... if you want to talk with somebody off record is one of the best places to do it just like hunting and fishing :D

[@prettyevil6662000]

Actually knew a woman who named her son Justice. And would use that as a defense when someone called her out for being hypocritical, unfair or overreactive. "I just believe in fairness so much. I believe in it so much I named my son Justice!" It was as stupid as it sounds.

[@pixelmongaming9285]

Justice Winslow?

[@DX5555555]

Probably not his name has two Ss and one C

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

Poor kid.

[@Appleboy78165]

Was there also a dog named Preamble?

[@benjaminfudal4022]

Idk, I kinda like it...

[@warpedcomedy]

Judge Allen Loughry, the guy with the son named Justus, is currently in prison. He won, became a judge, and was corrupt.

[@jeremybueckert3187]

He was actually slated to rule in a case involving this show before he was impeached

[@wof8317]

​@@jeremybueckert3187 wait, what? Which one? Was it the one that John Oliver covered as part of the topic of SLAPP suits?

[@jeremybueckert3187]

@wof8317 yes if you watch the slapp suit video he mentions how Loughry was one of the Justices set to rule on his case right before they all got impeached

[@RobertMichael]

@@wof8317yes

[@voltigeur1862]

The funniest part is that they weren't even using the Bolivian flag, it was the Uruguayan flag lmfao

[@datboiwiffdachannel6403]

I was just about to say that lol

[@_MrMoney]

1:48 I love not only the double joke, but the fact that the flag in the background is not even the Bolivian flag

[@cheesebiscuits6323]

I’m surprised it took me this long to find a comment about this

[@youssefbargach5811]

John Oliver, criticizing Roy Moore before it was cool...

[@sigmaballsnetwork]

It’s 2021 and it’s still cool 😎

[@bishoppuig-hall1218]

@@sigmaballsnetwork it’ll always be cool 😎

[@immortalsun]

Hi, Gmail! I’m a huge fan!

[@jakenbake3127]

It was always cool

[@XILOX_]

It's 2022 and it's still cool

[@sowrabhsudevan9119]

I am from India and on watching all of last week tonight’s videos I feel that the single biggest contributor to most of these problems is how lobbying is legal.

[@chipskylark5500]

Lobbying is evil

[@chipskylark5500]

Corruption incarnate

[@LordSkella]

You’re not wrong!

[@vincentfiestada]

I agree, but making lobbying illegal would also be very difficult to enforce. It would then just be corruption which is arguably an even bigger problem because it happens behind closed doors and isn't subject to public scrutiny.

[@madskirkthgersen762]

@@vincentfiestada But.... It could be a potential public revenue, if the punishment is severe enough. Money that could be spend to further fight the problem. At the moment it is only subject to public scrutiny insofar that public opinion matters, which it does not, since lobbying is legal... Being illegal is probably a bigger stigma than being an free american using money to further your political interest in accordance with the lack of laws.

[@Anthony755]

1:57 And that's not even Bolivia's flag on the background... it's Uruguay's. So meta.

[@proevomen90]

Such a nerdy joke I wonder whether it's easier to find the few who got it!

[@Anthony755]

David Saunders It's not nerdy. I'm an argentine and they teach you this kind of stuff at school.

[@proevomen90]

Over here in Blighty it's kind of optional; but Geography doesn't have to contain vexilology, I just enjoy looking at flags...

[@iamstripedhero]

Anthony755 Well play Mr. Oliver, well played.

[@TheEugefi]

Anthony755 I'm Uruguayan and did not get why our flag when talking about Bolivia...

[@johnchessant3012]

Fun fact: Allen Loughry has been impeached as a Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court! (August 13, 2018)

[@chipskylark5500]

Why??

[@KOHF34]

chip skylark He misused state funds. The WV Supreme Court was allocated about $875K for renovations, but they spent over $3M in lavish renovations. Loughry and nearly the entire WV Supreme Court were impeached over it, and he’s serving a two-year prison term for fraud charges because of it.

[@warpedcomedy]

So he had skeletons...

[@megactor]

The Fantastic Five yeah but they were at least in a really nice closet...

[@oofoof4875]

This was mentioned in the SLAPP suits video too, john oliver was happy because of it, as the his defamation case with Bob Murray was being tried in West Virginia, and he was worried the judge wouldn't like that he made a joke (in this video) about him calling his.. err.... private part, "the gavel" EDIT: West Virginia, not Virgina

[@S0RGEx]

"The Judicial Penis" is the best combination of words I've ever heard.

[@gabrieljollau1811]

I think that's what you should call the gavel

[@chipskylark5500]

@@gabrieljollau1811 my thick brown gavel

[@Saavykaas]

Oh shit, Roy Moore. This video is now even more relevant.

[@nath-wp7xp]

Roy Moore is a legend. God bless him.

[@AndTheJordSaid]

Robert is an idiot God help him.

[@EuriEuropa]

Robert1811 u need help

[@nath-wp7xp]

Roy Moore has been entirely misrepresented by the fake news, mainstream media. He is good, kind and honest man. He is a devout Christian who believes in God and Jesus. I am sure that he will return to fight for a senate seat and bring good hearted values back to Washington DC. God bless him.

[@WafflePancakes1314]

Robert1811 surely, you're joking

[@666Tomato666]

That was not Bolivia's flag... Oh you sneaky Oliver :>

[@brunilda12]

666Tomato666 Uruguay!!!

[@brunilda12]

+LeCoolFace 😉

[@michaelalbrecht9468]

He didn't trick me ether.

[@ninjapro2k]

+666Tomato666 I think its a recycled graqphic from an earlier joke, where he tricked people on the location of uruguay

[@colinhawco6153]

AAAHHHH hahahahahaa.

[@ImAnderZEL]

WTF Murica?!

[@TNumbers]

Hi anderzell!

[@DFPFilms1]

Lol at least we tried to be accountable.

[@factcore2765]

Anderz!

[@armashuvitz]

Stay out of the deep south and you'll be relatively OK.

[@mikeh5399]

I didn't think gamers cared about politics

[@GarthTheMighty]

"There's no room in campaigns for nuance." ...huh. That's...the root of a lot of problems right there. I feel like that needs to be quoted more.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

"Either everything is chicken or nothing is. Are you with me or against me?" "What about potato wedges and some chili sauce on the side?" "Then you're a traitor. How can you hate chicken so much?"

[@nightrider3067]

That bit on Bolivia was comedy gold!

[@fidur2]

They also used Uruguay flag as background. Top banter

[@dabombgiggity123]

It also highlighted Ecuador and not Bolivia

[@judasmeansdeath]

....or is this Bolivia?!?!

[@tehgesto]

and the flag on the back is Uruguayan flag

[@notthatcreativewithnames]

I think they just forgot to change the flag from the Tobacco episode. Intentional or not, it's still a good joke.

[@michaelt.5672]

So basically, the three powers of legistlature, executive AND judiciary are in the hands of corporations. The powers that need to be sepperated in order for a democracy to function are all in the hands of the same people. Way to go America, way to go.

[@soursushi5090]

As an American, and as an Alabamian, I agree with you completely, America is broken by corporations, and the South specifically is ruined by the fact that 90% of the representatives of the Southern States have, at best, a loose understanding of the Government that they are operating (Using that word loosely).

[@koltirasrip5775]

Support Elizabeth Warren then, because she's doing everything she can to turn over things like Citizens United and reign in Wall Street.

[@soursushi5090]

Koltiras Rip I'll look her up, thanks for the tip.

[@dootdoot1867]

"Personally I'm in favor of democracy, which means that the central institutions in the society have to be under popular control. Now, under capitalism we can't have democracy by definition. Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are in principle under autocratic control. Thus, a corporation or an industry is, if we were to think of it in political terms, fascist; that is, it has tight control at the top and strict obedience has to be established at every level -- there's a little bargaining, a little give and take, but the line of authority is perfectly straightforward. Just as I'm opposed to political fascism, I'm opposed to economic fascism. I think that until major institutions of society are under the popular control of participants and communities, it's pointless to talk about democracy." --NOAM CHOMSKY

[@michaelt.5672]

DootDoot That's one quote to remember. The people have shown their ability to break the power of corporations before. But the American people either don't know they have that power or they don't realise the urgency to take action. As a european, I can only hope that changes in time, because there are matters in this world we can't take on on our own, and corporations surely won't want to.

[@TheJapanChannelDcom]

Elected judges... In the US it is still 1850.

[@zb3495]

Came here to say that it’s trying to be.

[@Songs-lr4wt]

Btw, Justus Lawfree was the judge in John obliver vs Bob Murray case

[@snappl3jacks]

Omg. I didn't even think about the time zone difference in The Purge. LOL God bless you John.

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

And the flag behind Bolivia was not even Bolivias' flag its' Uruguays' Flag lol

[@SheldonKooper666]

1:59 Bolivia with an uruguayan flag in the background XDD

[@SheldonKooper666]

I noticed because I'm actually FROM Uruguay XD But It's ok, I know we are small and very little people care :)

[@MRayner59]

Viktor Attano I bet even fewer know the official name of your country: La República Oriental del Uruguay.

[@j.p.alcalde5072]

recycling images from last week segment on Tobacco! =)

[@martynaspelenis2870]

I was waiting for Oliver to say"this is not a Bolivia flag". Can't believe they not only made a mistake but missed on another joke.

[@codefreak8]

Martynas Pelenis I think maybe they just left that one for a challenge to the viewers. I doubt they would have done it on accident, but then I guess stranger coincidences have happened.

[@mastermason10]

How is it that judges lobbying for donations from lawyers isn't illegal?! Welcome to 'Merica... fuck yeah?

[@mastermason10]

***** I'm not worried... I'm horrified.

[@darkrieshunter6670]

mastermason10 Don't worry everyone is just jelly

[@mastermason10]

Darkries Hunter So jelly

[@darkrieshunter6670]

yep they are so jelly

[@mastermason10]

Darkries Hunter jelly that it's so much butter!

[@snorlacroix2237]

If I named my kid Justice I would be really supportive of them like we'd be at a science fair and they'd be like "do you think your kid will win?" And I would reply "I believe in Justice."

[@you_were_the_chosen_one]

"I call my son Justice, I call my dog Preamble, and I call my penis the Gavel. Vote for me" is even funnier after you realize that judge was meant to oversee his case during a SLAPP suit.

[@LSSYLondon]

It get's funnier. The entire WV supreme court was Impeached including... "Chief Justice Allen Loughry was removed as chief justice, suspended from the court, impeached on seven charges, convicted of 11 charges, resigned before being tried for removal from office and sentenced to 24 months in prison. " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Appeals_of_West_Virginia "The impeachment charges come on top of earlier federal criminal charges against Loughry and Justice Menis E. Ketchum II, who retired from the court in late July, just days before he was charged with federal wire fraud. Loughry is accused of taking a historically significant desk, called the Cass Gilbert desk, to his private home for personal use. He also is accused of using a government vehicle and submitting mileage claims for reimbursement, as well as using a state vehicle and credit card on personal trips. Loughry was also indicted on an obstruction of justice charge related to a pending federal grand jury investigation. Loughry pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on bond, according to court documents. He is suspended without pay and prohibited from hearing cases during judicial disciplinary proceedings, according to the court’s website." www.cnn.com/2018/08/14/politics/west-virginia-supreme-court-impeach-trnd

[@ImFaladorable]

Why do they always put "gullible" in the bottom of the description?

[@vzwGrey]

dammit...

[@SporkyMcFly]

I don't see... Aaah.

[@ImFaladorable]

hahahahhahahahhahahah XD

[@NicholasRiviera]

Lol I never noticed that.

[@aratosm]

I still don't see it. :(

[@SamMasghati]

Glad that there have been enough episodes out there, that they used 2 flashback jokes (Bolivia & Dog Judge). you need to be LWT fan to get those. The writers on this show are just geniuses

[@merely_aida]

john oliver himself also writes some of the stuff) the dude is awesome, I am a devout fan

[@EverythingEverywable]

what does LWT mean

[@TheSnoopy1750]

EverythingEverywable Last Week Tonight.

[@psivana]

EverythingEverywable Last week tonight. I think you don't need to be a fan to get that :)

[@livinginvancouverbc2247]

psivana Or have the deductive capabilities of a 12-year-old.

[@austinteiflingman1345]

"Yes, the people who make tractors also apparently helped make judicial decisions for the people of Illinois." As someone who lives in Illinois, I am not surprised at that fact.

[@isaiahtheraccoon8928]

HOLY SHIT ROY MOORE This segment is especially disturbing in late November 2017.

[@TiltOrTriumph]

Watching this in November 2017 like "Ayyyyy thats the same Roy Moore!" lol 0:28

[@johnchessant3012]

Ah, poor John Oliver in February 2015, who didn't know that Roy Moore would run to fill the senate seat of Donald Trump's attorney general (Trump didn't announce his campaign until June 2015), much less everything that happened after that.

[@dareoism]

So who does the judge rule in favour if the accused and the plaintiff both contributed to his/her campaign?

[@PeterWDawson]

He votes both sides enjoy make up sex and be done with it?

[@blackcatsmith]

It becomes an auction for "justice"... and may the highest bidder win.(Just joking the highest bidder always wins.)

[@MYacono]

who ever contributed more $

[@andrewa2584]

He will attempt to rule fairly, but his decision will be subconsciously influenced by who ever gave him the most money

[@terraventusaqua123]

Whoever has the brightest skin tone, of course.

[@abyss9256]

the lawfrey thing is so awsome considering this weeks episode 😂😂😂

[@LuckyDogProductions]

All Judges should do time in a prison (maybe a month) to know what they are actually sentencing people to, call it - Empathy training.

[@DarkPhaaze]

Police have to get shot with tasers for the same reason, so that's not actually an unreasonable idea.

[@TheKYLEdavid]

+DarkPhaaze Police are tased to see how tough they are.

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

All Democrats should have their rights and money taken away, for atleast 8 years, so they can see exactly what they do to people. -Empathy Training.

[@paul2413]

No wtf is wrong with you. If the judge gets a tour or insight on jails then yeah but not a month. Ideas like that is what slowly makes America become like the America in the purge. It's always "why not?" approach.

[@monkeyflyer360]

All judges should have one of their kids murdered (maybe the middle one) to know what the are actually sentencing people for, call it - Empathy training.

[@johnmulligan7240]

I love these and I hate these. I keep wishing that he will run out of material and the show will go off air. Sadly, I imagine this show could go on for years.

[@rcolombe]

I don't know why you Millennials think that by ignoring a problem it will simply go away. Things in this country have gotten this bad because we keep pretending things are better than they really are.

[@nicholaspeoples5276]

Not all millennial's are like this

[@johnmulligan7240]

Timidi Perdiderit When the hell did I say we should ignore the problem? and since youre not a millennial why dont you get off your ass and change things since we are incapable of doing it

[@nicholaspeoples5276]

Good point, im sorry

[@johnmulligan7240]

Nicholas Peoples Youre fine Nicholas, it was the other guy. You were right actually. Not all millennials are like this.

[@DeadUnicornClub]

I knew where Bolivia was and instantly pointed it out. Then when John corrects himself to the wrong country I actually doubted myself. I thought I didn't know where Bolivia was.... then he corrected himself again to the right Bolivia. I felt both relieved that I actually knew the answer and angry that I ever doubted myself.

[@mattlogue1300]

I have no clue where it is

[@devingendron2287]

2:04, for the record, He didn't get me that time. The first was Ecuador, the Second was Paraguay.

[@tiny306]

I just love how the background is the flag of Uruguay

[@xGothRoseX]

Ashley Crowley the point is no one really knows or cares where it is XD

[@SurvivorJonJon]

Awesome

[@goodgirlvhagar]

I only know where Paraguay is because I ALSO watched him make that joke as well 🤣

[@Zgronar]

wait, do these judges even have any degree in law? because of what i've seen here, i don't know anymore

[@personalemail1632]

generally you need one and to also practice law for an amount of time, however in Ontario atleast,a justice of the peace doesnt need one but they usually have one

[@bottomofastairwell]

i lived in a small town for a while, population 500, and the judge there was also the local butcher. he knew basically nothing about law. consequently, people ended up going to jail for bullshit reasons. happened to me. I had an ex who was pissed off that i was dating a guy , so she went to the police station, made a statement against me, and 2 hours later, the police kicked my front door in, because the judge signed a search warrant, even though there was literally NO evidence, and all they had was a statement from some random chick they didn't know at all. spent 3 months in jail until i could make bail, and 8 months fighting that shit. cost me my job, and my apartment. shit's fucked up

[@bottomofastairwell]

Also, Oliver has a segment on bail. Check that out. That's why I spent 3 months. in jail. I was living paycheck to paycheck, and had NO money, and for a first offense, non-violent misdemeanor, they set my bail at $1,500. So I hung out in jail for 3 months, until finally my boyfriend could borrow and paw3n shit to get the money to bail me out, and the whole time, they're trying to get me to just plead out, when i literally didn't even do anything. All cuz my ex was fucking jealous and our legal system is FUCKED! especially in small towns where there are like NO checks on the system.

[@thirstfast1025]

Damn, that is fucked. I guess you'll think twice before making an ex jealous again, you monster...

[@mrps3fan]

Most likely that would be a magistrate/municipal judge, no law degree is required. But judges in trail courts and higher a law degree is required.

[@ipie13579]

My grampa lives in a small town in central east Texas called Gunbarrel (yes there is a town called Gunbarrel). He is 91 and has been brought to court by my dad and my aunt, in order to revoke his driver's license. He has blind spots in the left most sides of both of his eyes and has totaled several cars in recent years. He is also a very wealthy man and knew the judge appointed to his case. He donated some money to the judges election campaign and the case was dismissed.... yeah so don't go to rural texas for any reason... Austin's cool tho

[@mattlogue1300]

I won't and know Austin is an Island.

[@Scorpia161]

How dare you, John Oliver. I love dill.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

Make a cooking show about it in which you break people's preconceived notions about dill through mind games, verbal abuse and physical torment, then teach them how to use it properly in THE DILL INSTRUCTOR.

[@mariahammarstrom7934]

So... gay marriage is wrong, but dating under-age girls is ok? Roy Moore, put away that bible and pick up a book on american law instead, OK?

[@megactor]

But he is the law...

[@lordmasterstrader8296]

Alabama is a state that put up billboards saying to men “It doesn’t matter how much you drink she is still your daughter” and abolished abortion rights so right now there is a young girl being forced to have her rapists child and by that billboard you gotta figure it’s family inspired procreation.

[@andrewharper1609]

@@lordmasterstrader8296 And they wonder why people think their family tree resembles a stump...

[@Nerdiness1985]

Probably where he got the idea that it is fine Old testament conquering after all. But he'd better not be wearing a cotton/nylon mixed fiber t shirt because then he's crossing a fucking line.

[@andrewharper1609]

@Luís Filipe Andrade Marriage is between two consenting adults who want to commit to one another.

[@Flynntopia19]

Great stuff, as always. I wish that there were "clean" versions of his videos...I am a teacher, and I would LOVE to use some of these in class. Very digestible and students would get a better handle on complex issues. Anyway...great work Mr. Oliver and company!

[@SkepticalChris]

..............only in America, the "Greatest" country in the world, can you buy justice.

[@nexusvexusus4096]

+Skeptical Chris I laugh at how people abroad always say this show makes me so glad to not live in America, whereas if this show had an identical spinoff in every other country, there would be just as many episodes and material to cover. Corruption and abuse of power is a worldwide human phenomenon. You all swear outside of the U.S. borders every other country isheld in the palm of God's hands and no evil exists. Then I laugh when John moves on to the other countries headlines around the world, and then it's time to cry, complain, give the video a thumbs down, and post one hateful comment after another about John Oliver. I guess idiocy is a worldwide phenomenon too.

[@utubewastingmytime]

+Dathotness4ya Wrong, not every country has the kind of corruption America exemplifies. MOST European countries don't value greed as highly as America. Although greed was never intended to be a founding value of the US, it sure has become the single most important American value to date.

[@pricebigham4545]

+Jonne Ilia thing is, Finland is nothing close to the size of America. This country is massive, and our government is massive. Of course there's going to be a level of corruption within a government of a substantial size.

[@BEEEELEEEE]

I just got a mental image of justice in a can.

[@seivaDsugnA]

+R.J. Beasley I just imagined an advertising campaign for canned justice and I'm a nurse. You might be onto something. Perhaps jointed with whoopee cushions in cans for the mainstream "can of whoop ass" consumer.

[@lordeisschrank]

you could've also pointed out that it is nearly impossible to retire a certain kind of judge. From what I've read, they need to agree to retiring, or they'll just stay in court until they die of natural causes.

[@CarmenRosaMarisolZoila]

this is one of the stupidest judicial systems in existence, i swear to god

[@johnbrownlee5419]

Andreea Buruiana Sadly not even close.

[@MrTJPAS]

That's only a problem if those judges had to run their own campaigns to get elected, because they might get donations from interest groups and corporations, but if those judges are being selected in a similar way to how the Supreme Court Justices are, then it should probably remain the same.

[@CarmenRosaMarisolZoila]

But why run a campaign? Why should anyone get elected? It should be the exact same regime as it is for attorneys. You take an exam ( granted, this one's for a judgeship so it must have multiple stages and be basically excruciating) than only reflects how much u know about the law and how well you understand the position you will be in. This way you scrape out shitty jurists who have no clue on what planet they live on and eliminate the chance for them to get or give money for the job.

[@MrTJPAS]

That's what I'm saying. Judges shouldn't be elected through campaigns.

[@damagineer3147]

Half a year later and I still have Paul newbie stuck in my head.

[@SweatyShivers]

Sue.

[@teamvlcn6820]

How many people are here after the SLAPP Suits episode?

[@chanman131]

what upsets me most about this video is Gladys trying to pass off bitter melon as a squash

[@erttheking]

So basically this happens everywhere outside of New England? *Looks westward* THE FUCK!?

[@MalenkyGoblin]

+erttheking Makes me proud to live in New England.

[@alexturlais8558]

makes me proud to live in old England

[@crown-princesquirrel9719]

+erttheking USA is really one fucked up nation... And Americans say Russia is corrupt!

[@user-bo1fg6tw5e]

+erttheking lol, know what you mean XD you know those maps he shows with all the states making fucked up laws or decisions? I've watched a lot of these videos, and my state has never once been one of the screwed up ones. GO CT!! (and as a side note, Go Huskies.)

[@DrPinkieDie]

+erttheking I know right? Im in Florida, (yes I am aware of the cultural stigma around Florida) so I just need to look down and say the fuck? though it kinda looks like Im talking to my dick...

[@rockleefanlj]

I could listen to John saying "Emoticon" on repeat for hours... just that accent, so good

[@zb3495]

Me, slipping a judge a twenty: “not cool dude!” Me, holding a judge a fundraiser that nets $20,000.00: “Meet my rooting tooting ranger fundraiser fellow, Z!”

[@KristianKumpula]

Wait a minute, you guys elect your judges? That's not much different from mob justice.

[@orlock20]

Kristian Kumpula There are two ways to become a judge. One is to be elected and one is due to partisan politics. There are very few judges, especially the Supreme Court judges that follow the law or Constitution as written. Right now there are five pro Democratic party Supreme court judges and four Republican party Supreme Court judges. I know this because of the constant 5-4 voting.

[@TheModernPost]

+orlock20 Can you name which is which? I bet if you try you'll see that you're mistaken.

[@jmitterii2]

+orlock20 The supreme court is always considered the most political court. Because of the nature of their cases and their duties on setting constitutionality of laws.

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

Isn't a jury also mob Justice?

[@iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193]

orlock20 no. One is a conservative but more fair and balanced and often votes liberal. He just announced he’s retiring. So we’re screwed. Say bye to roe v. Wade.

[@MehdiNPartDeux]

All I have to say after watching this is.....WHERE THE FUCK IS BOLIVIA?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jackc7783]

It was the last of the three countries he mentioned.

[@MYacono]

land locked country between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru

[@Funkestech]

And no one noticed... 1:46 that was URUGUAY's flag on the background all the time!

[@michaelcohlinsky6293]

Funke Motor You're right! And first the map showed Equador and then Paraguay before finally showing Bolivia.

[@scottlarocca]

Funke Motor Yes! Thank you! I wasn't the only one to notice.

[@JoshuaMichail0]

I think it's unavoidably necessary to have the government collect taxes and then allocated funds to all candidates equally. That would eliminate shake-downs, solicitations for donations from those with clear relative interests, and political action committee donations.

[@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix]

You would think after this people would have learned their lesson with Moore but noooo...

[@1cioda]

PhatGirlLuva68-ThelastOG what ever happened to him. He kinda just dropped out of the news

[@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix]

cioda LOL!

[@JuraIbis]

The first time we played "that's not the country's real position" I didnt pay much attention and you had me. This time though, I went both times with "nope, not it" before you said it. I'm strangely proud to be less stupid and be more critical of what's presented to me, thanks John.

[@benn3277]

Great segment, tiny mistake though: Because you re-used the South America graphic from last week's Uruguay joke, you had the uruguayan (?) flag in the background while talking about Bolivia.

[@chihuahuazero]

That might've been the point, since the joke's about how the average United States citizen don't have their South American geography straight.

[@OMartinez91]

I think it might have been done on purpose exactly to see who noticed

[@AlexSanLyra]

chihuahuazero Nah... they probably forgot all about the flag... lol.

[@Elk0990]

No one cares about south America apparently.

[@Hephaestion96]

Plebeian why should they? if you're in the greatest country in the world and no foreigner can touch you and your government can wipe out entire continents, why should one care about a small country like bolivia? (they should at least know it, I'm just being the devil's advocate)

[@bonniekruger6245]

"Justices getting money from lawyers is the DEFINITION of conflict of interest" No kidding...

[@cavalcadeofbobs3559]

1:12 but dill pickles tho.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

That sounds like a name to me. Howdy, I'm Dill Pickles and this is my wife, Greta Pickles.

[@chipskylark5500]

@@onkelpappkov2666 Tommy Pickles from Rugrats

[@pervyturtle2673]

@@chipskylark5500 and wasnt the younger brother they introduced called "Dill" for short?

[@tiny_toilet]

@@onkelpappkov2666 "..And this is my son, Gherkin. That's right: Gherkin. Pickles." "yEsSiR!" "So vote for me, Dill Pickles, for Vegetal Judge."

[@wigglebiggle1811]

I see a lot of comments about how stupid America is for electing judges (and I'm not denying it) but many of these laws were made right after the Revolution. At the time, elections were the best route because they were the most "fair" as in they couldn't be rigged yet. But it's 2016, we need to go back and look at many of the laws passed and revise/remove them. Maybe if we actually looked around, we would see the successful changes other countries have made and adopt them.

[@Rube2zday]

Wouldn't that be a Concept though lol ;) Dam I say that all the time. Hey look @ what that country's doing, it's working And "The people like it" Why not try that here..... Durrrr BUT Noooo that would be sensible :/ Grrr

[@tiny_toilet]

There was never a time where elections couldn't be rigged. Our ancestors weren't perfect. Some were naive or ignorant, and some knew exactly what they were doing.

[@mattlogue1300]

But what is fair?!

[@DoctorWhoKage]

Funnily enough, those same countries that are cited to have better policies than the US got those *exact* policies specifically *from* the US because those policies were based on very old laws that the US *used* to have but don't anymore because of either Nixon or Reagan.

[@KleinOfficial]

The justice system in the United States needs updating, reviewing and renewing.

[@SoraNhasni]

thank you so much John. I live in AL and it's stuck in the 18th century

[@realnoahsimpson]

ahh Roy Moore, what an unparalleled authority on morality #sarcasm

[@emilytaithe]

John Oliver's eyebrows are mesmerizing

[@ChristianBHJ]

This show always makes me glad I don't live in America

[@stevorobo692]

David n How is he being ignorant?

[@SinHurr]

You think this is bad, wait until you see a medical bill.

[@stevorobo692]

David n I don't think you understand the definition of ignorance. As a matter of fact I feel the same way he does. Knowing FACTS about America that makes you happy you don't have to live there is the opposite of ignorance.

[@stevorobo692]

hksin11186 Yea that is why I am happy I live in Canada. Last year I spent 1 week in the hospital for a broken arm, went home got some pain medication for 2 months. My bill came to a grand total of 0.

[@SinHurr]

Stevon Robb I hate you. An ER trip cost me $12,000. Got a saline I.V. and a scan to tell me I had a kidney stone. They didn't treat the stone at all, mind you. I handled that on my own.

[@ryanarmitage7196]

The comments concerning Roy Moore take on a completely different context now.

[@HelloWorld-xf2ks]

1:44 Sees home state is not one of the 39 states I can feel happy now

[@chrisburns6850]

Here in Canada, our judges are appointed which is often criticized, however it makes sense when you consider that judges should be the last people who should be worried about having enough votes to keep their jobs. They would be less likely to come to controversial but just decisions, such as removing the ban on gay marriage in Alabama out of fear of being ousted the next year.

[@Graysonn1]

The idea is that the judiciary appoints its own judges with oversight from the legislative branch of government. That way neither the people or politicians get to interfere unless the judges are breaking the law. Its the same here in Ireland.

[@Linarel]

Thank You again John Oliver, for making me so glad that I live in Finland.

[@archtran6911]

Wow! Did anyone else return here to hear John Oliver make fun of Allan Loughry again? I cant believe they were under investigations just as J.O and his team went under their jurisdiction!

[@LSSYLondon]

It get's funnier. The entire WV supreme court was Impeached including... "Chief Justice Allen Loughry was removed as chief justice, suspended from the court, impeached on seven charges, convicted of 11 charges, resigned before being tried for removal from office and sentenced to 24 months in prison. " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Appeals_of_West_Virginia "The impeachment charges come on top of earlier federal criminal charges against Loughry and Justice Menis E. Ketchum II, who retired from the court in late July, just days before he was charged with federal wire fraud. Loughry is accused of taking a historically significant desk, called the Cass Gilbert desk, to his private home for personal use. He also is accused of using a government vehicle and submitting mileage claims for reimbursement, as well as using a state vehicle and credit card on personal trips. Loughry was also indicted on an obstruction of justice charge related to a pending federal grand jury investigation. Loughry pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on bond, according to court documents. He is suspended without pay and prohibited from hearing cases during judicial disciplinary proceedings, according to the court’s website." www.cnn.com/2018/08/14/politics/west-virginia-supreme-court-impeach-trnd

[@sirbiscutsomnom1454]

For those who were wondering, the first country is Ecuador and the 2nd is Paraguay

[@sandwich2473]

Get in quick before it region locks.

[@JonasTheBonas]

there are addons to remove region block ^-^

[@sandwich2473]

Zombyyy !!! Not on maxthon :c

[@JonasTheBonas]

Sandwich247 :(

[@drake8050]

Americans must laugh to stop from crying.

[@takaditakadang]

Because those who fight get crushed or exiled like Edward Snowden. As of now the costs of revolution/revolt vs the rewards are still far too great.

[@xeserupseinopelttil4574]

haha lol. laugh the misery away, fuck this gay earth

[@oneofmanykaties624]

I'm watching this with headphones in and there's a game show playing in the background so it just sounds like John Oliver put "correct answer" noises after everything he says

[@ruthv2352]

Something that I never ever understood is why, why so much money on these campaigns??? Why???

[@InMyBackPocket28]

This has come to be my favourite show!

[@MalenkyGoblin]

Connecticut created a criminal justice commission back in 1984 that appoints state attorneys (prosecutors), which is made up of two judges and five attorneys. Judges are evaluated and recommended by a judicial selection commission, which is made up of of attorneys and lay people appointed by the Governor and top members of both parties in the state legislature for a three year term.

[@igorwojtyna2158]

4:05 best commercial

[@twstf8905]

Haha Roy Moore lol I predict he'll make another appearance on this show again in a couple short years! 😂

[@wolfstar675]

The country ad for Paul Newby is basically "I'm a hick and proud of it"

[@kylestubbs8867]

0:28 Wait... him!?

[@iprobablywontseeyourreply.7193]

Kyle Stubbs yep....HIM!

[@isaacwade7381]

Am I the only one of us watching this after the SLAPP piece? BC That one was awesome too

[@abcddcba09]

3:33 OOPSIE!!

[@hddog99]

Well now Scalia is dead. Thanks oliver

[@pricebigham4545]

So he was just supposed to not make a joke because he was inevitably going to die?

[@Knulppage]

+hddog99 No he's not. He snot. I swear.

[@robertlembo]

+breathnac92 seconded!!!

[@davidwolfberg1876]

+hddog99 I'm not saying John Oliver killed Scalia, but I'm also not saying that he didn't kill him

[@timrosario]

Look at the timestamp in the description, he a didn't and couldn't have known.

[@WrecklessEating]

I love this show so much.

[@brycecabatu]

Same

[@nathannomad984]

Great work, keep it up!

[@savwalker-villela5950]

As someone from rural Illinois, when he said John Deere helps make judicial decisions, I literally said "well duh" out loud

[@josephconley3315]

As an ex-con im gonna let yall know we been more than aware of the harsh policing and punishments of the election year

[@mattlogue1300]

That's nuts

[@soniarebeccamenezes1832]

We'd be saying very different things about Roy Moore today.

[@JillLovesJer]

This is the episode where, at the end, there's the clip about Chinese New Year w/ the goat & ram puppets. I looked all over youtube, but I can't find the clip anywhere! The one LWT clip I can't find! WTF - now it's gone forever!!! I loved that clip!

[@rjpittman4510]

Allen Loughry ends up making a special appearance later on... Who could have guessed

[@holahula85]

It´s legal in America to take money from people??? What the f*ck!!!!

[@chaosXP3RT]

Its legal in every country. Its called taxes

[@ShatterPalm]

If we're gonna be honest it's called Donations, but I do agree with you there.

[@tyrisnolam]

I would call it open and shameless corruption.

[@ShatterPalm]

ranalynamic no, open and shameless corruption is called Lobbying. Taxes.... they're infuriating, but basically regardless of how small your government is, it requires money to run it. With a government as large as the USA's presently is, it demands a LOT of money.

[@evanblake5252]

No, you're thinking lobbying. Like chips said.

[@rozzy523]

I picked the wrong profession. I'm going to become a state elected official and in my ad campaigns I'm going to talk about trucky trailers.

[@Haassan1]

eventhough this aint news, what I just listened to was very shocking. All I can say that I hope this system will change soon!

[@kallmekrissarchivetiktoks8012]

15:15 👏👏👏 JOHN YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! Seriously I love this show

[@kallmekrissarchivetiktoks8012]

plus the ending OMG 😂😂😂

[@MatthewC33199]

Never go full wink emoticon...

[@narmosis7296]

I fucking love dill.

[@gigabic7487]

Impossible

[@frankthephilistine4713]

this guy really reveals the shit some people go through that not everybody knows about

[@sp1nboyyyyy]

3:28 is just pure joy.

[@tylerpeterson4726]

Oh look. Roy Moore. He’s an interesting guy.

[@xNovaservx]

Ahh Roy Moore again

[@ssebamanavella013]

He toys with Paraguay sooo much.. I wonder when he'll talk about it haha

[@danrosenberg3993]

2:06 and the flag behind is the flag of Uruguay