11th August 2005, 4:52 PM
I'm not sure they are meant to be apolitical... Having to consider the opinions of the other two parts of government with potential consequences seems to be a part of that whole check and/or balance thing. I hate to use an extreme example and I know where this analogy fails, but when a dictator finally comes to power, political considerations no longer exist except in terms of preventing rebellion or outside invasion.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)