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Manchin, Welch unveil bill placing term limits on Supreme Court
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:28 am
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:28 am
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (I) and Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced a resolution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court justices, which would require some turnover on the high court every two years.
Specifically, their resolution calls for a constitutional amendment to institute nonrenewable 18-year terms for new Supreme Court justices, with a new term starting every two years.
Welch, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the measure is intended “to restore public trust in our nation’s most powerful court.”
“Setting term limits for Supreme Court Justices will cut down on political gamesmanship, and is commonsense reform supported by a majority of Americans,” he said.
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Specifically, their resolution calls for a constitutional amendment to institute nonrenewable 18-year terms for new Supreme Court justices, with a new term starting every two years.
Welch, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the measure is intended “to restore public trust in our nation’s most powerful court.”
“Setting term limits for Supreme Court Justices will cut down on political gamesmanship, and is commonsense reform supported by a majority of Americans,” he said.
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Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:29 am to Jbird
How bout no
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:29 am to Jbird
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Setting term limits for Supreme Court Justices will exponentially increase political gamesmanship
FIFH
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:29 am to Jbird
Imagine politicians suggesting term limits for someone other than themselves.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:29 am to Jbird
Term limits for the court after we set term limits for Congress.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:30 am to Jbird
Negotiating without any leverage
I'm sure some spineless Rs in the Senate will needlessly breathe life into this all the same
I'm sure some spineless Rs in the Senate will needlessly breathe life into this all the same
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:31 am to Jbird
The same party who just had a DEI SCOTUS hire, meaning she was not qualified except for the DEI part. And they want to claim:
Nope
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the measure is intended “to restore public trust in our nation’s most powerful court.”
Nope
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:31 am to Jbird
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Welch, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the measure is intended “to restore public trust in our nation’s most powerful court.”
Were these two laughing when they said this? What gall.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:31 am to Snipe
lol term limits for justices but not legislators?
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:31 am to Jbird
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to restore public trust in our nation’s most powerful court.”
That's a bit rich coming from the Senate. Is there any public trust in Congress?
And if term limits are good for SCOTUS, why not Congress as well?
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:32 am to Jbird
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their resolution calls for a constitutional amendment
That means they know it's a dead idea. They just want some publicity.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:32 am to Jbird
Do term limits for Congress and we’ll talk
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:33 am to Jbird
I'm for term limits for everybody.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:34 am to Jbird
But not on senators?
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:37 am to BayouBlitz
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I'm for term limits for everybody.
Nope. But we do need them for Congress.
This post was edited on 12/9/24 at 11:38 am
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:37 am to Jbird
There is no body in America that needs term limits more than the Senate.
It's almost laughable that 2 Senators would propose term limits for someone else.
For fricks sake, they were wheeling Feinstein's corpse in to cast votes.
It's almost laughable that 2 Senators would propose term limits for someone else.
For fricks sake, they were wheeling Feinstein's corpse in to cast votes.
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:38 am to Jbird
I’d be fine with that after Congress term limits itself to 2 terms
Posted on 12/9/24 at 11:40 am to Jbird
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Manchin, Welch unveil bill placing term limits on Supreme Court
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