ht 1996 42) In part, this seemingly old-fashioned and rigid dependence solely on some historical precedent was due to the number of religious courts, or courts hearing religious cases. In earlier times, especially when Henry VIII formed the Church of England, and later, in the 17th century, when Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector" of Britain, "it was hard upon judges, who were required to change their religion as the sovereign changed." (Zane 1998 266) Of course, this religious advocacy has changed in Britain in modern times, and in the U.S. it was never a factor. Politics, rather than religion, is what got some American judges appointed or elected- even to the Supreme Court i.e., Clarence Thomas.
Great Britain does not have a Supreme Court, in other words, a totally separate entity of
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