“In fact, in its survey of the existing literature on Supreme Court term limits, the Commission discovered few works arguing against term limits,” the draft said.
Let me help fill that void. Eighteen-year terms, however spaced and staggered, will cure none of the faults and only exacerbate the weaknesses that critics perceive in the modern court. They will make the institution appear more, not less, political in the eyes of the public. Confirmation battles will become more numerous but no less feverish, because 18 years is long enough to inflame partisan confirmation passions, especially if the court is closely divided.
One of the arguments for term limits is that the current system encourages presidents to select unduly youthful nominees, to maximize the time they will have on the bench. What in the world is wrong with youth? Youthful nominees add intellectual vitality and generational diversity to the bench. The past seven justices were 48, 53, 49, 50, 54, 55 and 50 when nominated.
The president’s commission noted that “the United States is the only major constitutional democracy in the world that has neither a retirement age nor a fixed term of years for its high court justices.” That is not a drawback. Judges subject to bribery and intimidation in foreign countries have often come to think of the Supreme Court as the ideal of judicial independence.
Neither the court nor its members are above rigorous scrutiny and criticism. Yet when we inch this institution toward ordinariness, law itself loses something of its stature. It is true the court has made its share of tragic mistakes. Balancing the shameful chapters of
There are many highly-qualified jurists in this country. Eliminating lifetime appointments will allow more of these brilliant minds the chance to serve.
Republicans and the Republicans on the Supreme Court have already destroyed public confidence in the Supreme Court. Term limits would at least do something to change the completely broken current structure.
So a Republican judge is calling for permanent unaccountable policy making power for other Republican judges. As if we needed to read an op-Ed to know that.
77-year-old white male judge, Fed Soc member, appointed by Reagan--doesn't want term limits. Wow..no conflict of interest there. And who calls themselves J. Harvie Wilkinson the third? Sounds like Thurston Howell. Luvvvvie..the woke mob want term limits..what shall we do..
The court only takes less than 5% of the cases brought, while it is the last opportunity to get justice. We need more judges so the court can do its job!
Time to expand SCOTUS... Make it 15 5 Dem, 5 GOP & 5 INDEPENDENT Always stays that way. 25 yr term limits. Takes MOST of politics out of SCOTUS
I can't see how that is a strength. Real strength lies in non-partisan judges. Roberts said there are no Obama judges, no Bush judges, but sure he is not acting like one. Term limits certainly do not hurt.
What’s happiining now doesn’t work. The question isn’t whether term limits would fix it. Would term limits be better? The answer is yes.
Did the Supreme Court write this?
sure it would-- it would mean that the minority party wouldnt hold everyone else hostage
Incorrect.
What needs to be “solved”?
Says the guy from the Federalist Society
Time to play hardball POTUS
Hot take from a Bezos owned news outlet talking about how reforming a corporation friendly Supreme Court wouldn't solve anything
Absolutely incorrect. Term limits for the Judiciary (especially the Supreme Court) is a great idea.
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The SCOTUS lost legitimacy when 3 seats were stolen and autocrat enablers installed.
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