Posted on 10/17/2005 7:36:01 AM PDT by Crackingham
Let's start with the US Senate.
That Ginsborg sure looks ready for the scrap heap.
Ah, now I see. When conservatives finally are poised to take over the court, NOW we can't have "lifetime tenure." Sorry, Ronnie Brownnose. Them's the rules.
Yes, but she always has...nothing new here.
That plan would force Scalia out exactly 5 months from now.
Yep. These the same people who tried to get Congress to repeal the 22th Amendment so Xlinton can run for a third term.
Yes, but she always has...nothing new here.
Sadly true. In those old zombie movies didn't they say zombies can live forever?
WAAAAAHHHHHH! The Dems are crying because Bush might get to pick more justices in the next three years.
So they want to change the Constitution. That'll be their next litmus test for conservatives: Do you promise to resign after 10 years or at age 65, whichever comes first?
Term limits on elected and age limit on tenured.
elected 12 year, renewable term, renewable upon reelection.
3 classes of 3 each every 4 years, off-year elections.
Let's not pretend these are non-political people and appointments.
I agree with the comments here about liberal catterwalling. However, I think the point not addressed in the argument is life expectancy. The article says that average tenure has increased by rougly 10 years... well, so has our life expectancy.
Given life appointments, I would call this a "duh!".
And Justice Stevens died three years ago. Lenin's undertaker has been put on contract to keep Stevens looking good until a Democrat is elected.
No way should these posts be elected. That completely turns around the Founders intentions.
Fortunately these proposals are non starters.
The Founder's intentions are not being realized in the first place. The positions are political, and it is obvious.
Change the constitution.
That, too, was part of the Founder's legacy. They gave an amendment process.
(Although, I think the amending process itself should be amended....3/4th is too great a hurdle, imo.)
While the RATS may be politicizing the process and thwarting the Founders' intent we need not scrap their work because of them. This is far down the list of things which should be amended. It should be headed with the 14th.
Making Justices into some sort of Super Senator would be a very bad idea.
I far prefer super-Senator, to "Your Imperial, Oligarchic Excellency."
Amend the constitution.
The Founders allow for amending.
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