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To: BillyBoy; Impy; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued
It's a wonderful plan BB! Anything that holds these black robes accountable for their actions and puts them on a leash is fine with me.

Again, NO ONE should have what is essentially a lifetime appointment. Interesting that when it comes to SCOTUS “Justices” the trend tends to be for “conservative” judges to drift left; we very, very rarely see the opposite. Which to me is another reason why as good or great as some of these folks are, the old saying still applies: “Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely”.

56 posted on 03/27/2012 5:27:16 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Has Mittens won one "Red State" yet?)
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To: GOPsterinMA
Absolutely. You're right that you rarely see a left-leaning judge become increasingly conservative over the years on the court. I'd also set some additional ground rules to be eligible to serve on the court:

1) Judges would have to establish residency in the federal judicial circuit they represent for at least 1 year prior to the election.

2) Judges would have to be between the ages of 35 and 75 to be eligible to serve on SCOTUS.

3) Judges could be elected to no more than three 10-year terms on the court, or until they reach the age of 75 (whichever comes first)

4) No person that has been disbarred or removed from a judicial position by impeachment would be eligible.

Of course, to get the Constitutional amendment to pass, you'd have to make the existing SCOTUS judges exempt from these rules (which sadly means that Ruth Bader Ginsburg wouldn't be tossed off the court even though she's pushing 80). But once they died or retired, you wouldn't see more Souters or Stevens make it onto the bench.

57 posted on 03/27/2012 7:27:29 AM PDT by BillyBoy (Illegals for Perry/Gingrich 2012 : Don't be "heartless"/ Be "humane")
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