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genxlib

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7. I would like to set the appointments to a fixed number of years

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 03:44 PM

Feb 2018

Say 10 or 15. Then I would couple that with a generous retirement and prohibition against any future work. That would avoid anyone returning to the workforce and the potential complications/corruption that brings.

That way, we are not saddled with super young justices just because they can live another 40 years. And it keeps a rotation that is not based on the randomness of death.

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any thoughts on a better way to select a supreme court judge? [View all] bluestarone Feb 2018 OP

Impeach them if they are later found to have lied in confirmation hearings; hlthe2b Feb 2018 #1

I agree with this ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #15

It's in the Constitution, so would be very hard if not impossible to change. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #2

Yea i do get that bluestarone Feb 2018 #4

Unfortunately, great structures set up by true statesmen are only as good as the people in them unblock Feb 2018 #6

The framers of the Constitution were men of the Enlightenment The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #11

Indeed. They thought of tyrants as individuals. unblock Feb 2018 #13

The problem is us. Voters IADEMO2004 Feb 2018 #3

i agree with that too bluestarone Feb 2018 #5

Voters could do better, but its hard to blame us when most of us want democrats. unblock Feb 2018 #8

I would like to set the appointments to a fixed number of years genxlib Feb 2018 #7

i'm afraid we're stuck with LIFETIME Appointments i guess BUT bluestarone Feb 2018 #9

Any candidate must be UNANIMOUSLY approved by the already sitting supreme court justices. Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #10

It depends on who runs the Senate. TheSmarterDog Feb 2018 #12

I don't think it should change. We have elected judges here in TX, and they're partisan as shit. X_Digger Feb 2018 #14

There is no better way that could ever happen. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #16

guess your right there!! bluestarone Feb 2018 #17