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In reply to the discussion: White House preparing Executive Orders if HCR is struck down by Supreme Court [View all]SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)so they did not serve so long..
here's a complete list.. you can see how many served rather short terms..as it should be.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
They should be a reflection of the "times"..and should NOT hold court throughout
decades.
I would like to see a MINIMUM age of 60 and a MAXIMUM age of 75.
By the age of 60 they should have had a full career that could be studied and vetted. and their kids should be grown by then and daily household duties would not interfere.
They should be FORBIDDEN from writing books, lecturing, going on TV shows for as long as they serve.
If they want a full public life with mega-money, they should resign.
At 75, they "could" be re-approved if they really wanted to stay on the court, but it would be for only 5 year terms after that age.
By having a maximum 15 year term, they would never span more than a few administrations, and the court would be less political.
There should also be FIFTEEN justices... That should make things infinitely fairer.
Since 1969 democratic presidents have appointed only FOUR (and most of them are dem-lites, in order to get republican approval in the senate)..republicans have appointed TWELVE..all of them right wing zealots