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In reply to the discussion: Term limits and National elections for Supreme Court Justices? Your opinions please. nt [View all]Autumn
(45,818 posts)67. You think they did their job in 2000??
Cause I have heard people on the RIGHT say they did a great job.
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Term limits and National elections for Supreme Court Justices? Your opinions please. nt [View all]
clarice
Feb 2014
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Probably not, but I have heard many on the left say they did a great job in 1973
joeglow3
Feb 2014
#73
A one-term limit of 20 years or so, maybe. But direct election? No. And make them
Vincardog
Feb 2014
#76
Then the same should be applied to the executive and legislative branches of govt.
smokey775
Feb 2014
#16
Excuse me but Washington was the richest man in the colonies. The founding FATHERS wanted
Vincardog
Mar 2014
#84
One should prefer a legal environment that doesn't vary with the winds
struggle4progress
Feb 2014
#72
I think social conservatives would be more motivated to get out the vote and we could
hrmjustin
Feb 2014
#21
I'm not so sure of that. We have been doing a good job of getting out the voters. nt
clarice
Feb 2014
#23
The point of a republican (lower case r) government is to provide protections
NuclearDem
Feb 2014
#27
So, staying under the current system, we are stuck with someone like C. Thomas forever !!! nt
clarice
Feb 2014
#36
With judicial appointments, a citizen can at least pretend that a nominee was chosen on merit.
Aristus
Feb 2014
#48
No and no. Bad idea for SC elections. Term limits already exist as elections. n/t
FSogol
Feb 2014
#54
No, emphatically. That's all we need, corporate money buying the fucking Supreme Court. eom
TransitJohn
Mar 2014
#85