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To: Repeal 16-17

“(3) overrule a Supreme Court decision within a year of that decision. “

This is too direct of control over constitutional law. 2/3 of the states could decide that it is consitutional to ignore the presidential term limit.

I think the states need the right to remove federal judges from the bench, including supreme court justices.


136 posted on 02/27/2009 11:18:32 AM PST by laxcoach
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To: laxcoach
I think the states need the right to remove federal judges from the bench, including supreme court justices.

A judge concerned for his job might not be inclined to issue rulings against states. That is bad policy that promotes false justice. The federal courts, particularly the lower courts, are amazingly good and, by and large, stocked with shockingly competent judges.

The current Article III system is the best. It does not need changing. If one is insistent in making judges accountable to the electorate (which is absurd) a better system is one in which judges are appointed with advice and consent and then subject to a periodic retention vote, like say every ten or twenty years.

139 posted on 02/27/2009 11:32:22 AM PST by Publius Valerius
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