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8. So you are telling me

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:42 AM

Sep 2020

We aren’t “The Greatest” Democracy in the world as we like to claim

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State Supreme Courts vary between 5, 7 and 9, with 344 justices total Klaralven Sep 2020 #1

Nice to know Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #9

No judge should have a lifetime appointment. GusFring Sep 2020 #2

I've always thought 9 seemed like a low number Buckeyeblue Sep 2020 #3

It's worked with 9 since 1869 Tom Traubert Sep 2020 #4

This response is why Democrats can never get anything done when Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #7

1869??? Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #11

1. Yes, 2. Probably not anymore. mwooldri Sep 2020 #5

I prefer an independent committee. mwooldri Sep 2020 #16

So you are telling me Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #8

Japan has 15 with a retirement age of 70 Klaralven Sep 2020 #12

A larger number of SC justices Cirque du So-What Sep 2020 #10

Once again, the fact that such an increase would have to pass MineralMan Sep 2020 #15

Nuke the filibuster and only a simple majority is needed. mwooldri Sep 2020 #18

Depends on the justices. egduj Sep 2020 #17