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Democrats To Introduce Bill To Term Limit Supreme Court Justices…
Yahoo ^ | 9/24/2020 | Andrew Chung

Posted on 09/24/2020 4:54:30 PM PDT by antidemoncrat

Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments, in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the court's legitimacy.

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To: antidemoncrat

Can that be done by anything less than a Constitutional Amendment?


61 posted on 09/24/2020 5:56:56 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Thanks To Biden Voters Oregon Is Now A Battleground State!)
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To: JOHN ADAMS
Thought so.You just answered my question.So IOW the Rats are just grandstanding...yet again.
62 posted on 09/24/2020 5:58:50 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Thanks To Biden Voters Oregon Is Now A Battleground State!)
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To: antidemoncrat

D O A


63 posted on 09/24/2020 6:03:45 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
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To: Bryan24

Very good list. I would add one more item; Congress may not exempt itself from any law it passes. With that provision there would have been no Obamacare, among other things.


64 posted on 09/24/2020 6:06:24 PM PDT by KamperKen
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To: antidemoncrat

I’d be okay with that IF they term limit congress and the Senate.


65 posted on 09/24/2020 6:07:47 PM PDT by Osage Orange (TRUMP!!!)
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To: SES1066
SECOND, it would be exceedingly stupid as a law when another Congress can modify the law to suit them. Thus an explanation of the reason for having a Constitution!

THIS!

I am not opposed to term limits, but I am opposed to Democrats imposing term limits for conservative judges and then removing them in the future for liberal judges.

You can be 100% certain that they would remove the law immediately after establishing a liberal majority.

66 posted on 09/24/2020 6:09:37 PM PDT by EvilOverlord (Socialism makes workers into slaves and couch potatoes into kings)
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To: Mariner

AND no retirement benefits.


67 posted on 09/24/2020 6:21:09 PM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: antidemoncrat

Not a bad thought, but do congress and senate first.


68 posted on 09/24/2020 6:21:11 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: All

Constitutional Amendment limiting number of years someone can be in Congress not for SCOTUS.

Term limits for SCOTUS would mean Clarence Thomas would have had to leave in 2009.


69 posted on 09/24/2020 6:21:34 PM PDT by Bailee
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To: antidemoncrat

These people are really stupid. A Bill or a Law will not cut it. The Constitution mandates lifetime tenure for the Federal Judiciary. They would have to propose a Constitutional Amendment and then get it ratified. Don’t see it happening anytime soon.


70 posted on 09/24/2020 6:23:07 PM PDT by fatman6502002 ((The Team The Team The Team - Bo Schembechler circa 1969))
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To: antidemoncrat

Article III of the Constitution says otherwise


71 posted on 09/24/2020 6:23:32 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: antidemoncrat

Is that one of the arrows in Nancy’s quiver? LOL


72 posted on 09/24/2020 6:27:31 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: antidemoncrat

2/3 rds of the Congress & 3/4 ths of the states. Good Luck!

I’d much more like to see an age limit of 75.


73 posted on 09/24/2020 6:34:05 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: antidemoncrat

Circuit riding results in more quantitative results.
If the horse has more stamina that the judge, outcomes may vary.

https://tinyurl.com/y2q5tgus


74 posted on 09/24/2020 6:38:33 PM PDT by Scram1
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To: antidemoncrat

Oh sure, now that Ruthies dead they worry about superannuated SCJs!


75 posted on 09/24/2020 6:46:28 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: antidemoncrat

Pubbies need to amend it to limit house terms to 10 years and Senate terms to 12 years and see if they want to vote for it!

(I don’t think they can do this with bill. Would have to be a Constitutional amendment.)


76 posted on 09/24/2020 6:49:01 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: gcparent

I agree...75-78 would be good


77 posted on 09/24/2020 6:50:50 PM PDT by terart
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To: antidemoncrat

I don’t have a problem with term limits for ALL federal judges but SC judges currently on the bench should be exempt to thwart Dem attempts to gain an advantage.Term limit congress while they’re at it


78 posted on 09/24/2020 7:11:38 PM PDT by chuckee (fact,)
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To: antidemoncrat

Congress first, with the bill saying you have to live in your district, not in a mansion in a different district (Maxine Walters), live 9 months in the state you represent (and your kids in the local school) and a staff make up of 4 people...


79 posted on 09/24/2020 7:32:36 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable family...even the dog is, too. :-) Trump 2020)
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To: antidemoncrat
Democrats To Introduce Bill To Term Limit Supreme Court Justices…

On first thought, I'm disagreeing with the move...

But...

On second thought...

I'm all for it...

But....

Only if...

Congress and the president agree to...

Term limits for all the house of representatives and for the senate.

3 terms max for house reps, and 1 term for senators.

And...

No automatic retirement benefits for any of them, no matter how many years they served.
80 posted on 09/24/2020 8:13:12 PM PDT by adorno
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