My Supreme Court solution

[newdayneeded]

If I could change the world, this is how I would make the Supreme Court picks. I know this could never happen, but;

Each party would get and maintain 4 Supreme Court justices. If there's a death, or retirement they and only they get to pick the replacement. Dems get 4, repubs get 4.

Whoever holds the Whitehouse gets to pick a term justice. One that's on all the way through the president's 4 or 8 year stint.

Votes would then not only be for president, but the SC majority. This majority would sway back and forth as the elections do, the SC wouldn't be monopolized for 20+ years, as it is today.

[Stinky The Clown]

1. One the face, that seems as reasonable as any other idea.

I have not thought sufficiently deep to consider unintended consequences.

[Amishman]

2. It would integrate the two party system into the actual mechanisms of our government

Can't say I'm a fan of that, I would love to see new viable parties in our political landscape.

I'd rather see a higher bar set (7 votes or even unanimous) for any decision that overturns a previous one.

[RicROC]

3. keep these idea coming because what we have now is not representative of a democratic republic

I like your idea, but might suggest that the picks for Justices must first pass the Bar Assoc (0r whatever it is called) for who is qualified or not.

I realize they only rate lawyers and there's no rule that a Justice must be a lawyer. However, IF a pick is a lawyer and an independent body has rated that lawyer as being unqualified, that individual should not be allowed to sit on SCOTUS

[newdayneeded]

5. Yes, they should

be scrutinized to be at least legal education worthy.

[Bev54]

4. How about getting the politics out of SCOTUS and have it based on

their judicial abilities only, to be nominated by a non partisan committee of judges or legal scholars or both.