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Americans don't see Supreme Court as politically neutral, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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The supreme court system as we know it needs to be replaced outright. I think that term and age limits (10 years, age 60), plus each state popularly electing 1 supreme justice to represent them, would be the right way to go. The president can elect a justice to represent their administration, who is replaced by the next president's pick. Also, a ban on gifts of any shape. No more motorcoaches!
This would make it much harder for justices to become politically captured, or culturally out of touch.
One per state is not great. Like the senate, it will over-represent low population states and unless you include Puerto Rico it will be an even number.
We almost need a non-partisan judiciary oversight board that appoints supreme court justices and has the authority to remove them given concrete and well-defined rules to prevent them from acting against the public and judicial precedent.
There is a simple way to eliminate ties: the President's Justice can have a vote that breaks tied results. Otherwise, their vote is merely a +1. It is only when there is an exact split of votes that it becomes +2.
Anyhow, I don't think the amount of justices is about representing state population size. It is more about ensuring that there is a variety of minds to consider an issue, and to prevent Federal power from stacking the courts with their preferred type of mindset. The most important thing is to eliminate corruption, as that is the ultimate killer of morality and thoughtful deliberation.
I think what we should do is have a max age for appointment, and then phase one out every 2 years.
This gives an 18 year turnaround, and every president gets 2 nominations. The senate must follow confirmation hearings and cannot pull that shit Bitch McConnell did on Obama.
The most senior justice in the one that goes. Unless One dies early for some reason.
Also mandate ethics and oversight.
Of course you need Senate confirmations, before Trump elects some billionaire, Fox host or family member to the Supreme Court
Yes. But under this plan, they would be obligated to hold them.
Rejection is a valid response, but freezing them out so your guy can appoint a corrupt bastard is not.
Got it, that makes sense.
Expanded the bench to 60 justices, and have a random panel of 15 hear any given case.