See if you can follow at least this much:

Ben: Given that the courts are an unelected body of unaccountable people chosen from a non-representative subset of society, his point makes some sense.

Me: Judges (the courts) are either directly elected or are appointed by elected representatives (i.e. chose from a representative, not non-representative subset of society.

Shucks, you baited me and I took it. Dang.