In this day and age of longevity, its ludicrous to have someone serving in a lifetime appointment. If the USSC justices had any respect for our democracy they would willingly step down after 20 years. But they hang on forever.
“In this day and age of longevity, its ludicrous to have someone serving in a lifetime appointment. If the USSC justices had any respect for our democracy they would willingly step down after 20 years. But they hang on forever.”
Yes, and just take a look at the Senate. It’s the same story. The House members “move on up” to the Senate, and then stay long enough to lie in state in the Capitol rotunda at death. And three of the four octogenarians today are Republicans. Only Diane Fineswine has out lived all of them and she’s 83. But she’s only been there 22 years, wheras Hatch has been there 39 years as has Leahy, with Grassley and Cochran, 34. Anyone there who’s been there 20 years needs to go just for starters. And if we did that there would be 12 members on their way out this year! Take it to 15 years, and the number goes up to 22!