Posted on 10/15/2021 9:07:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Dickinson Debevoise, poster boy for term or age limits for Article III federal judges.
Come next November he will be faced with a hostile House and Senate as well as the Court. Let’s go Brandon!
The SCOTUS was set up to have a thoughtful judgement on tough cases. The left has for decades used the judiciary to implement laws against Constitutional Rights and the will of the people.
Term limits for House and Senate Now!!!
Every suggestion/recommendation...circles back around to adding/changing of the Constitution, which at this point...is physically impossible to accomplish.
If Joe wanted to open up the court (pack it), and he just start nominating people....the Senate would go into a six-month long ‘battle’ and nothing would be accomplished in the end. You’d just bring us all closer to civil conflict.
The sad thing here is that the discussion ought to center on term limits (for House, Senate, Supreme Court). I think a majority of Americans would come to agree to some wording on this.
Grandfather the current occupants. Set a 20 year term with the possibility of renomination for ten years. The lower court judges are seriously drunk on their power. Set a ten year term, possibility of a second term. Or just give them a retention vote every ten years
And limit all Presidents to a single term.
One and done.
Term limits the SCOTUS after term limiting CONgress.
I am all for an age limit. Its ridiculous to have another RGB remain on the bench when she could not even stay awake in public. She was almost as bad as Joe Biden for her last few years.
It would take a constitutional amendment. Fat chance.
As soon as it went to a “committee” to be “studied” you new it was a dead idea.
I think a constitutional amendment with term limits for all elected offices and the Supreme Court would have a great deal of support from both left and right.
Many liberals are sick of career politicians like Schumer, McConnell, etc.
they’ll just rid one of the conservative judges the same way they off’d Scalia.
a much easier way than changing the constitution would simple be to impeach them after a set period of time or a certain age. The congress already has the right to impeach them for any reason.
Term limits for House and Senate Now!!!
There are pros and cons to everything. Step back and think about it before thinking a “magic bullet” will solve it.
Good luck getting a Constitutional Amendment to change this passed
Nope.
Congress is never going to term limit itself. It loves term limits for everyone else, it is never going to vote itself out of office.
You are correct. Chiefs of staff would just run in place of the term-limited candidate....or the spouse, child, etc.
Voters have shown that they are fine with monarchies.
The best would be to term limit any job in government....local, state and federal to 12 years. After that you can no longer work in any role for government.
That is not perfect, but would cleanse the bureaucracy as well
The constitution does not say that scotus justices have life tenure
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