I've seen many changes since this law was enacted, most of them bad,

[That, in part, is why the Constitution's framers gave justices life tenure - to enable them to rule wherever the law and the Constitution led them, without obligation or fear of political reprisal. Former Republican president Gerald Ford recently paid tribute to John Paul Stevens , his only appointee to the Supreme Court, who is also far more liberal than Republicans expected.] He has served his nation well, ... with dignity, intellect and without partisan political concerns.

[That, in part, is why the Constitution's framers gave justices life tenure — to enable them to rule wherever the law and the Constitution led them, without obligation or fear of political reprisal. Former Republican president Gerald Ford recently paid tribute to John Paul Stevens, his only appointee to the Supreme Court, who is also far more liberal than Republicans expected.] He has served his nation well, ... with dignity, intellect and without partisan political concerns.

The vast majority are decent, law-abiding people. But, as with any large group, you're going to run into people who have a criminal history.

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

One of the biggest benefits is we're able to manage the system as a system. We're reacting quickly. Law enforcement, emergency responders, should it be an accident or an event, we're able to deploy the appropriate resources at the right time. Every minute a lane is blocked, there's four minutes of resulting congestion. The sooner you clear the lane, the sooner you clear congestion.