Glaciers are delicate and individual things, like humans. Instability is built into them.
To have a house that was built by my fourth-great-grandfather is overwhelming. I've been looking forward to this visit.
What better place to stop than the very house my great-great-great-great-grandfather stayed in?
That's for the voters to decide. The voters like to elect judges who don't get overturned on appeal. As a judge, you try to follow the law.