Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by jgwil2 on Friday April 01, 2022 @12:55PM
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I imagine it could be significantly worse than what most people experience when you throw lifetime appointments into the mix.
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Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by jedberg on Friday April 01, 2022 @01:11PM
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And published transcripts of every interaction that is analyzed by law students all over the country, possibly for centuries after your death.
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by jonny_eh on Friday April 01, 2022 @01:21PM
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It's almost as if the pontifications are important.
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by lupire on Friday April 01, 2022 @02:11PM
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Which it's best not to say anything, and do the important work in clear, researched writing.
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by lettergram on Friday April 01, 2022 @01:11PM
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Lifetime *political* appointments lol
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by GauntletWizard on Friday April 01, 2022 @01:39PM
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If there is one thing that the Founding Fathers got wrong, it is this: Supreme Court appointments should not be lifetime. Immune to politics, sure - Once they're in, they cannot be removed for term, maybe, but I believe that they should be fixed-term, not forever
What I would propose is thus: Each president should be allowed one appointment, 40 year fixed terms. Same confirmation rules, but rather than the vagaries of when justices step down or die, we have a floating pool of 7-10 justices at any time with new ones being added at a fixed rate.
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by halostatue on Friday April 01, 2022 @02:35PM
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Canadian justices must retire at 75.
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by lupire on Friday April 01, 2022 @02:12PM
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40years is exactly the problem. 12-20 is reasonable.
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by roamerz on Friday April 01, 2022 @01:22PM
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Yup. There should be no politics in any court. Only law.
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by kbutler on Friday April 01, 2022 @02:12PM
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And the law is written by...
Re:Justice Clarence Thomas uncovered a seven-year-old bug in...
by mywittyname on Friday April 01, 2022 @02:53PM
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People who say, "eeh, we'll let the judges figure this part out."