Democrats prepare bill limiting U.S. Supreme Court justice terms to 18 years
Posted By: bad-hair, 9/24/2020 8:08:45 PM
Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments, in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the court's legitimacy.. The new bill, seen by Reuters, would allow every president to nominate two justices per four-year term and comes amid heightened political tensions as Republican President Donald Trump prepares to announce his third pick for the Supreme Court after the death on Sept. 18 of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with just 40 days to go until the Nov. 3 election..
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There's this little thing called a constitution and some parts can't be amended. Like this one. They are actually this stupid or they think we are. Guess which.