Posted on 10/14/2021 8:15:32 AM PDT by LibertyWoman
President Joe Biden's commission studying potential U.S. Supreme Court changes such as expanding the number of justices or imposing term limits on them will release its preliminary draft report on Thursday, the White House said on Wednesday.
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Biden signed an executive order in April creating the commission. It held its first meeting the following month.
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The Supreme Court during its current term is considering major cases in which its conservative majority could restrict abortion rights and widen gun rights, alarming liberals.
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Biden’s commission isn’t a report it’s a demand.
It’s a now or never socialism war.
There was a specific reason for the “Life Term”. They wouldn’t lean one way or another because they had a promise of an “enviable position” after their term was up.
Article III of the Constitution does not mention judicial term limits. So judges serve for life. Congress could try to set term limits for new federal judges, but that power is not expressly given to them in Article III.
I suppose such an attempt would go to the Supreme Court. And I doubt that they would rule in favor of any attempt to weaken the Judicial branch.
When the constitution was written judges probably had the self respect to step down when they started to lose their marbles.
I assume you are aware that congress passed a law in 1789 setting the terms of Federal judges to life time terms.
Congress did that, not the constitution.
Life time terms are an invention of Congress under the discretion that the constitution grants them to establsh a judiciary.
I think he was talking about term limits for SC Justices.
That's tagline material right there.
You mind if I take that?
> I assume you are aware that congress passed a law in 1789 setting the terms of Federal judges to life time terms <
I was not aware of that law (the Judiciary Act of 1789) before now, so I looked it up. I could find no mention of judicial terms. So I think Article III of the Constitution still applies - it’s also worth noting that Article III talks about both the Supreme Court and any future inferior courts.
If I missed something here, please let me know.
During Trumps term we saw how much power unelected bureaucrats held. If anyone needs terms limits it’s Federal employees. They actually run the government, not the people we elect.
Be my guest.
Because I don't think you can term limit unelected folks.
term limit them and you have to term limit yourselves
It would be easier to set employment duration limits for federal employees then passing term limits.
Take term limits out of the Politicians hands , they can have 1 vote just like everyone else
> FDR tried to expand the court, and failed.
FDR got what he wanted though, just by seriously threatening to do so. The court turned into a rubber-stamp for his New Deal policies.
The only reform I MIGHT support is a periodic, simple up/down vote on retention for federal judges (to include SCOTUS).
Thanks
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