Why did the founders think that judicial independence was important?

0:06King George had put pressure on judges to do what he wanted and not to let these pesky colonists off when they printed pamphlets attacking him, etc. One of the things that was complained about the Declaration of Independence was that the judges were under his pressure, that he could cut their salaries, that he could take them off the job. In the Constitution in Article III, which sets up the judiciary, the framers specifically provided that, we judges would get confirmed and we'd have a lifetime job and that the government couldn't cut our salaries. The only way we could be kicked out was if we were impeached for committing some high crime or misdemeanor. It gives me that security that I can rule whatever way the law tells me to rule. I remember being very surprised when I saw some editorials in foreign countries pointing out that in most other countries,

1:00a judge would never think of ruling against the president who appointed him or her. In these countries, the judge would be thrown in jail if the judge did. In our country, when judges handout a decision, the president obey. Even when it was United States versus Nixon, where the Supreme Court told President Nixon to turn over the tapes that would mean his downfall and he ultimately resigned from the presidency. Even a president is not above the law because the judges had that independence and they have the confidence of knowing that nothing can be done to them, and they can just speak without fear or favor.