Democrats introduce bill requiring term limits for US supreme court justices

[ADK Native]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-introduce-bill-requiring-term-limits-for-us-supreme-court-justices/ar-AA101CwQ?ocid=SL5GDHP&pc=SL5G&cvid=cb06ef7d45e3442bbe93ff1003f72dda

The article states “The Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act (Term), would establish 18-year terms for Supreme Court justices and establish a process for the president to appoint a new justice every two years. After an 18-year term, justices would be retired from active judicial service.”

Why are not the Democrats including term limits for members of congress?  Term limits are their idea.  They should embrace the ole cliché “LEAD BY EXAMPLE”.

The article states “Confidence in the supreme court is at a record low. Just 25% of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the court, according to a June Gallup poll.”

So the remaining 75% have no confidence in the supreme court because the SCOTUS recognizes “the right to bear arms shall not be infringed” and that BABY KILLING is wrong?

The article states “Elena Kagan, appointed to the court by Barack Obama, said last week that if the court “loses all connection with the public and with public sentiment, that’s a dangerous thing for a democracy”.

“Loses all connection?”  What about the lost connection with the Constitution the liberal justices are suffering from?

[left field]

This is good. Start with the SC. Bring them in mid-40s to mid-50s and cut them loose after 18 years. 

Then go after congress. 

[AuburnNYC]

Let's start with max terms on house and senate then start worrying about the SCOTUS.

 

[airedale]

Par for the course Democrat playbook, can't play by the rules so they want to change the rules on everything.

Pack the Courts

End the filibuster 

Redistrict voting

Cashless bail

Trash Second Amendment

Dismiss Law and order across the board

And on and on!!

 

[Four Seasons]

2 hours ago, left field said:

This is good. Start with the SC. Bring them in mid-40s to mid-50s and cut them loose after 18 years. 

Then go after congress. 

Start with these idiots that are making this shit up as they go. Typical democratic move. Can’t control the outcome in their favor…. Change things so they can. Their house of cards will soon be crumbling down. 

[left field]

1 hour ago, AuburnNYC said:

Let's start with max terms on house and senate then start worrying about the SCOTUS.

It's an easier change and one that could achieve bipartisan support. Go after the bigger fish once precedent has been set. We know how much this court loves precedence. 

[Grouse]

Precedent?  We already have term limits for the President.  There is no bigger fish.

The big difference between Supreme Court Justices and politicians is, they are appointed, not elected.  They are supposed to be the most qualified individual legal mind in the country when they're appointed.  As long as they prove that is the case, they should never be removed from the Court.

If they prove to be an activist that disregards the Constitution and the Rule of Law, they should be impeached! 

There is no need to limit their terms if they uphold their oaths.

 

[Shoots100]

3 hours ago, left field said:

It's an easier change and one that could achieve bipartisan support. Go after the bigger fish once precedent has been set. We know how much this court loves precedence. 

It's not Bipartisan, if one side takes all the time and craps on the other side afterwards, which has been the tactic the Dems have been using and the RINO'S keep falling for, for decades.

No one had an issue with the Supreme court when it wasn't following the Constitution.

Now that the court is doing it's job and following the Constitution, it's in the Dems sights and needs to be taught a lesson.

The tolerant liberals protesting and harassing (illegally) supreme court judges is a brilliant strategy and I hope they keep it up till November. 

 

 

 

 

 

[DoubleDose]

4 hours ago, Grouse said:

Precedent?  We already have term limits for the President.  There is no bigger fish.

The big difference between Supreme Court Justices and politicians is, they are appointed, not elected.  They are supposed to be the most qualified individual legal mind in the country when they're appointed.  As long as they prove that is the case, they should never be removed from the Court.

If they prove to be an activist that disregards the Constitution and the Rule of Law, they should be impeached! 

There is no need to limit their terms if they uphold their oaths.

 

I can agree with this but feel there should be age limits for ALL elected political positions.  There are too many young people in government with no life experience and who have no idea what their constituents deal with day-to-day trying to eke out a living.  Equally, there are too many geriatrics in power who have no clue of the modern world and are out of touch with their constituents.  This is true for both Dems and Reps.  

[GreeneHunter]

The only Term Limits that are needed ....  https://www.termlimits.com/

[Grouse]

47 minutes ago, DoubleDose said:

I can agree with this but feel there should be age limits for ALL elected political positions.  There are too many young people in government with no life experience and who have no idea what their constituents deal with day-to-day trying to eke out a living.  Equally, there are too many geriatrics in power who have no clue of the modern world and are out of touch with their constituents.  This is true for both Dems and Reps.  

And these people are in those positions because we have an idiot electorate that votes to put them in power.  They have the power to limit their terms.