At least twice before, Thomas has similarly defended his failure to make required disclosures as an unintentional error or a misunderstanding of the rules.
Seems like the only possible explanations are that he’s lying or he’s incompetent.
If we replace a scotus judge every 2 years, they would individually have 18 year terms.
If we assume they’re experienced enough to actually be on the SC, they’ll be pretty close to retirement age anyhow. (If they’re 40, and that’s young, they’ll be 58 when they’re done.)
This doesn’t really change the slow nature of the court. What it does, is to remove unpredictable nature of appointments. Right now, we have a hyper conservative judge because McConnel played games and certain judges died at very inconvenient times. A consequence there is a SCOTUS that doesn’t reflect America at large.
Seems like the only possible explanations are that he’s lying or he’s incompetent.
If Democrats win Senate & House in 2024, they better freaking make it a priority to change the laws about Supreme Court justices.
Mandate ethics standards, add in term limits.
I like the idea of a scheduled rotation. Let’s say, every two years, or mid year to give presidents time to get the hearings out.
Senate must begin immediate and expeditious proceedings for confirmation.
Finally, and most importantly, their robes must be tie dye.
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If we replace a scotus judge every 2 years, they would individually have 18 year terms.
If we assume they’re experienced enough to actually be on the SC, they’ll be pretty close to retirement age anyhow. (If they’re 40, and that’s young, they’ll be 58 when they’re done.)
This doesn’t really change the slow nature of the court. What it does, is to remove unpredictable nature of appointments. Right now, we have a hyper conservative judge because McConnel played games and certain judges died at very inconvenient times. A consequence there is a SCOTUS that doesn’t reflect America at large.
Why not both?