Term limits for congress first.
Do you really find the ordering important?
I gotta control the conversation somehow.
Agreed. Now talk about congressional term limits
The problem with term limits for the Court is that it would require a Constitutional Amendment. And in the current environment it would be impossible to get an amendment through. One party operates on a political platform of spite, and now that Nancy Pelosi has come out in favor of it there is zero chance of an amendment getting enough support to happen.
Expansion is a possibility, though, because it’s well established that the size of the Court is set by Congress. If Democrats control both Houses and the Presidency, it may be worth nuking the Filibuster for. Only after expanding the the Court do you go to Republicans and say “Do you want to work with us on an amendment for term limits for Justices, or do you want Joe Biden to nominate 4 judges to life terms all at once?”
AFAIK, the Constitution does not state that Supreme Court Justices have life terms. It is vague and has been interpreted to maybe mean life terms but it doesn’t explicitly say that.
Coulda used this energy 3 years ago Nancy, just sayin’
It would be great, but it’s only part of the story. Judicial appointments should not be the poltical show that they are. It’s too late to turn that ship around easily, and impossible without both sides of the aisle agreeing to it.
But becoming a judge should not be poltical at all. As long as they are it’s a problem that won’t be solved with just term limits
Religious Conservatives started grooming judges back in the 80s in order to force their will on the American people.
I’m tired of religous conservatives shoving their lifestyle down everyone’s throats.
We all are, but they have caused so much damage to their brand the numbers of religious Americans are plummeting.
im less worried about age and more worried about blatant corruption of the court. age can be a problem but corruption can happen to any of them.
Luckily we have a solid system in place for impeachment and removal of corrupt justices and it only requires a faithful and honest congress to enact.
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How about maximum terms for Congress?
Absolutely not, I believe term limits give more power to lobby groups. If voters every two to six years feel their Congressional representation is doing well why should they be punished by term limits. I’d rather we open the door to Congressional Recalls for House and Senate members.
And if they’re fine voting in a dementia sufferer because they recognize her name on the ballot? That’s the biggest problem currently is uninformed voters just keep voting the same people in. Not because they like what they’re doing but because they recognize the name.
The voters choose their representative, but the parties put who is on the ticket. I’m not a fan of Bobert but her district voted her into office twice. That’s on them. If they vote in Mickey Mouse then they live with that choice.
Incumbents have huge advantages naturally (voter recognition, experience to point to, pork projects passed, the machine behind them, etc, etc. so term limits are much more likely to result in the will of the people being heard.
This is nonsense; corruption takes time. New members will be more resistant to lobbying, not less.
The presidency has had almost a century of term limits. That has not actually stopped the centralization of power to the office of the presidency.
Writing legislation is a skill developed over time. It’s like saying a doctor needs term limits, do you want a new doctor or one with years of experience?
We have the best team limits available. They are two years for Congress and six years for the Senate.
Those who vote simply need to make those limits happen. Often they choose not to do so.
Expand the court!
How many new seats? Would you be okay if Republicans expanded when they are in power?
They essentially did just that by denying Dems the ability to put forward someone when repubs controlled the senate. I’m not sure expanding the court is the right move but Dems can’t keep getting absolutely rolled by repubs who refuse to play by the rules or established norms
