Opinion by Jeffrey Rosen and Sal Khan: How ideological foes united on ideas for amending the Constitution
That’s the surprising lesson that emerged from a virtual convention of conservative, progressive and libertarian legal scholars organized by the National Constitution Center.It began when we convened three teams of well-known law professors — conservative, libertarian and progressive — to draft new constitutions from scratch.
And after a week of dialogue, deliberation and compromise, the ideologically diverse delegates agreed on proposals forThe 28th Amendment would eliminate the natural-born citizenship requirement for the presidency. If the amendment passed, Henry Kissinger and Arnold Schwarzenegger could run for president.
The 31st Amendment would set 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices, with staggered terms allowing for a vacancy every two years. Thus each president would get to appoint two Supreme Court justices per four-year term, regularizing and de-politicizing the Supreme Court confirmation process. It would also require the Senate to vote on all nominees. If a sitting justice died or left the court, the president would nominate a successor to fill out the end of that term.
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