As an example, Donald Trump says that the Judge in his case is Mexican and therefor can't rule on the case because there is a conflict of interest. But if you are racist against your Judge and say something mean to them in the court room, you can't say that they have a conflict of interest, that's your fault. But in Donald Trump's case, if he could somehow point to a benefit the Judge gets in trade between Mexico and America, or the Judge being Anti-Trump or Anti-Wall, those are Conflicts of Interest and therefor Merits. But instead he basically said "He's Mexican and I'm racist". Lol