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Rep. Kennedy III Announces Bill To Limit U.S. Supreme Court Terms
WBZ News Radio 1030 ^ | 9-25-2020 | WBZ news radio

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.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: again; corpseburg; fixthecourt; ftc; joekennedy; judiciary; politicaljudiciary; scotus; supremecourt; supremes; termlimits
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To: Salvavida

They don’t teach civics in public school any more. Climate change is more important.

Besides, why teach that your country is special and what makes it that way when you want socialism to be the law of the world?


61 posted on 09/25/2020 9:34:30 PM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (It's morning in America again!)
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To: raccoonradio

Despicable. They leave, but they just don’t go away.

It is like the lingering smell of a skunk long after it is gone.

Or been run over by a car.


62 posted on 09/25/2020 9:36:38 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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To: raccoonradio; Road Warrior ‘04; saminfl; seenenuf; flaglady47; mcmuffin; Maine Mariner; ...
"Rep. Kennedy III Announces Bill To Limit U.S. Supreme Court Terms"

(Sung to the tune of the golden-oldie, "K-K-K-Katy")

K-K-K-Kennedys, hustling Kennedys
They're the family that I most abhor
When the m-m-m-moon shines over the cow shed
There will always be new cow flops
Flipped out of every Kenn-e-dy front door !

Leni/MinuteGal

63 posted on 09/25/2020 9:59:00 PM PDT by MinuteGal (MAGA !!! MAGA !!! MAGA !!!)
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To: vigilante2

Term limits on unelected bureaucrats at every level of gov’t.


64 posted on 09/25/2020 10:01:48 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor)
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To: raccoonradio

Someone should add a section limiting the number of Kennedys’ in public office.


65 posted on 09/25/2020 10:02:03 PM PDT by Lockbox
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To: raccoonradio

Last I checked that will require a constitutional amendment which has zero chance of passing. That’s why most rats with half a brain favor court packing, which only requires a new law.


66 posted on 09/25/2020 10:15:12 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: jarwulf

The President isn’t part of the Amendment process at all.


67 posted on 09/25/2020 10:23:16 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: raccoonradio
Article III, Section 1

The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour

You can't change the Constitution with a statute.

68 posted on 09/25/2020 10:25:14 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: raccoonradio

Constitution Bill is required


69 posted on 09/25/2020 10:30:30 PM PDT by keving (We the government)
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To: raccoonradio; Liz; piasa
Rep. Kennedy's office said the bill is endorsed by Fix the Court

Follow the money:

Fix the Court (FTC) is a left-of-center judicial policy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is a project of the New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and major funding organization for left-wing organizations characterized as a “dark money outfit”[1] which serves as the fiscal sponsor of a number of left-of-center activist groups.: Fix the Court

The New Venture Fund (NVF) is a 501(c)(3) funding and fiscal sponsorship nonprofit that makes grants to left-of-center advocacy and organizing projects and provides incubation serves for other left-of-center organizations. The fund focuses primarily on social and environmental change, issuing grants for a variety of projects that include conservation, global health, disaster recovery, education, and the arts. [1] It is the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the network of four nonprofits created and managed by Arabella Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based philanthropy consulting company that caters to major foundations and organizations on the political Left. . .NVF often operates alongside its 501(c)(4) “sister” nonprofit Sixteen Thirty Fund, which provides similar funding and fiscal sponsorship services to center-left advocacy organizations. Both groups are administered by Arabella Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based philanthropy consulting firm that caters to left-leaning clients. New Venture Fund’s board of directors includes officers from Arabella Advisors, including the firm’s principal Eric Kessler. The Hopewell Fund and Windward Fund are also 501(c)(3) nonprofits managed by Arabella Advisors that work closely with NVF and Sixteen Thirty Fund. . .: New Venture Fund (NVF): Parent Organization: Arabella Advisors

Eric Kessler is founder, principal, and senior managing director of Arabella Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based philanthropic consultancy that caters to left-leaning clients. Arabella Advisors also manages a number of center-left funding and fiscal sponsorship organizations, including 501(c)(4) Sixteen Thirty Fund, 501(c)(3) New Venture Fund, 501(c)(3) Hopewell Fund, and 501(c)(3) Windward Fund. Kessler himself is closely involved with these organizations, often serving as the founder, principal officer, or board member in them. Kessler is closely involved in Democratic Party and left-wing politics. He is a former Clinton administration White House appointee and previously served as national field director for the League of Conservation Voters. [1] Kessler later served as a member of the now-defunct Clinton Global Initiative. . .: Eric Kessler

According to its founding documents, the Sixteen Thirty Fund was created with seed funding from Americans United for Change (AUFC), ACORN, USAction, the Sierra Club, and Working America. [2]: Sixteen Thirty Fund (1630 Fund): Parent Organization: Arabella Advisors

Several of the biggest donors and organizations in Democratic politics also have public links to Sixteen Thirty Fund. Potential presidential candidate and megadonor Michael Bloomberg gave $250,000 to a super PAC linked to Sixteen Thirty Fund, Change Now, in 2018. And the Democratic donor group Democracy Alliance, which has dozens of members including billionaire George Soros, recommended last spring that donors invest several million dollars into Sixteen Thirty Fund, according to documents obtained at the time by POLITICO. . .: Documents reveal massive 'dark-money' group boosted Democrats in 2018: A little-known nonprofit called The Sixteen Thirty Fund pumped $140 million into Democratic and left-leaning causes.

70 posted on 09/25/2020 10:47:56 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: raccoonradio

Looks like the voters have put a “term limitation” on the Kennedy corrupt clan and Hyannisport Clam Bake.


71 posted on 09/26/2020 12:04:58 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: raccoonradio

JoJo K the III missed American Government classes in college.


72 posted on 09/26/2020 12:49:00 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Sotomayor does not have rule of 80. Cant retire with full pension for a few years.


73 posted on 09/26/2020 2:10:53 AM PDT by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: raccoonradio

CONGRESS ALSO NEEDS TERM LIMITS!!!


74 posted on 09/26/2020 2:39:35 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: raccoonradio

Term limits for congress pukes


75 posted on 09/26/2020 2:58:02 AM PDT by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: raccoonradio

Interesting how the Media/Dem Party ALWAYS wants to change the rules when things don’t go their way. Not long ago they wanted to lower the voting age to 16, then they wanted to let those in prison to vote, including the Boston bomber, then they pushed for mass universal mail-in voting. BTW, I hear their effort has shifted back to promoting in-person voting because Trump has been successful in convincing most people that mail-in voting isn’t safe. I think that in itself is an indication just how well Trump is doing.


76 posted on 09/26/2020 6:05:20 AM PDT by euram
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To: raccoonradio

This is the Democrats work-around to their unlikely “pack the court” scheme. It amounts to them, as long as they are in power, “packing the court” with two nominees every two years.

By this bill, it would INSURE the next president would get to replace two Supreme Court justices.

Clarence Thomas and Stephen Breyer have served more than 18 years, and would be the first two to be replaced by the new standard. The Dims are counting on (with that bill) Biden being able to replace Clarence Thomas especially. But Biden replacing Breyer would mean he’d keep the seat safe for the Dims.

The rest of the justices 18 year stints would end in:

John Roberts - 2023
Samuel Alito - 2024
Sonya Sotomayor - 2027
Elana Kagan - 2028
Neil Gorsuch - 2035
Brett Kavanaugh - 2036


77 posted on 09/26/2020 8:51:29 AM PDT by Wuli
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