[muawiyah]

1 year and out is a pretty good term limit.

Just rotate the Supreme Court position through the judges on the Circuit Courts of Appeals ~ and severely restrict the court's jurisdiction>

One way to do that is to have ONLY ONE JUDGE (which explains my grammar above) with NO CLERKS.

The Romans gave each Consul a 1 year term, with 2 Consuls elected ~ and each had a veto power over the other.

The Roman office was a bit restrictive since the 2 switched jobs every month, with one leading the army in war and the other sitting around sipping lattes with the Senators (or some such ~ there were disputes).

The thing is if it's advantageous to rein in the Court, then DO IT by reducing the number of judges and how long they serve.

Now, about the Circuit Courts ~ elect them on a schedule that never conflicts with a federal election for Congress or President. A 7 year term would probably work.

There are a variety of schemes out there to figure out how we would want to elect them ~ maybe proportional representation, party list voting, by states, by regions of the country ~ whatever. FUR SHUR don't let lawyers pick them. That hasn't been working out lately. In fact, we could PROHIBIT lawyers from participating in these elections.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

It probably would help to have the Senate not be such a "deliberative" fraternity and have more allegiance to their states. Perhaps a cleaned up U.S. Senate would produce a better confirmation process for SC Justices.

Chapter 3: What Happened to the Founders’ Vision?

Perry says the tipping point — the period when the federal government began to over-assert its authority — was the dawn of the “so-called Progressive movement.” Ever since, liberals have used every opportunity to “wage a gradual war” on the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court has become a policy maker rather than an interpreter of the Constitution. Passage of the 16th Amendment (allowing Congress to collect an income take without apportioning it among the states) and 17th Amendment (allowing for the direct election of U.S. senators, rather than by state legislatures) further reduced the power of the states. FDR’s New Deal set the standard for federal power abuse. Congress’ interpretation of the Commerce Clause to allow for a wide variety of federal intrusions, including President Obama’s health care reform, has been the nail in the coffin of the proper balance between the feds and the states.