Posted on 09/25/2020 8:11:23 PM PDT by raccoonradio
Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III has announced his intention to file legislation next week that would introduce term limits for all future U.S. Supreme Court Justices.
According to Congressman Kennedy's office, the bill would establish 18-year term limits on any Supreme Court Justices approved after its passage. After their 18-year terms, justices would then be allowed to continue their service on lower courts.
Kennedy's bill would then create a regular appointment process to allow every president to nominate a new justice to he Supreme Court during each odd year, guaranteeing each president the opportunity to nominate two justices per four-year term.
“Lifetime appointments to the highest court in our land undermine our democratic process and erode progress in our nation,” said Rep. Kennedy III. “In recent days, Donald Trump and Senate Republicans have once again exploited the Supreme Court in their anti-democratic power grabs. If we believe in the promise of this nation and our march toward a more perfect union, we must enact term limits on our Supreme Court justices.”
Introduced with Virginia Congressman Don Beyer and California Congressman Ro Khanna, this will be the first time the notion of Supreme Court term limits has been proposed as a bill, rather than a constitutional amendment. “For many Americans, the Supreme Court is a distant, secretive, unelected body that can make drastic changes in their lives without any accountability,” said Rep. Beyer. “The dramatic politicization of the Court in recent years has greatly undermined the conception of the Court as a group of dispassionate, apolitical jurists, and made the argument for lifetime tenure increasingly obsolete."
Rep. Kennedy's office said the bill is endorsed by Fix the Court, and will be introduced in the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday September 29.
It has to be done by a constitutional amendment. And if you’re going to limit it then why limit it to 18 years? Might as well not bother. Limit it to a 4 year term with no reappointment.
If they want to do that then I’ll support it.
“Can make drastic changes in our lives.”
So I guess he is admitting that Roe v
Wade was a drastic change in our lives.
He is admitting that the court can make laws, not just interpret them. If a so-inclined person were nominated to the highest court in the land.
The GOP should take this up since we will soon have a 6-3 majority. But make it 4 years instead of 18.
LOL!
yeah thats what they have to do
good luck with them passing this unconstitutuonal crap now
the btanch that wants term limits for the branches it doesnt control
when the congress is once again under republican control look for the dems to try to put term limits on it, and lift them off the areas they do control
it’s just “strategy” for them, they don’t care about the constitution at all, they find it an impediment to the way they want to do business
and we all know it
A law cannot establish term limits because the Constitution establishes no term limits for a judge. It would take changing the Constitution, I.e. An amendment, to establish that.
The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
A bill won't do it. It needs a Constitutional Amendment.
I was wondering, is this “ patches” Kennedy?
going no where
Why would the lower court judges continue to serve without limits? If this makes sense it should apply to all federal judges.
Lets start with an 18 year term limit on Congress critters.
Nope. Unless we limit Congress too.
What’s in the future for Joe? He lost the primary to Markey. The other Senator, Pocahontas, is up for re election in 2024. Does he primary her?
Next gubernatorial election in MA is 2022 (current gov is popular but dictatorial with regards to covid...liberal Republican Charlie Baker).
His dad was being “urged” to run for Gov of MA in 1998 but there were family scandals (Michael and the babysitter, Joe and the annulment, etc). After JFK Jr said his cousins were poster boys for bad behavior, Mike skiied into a tree and John-John flew into the sea.
“I’m so very sorry. So very sorry,” said Joe Kennedy II.
In 1973, seven years before Joe III was born, his dad Joe II crippled a woman named Pam Kelley.
Wikipedia on David Kennedy: “A 1973 Jeep accident left Kennedy’s then girlfriend, Pamela Kelley, paralyzed. His oldest brother, Joseph Kennedy II, had been driving the Jeep and was charged with reckless driving. (David) Kennedy suffered a fractured vertebra and became addicted to the painkillers he was given in the hospital. He began using heroin intravenously that autumn “
David Kennedy would die of a drug overdose.
This is the “we just clearly lost control over the Supreme Court so let’s change the rules so we can have another shot” bill.
As usual when the Democrats lose, they want to change the rules so they can win.
Kennedy cancellation.
As if the Supreme Court Justices, who enjoy life tenure, wouldn’t find the term limitation unconstitutional.
No, this is the son of Joe Kennedy II, whose dad was RFK.
There were other Joes in the family and it can get confusing.
Joseph Kennedy—the patriarch
Joe Kennedy—died in WW 2
Joe Kennedy II—son of RFK, former MA Congressman
Joe Kennedy III (born 1980)—this guy
Patches is Patrick Kennedy, son of Ted, who was a Congressman in RI. Patrick had some abuse problems.
Howie Carr calls him “the runt of the litter of the runt of the litter”
Ads for Joe Kennedy III said “the fight in is his blood”
and they had pictures of RFK, and then of him. Is it just me but doesn’t “blood’ conjure up images of RFK bleeding
after being shot? Anybody here...seen my old friend
Bobby.
I heard that brought up on Medved the other day. I actually dislike Medved but he comes on right after Rush and I did not turn off the radio in time.
Apparently Medved and some other Yalie thought this was a good idea to term limit the Supremes.
In actuality it is the congress that should be term limited.
Liberals on Facebook talking about changing it to 13 justices or so not just 9. Oh yeah, they can just do that, easy.
>>they want to change the rules
When a Senator resigns or dies in a place like MA there are protocols about appointing a replacement, having a special election etc. Depending on whether or not a Dem was the governor, the rules were changed. Admittedly current gov is a Republican but he “works well with others” when the others are Democrats.
How about term limits on Congress
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