2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

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33. #1 here. "The Judges...shall hold their Offices during good behavior."

Sun Sep 27, 2015, 02:45 PM

Sep 2015

We would either have to amend the Constitution to limit terms or examine what good behavior is. Or both.

Notably, I just looked it up, and the first cluster of justices served less than 8 years each. After that, before the medical revolution, they averaged 12. Since 1975 they've averaged 25 years (!!!!), and that is expected to continue to rise. Especially with the GOP's determination to defeat demographic realities at the polls by appointing younger judges. Like Clarence Thomas, a bundle of character and personality deficits that promised to keep him the court's most intractable, conservative member.

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Clinton to Dunham: �If you can�t get excited, be pragmatic� [View all] portlander23 Sep 2015 OP

I'm very excited about the possibility of a first women president. BlueWaveDem Sep 2015 #1

I'm excited about electing the first Jewish president. It would be historic and Bernie monmouth4 Sep 2015 #2

I prefer not to focus on religion in respect to politics. BlueWaveDem Sep 2015 #4

Jewishness is also an ethnicity. hifiguy Sep 2015 #6

I had no idea. BlueWaveDem Sep 2015 #9

how old are you right now ? JI7 Sep 2015 #22

"Merging religion and politics never ends well"? Correction: It never ends. SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #26

I do too. Bernie would be the first non-Christian president. Too much religion re our Presidents. sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #38

I'm hoping the first female president is Elizabeth Warren, not Hillary Clinton. reformist2 Sep 2015 #16

Vote the chromosomes, not the candidate? Say hello to President Palin. SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #27

Welcome aboard quickesst Sep 2015 #34

I'm always pragmatic when I vote. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2015 #3

Pretty much sums up her entire campaign, vote for me out of desperation and fear YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #23

So Tierra and Yaba, who is your choice in the GOP lineup? You Hortensis Sep 2015 #28

her "yeah, what Bernie says" campaign. KaBOOM. SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #30

If you can't get excited, be pragmatic. That'll look great on yard signs. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #5

Won't it though. hifiguy Sep 2015 #7

HILLARY 2016: Meh.... frylock Sep 2015 #8

Hillary! you could do worse! Doctor_J Sep 2015 #10

Hillary: like JEB!, only female Doctor_J Sep 2015 #11

She's talking about the process, sparky. JoePhilly Sep 2015 #13

She talking about people unexcited by all candidates, lol..... bettyellen Sep 2015 #14

most elections are unexciting . especially when you exclude presidential elections JI7 Sep 2015 #21

the whole idea that it should be "exciting" is pretty immature and leads to the level of bettyellen Sep 2015 #25

hillary 2016 restorefreedom Sep 2015 #12

2 more Scalias on SCOTUS gets me excited AND pragmatic. oasis Sep 2015 #15

Right on point! The threat of 4 sends me to the liquor cabinet. Hortensis Sep 2015 #29

Supreme Court appointments are my #1 concern for 2016. oasis Sep 2015 #31

#1 here. "The Judges...shall hold their Offices during good behavior." Hortensis Sep 2015 #33

I'd love to see a documentary on Clarence Thomas. <nt> oasis Sep 2015 #35

Me too. It would apparently be mixed. He's a charming man who's settled Hortensis Sep 2015 #36

Mixed? I'm talking expose-type documentary.He's done more harm oasis Sep 2015 #37

Interesting, if nothing else. sadoldgirl Sep 2015 #17

Lena Dunham? Lena DUNHAM?! LENA DUNHAM?!! MisterP Sep 2015 #18

Yep lol n/t Catherina Sep 2015 #20

next she'll be dancing on "Ellen" to make herself seem more telegenic! MisterP Sep 2015 #24

Lol! In other words, please don't get excited about politics Catherina Sep 2015 #19

2 More Sammy the Bull Alitos on the USSC should get any Democrat excited to vote Dawson Leery Sep 2015 #32