If the Democrats manage to take the Senate this year and Trump gets a vacancy in 2019, I could see a "gang" of centrist Democrats trying to push it *if* they can be persuaded to support the idea on the merits. That strikes me as an unlikely but not utterly fantastic scenario.
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When the constitution was devised, the average lifespan was 35 years. A lifetime appt was less than 10 years. With people reaching octogenarian and even centenarian status, decline in physical and metal capacity is a real issue. Term limits make sense in this millennia.
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And that wasn’t true even ten years ago. But it seems to be true now as I always discuss this wherever I go, and the popular media has caught on too.
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But requires amending Constitution, yes? Which seems like it might be tough.
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Not necessarily. They have a federal judge job for life but not necessarily a SCOTUS job for life, as long as their salaries aren’t reduced.....
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Ah. Clever.
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It doesn’t solve your constitutional issue, but 18-year terms, vacancies in pairs, absurd Senate confirmation number (75?) to force negotiation.
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I think 2/3 would be reasonable and future proof it in case PR or DC become states
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Liberals love the idea of term limits when the court appears to be headed to the right and conservatives love the idea when the court appears headed to the left.
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Sounds like a consensus to me, Mike. ;)
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That pesky constitution skasts gets in the way
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I'd like it to include some sort of mechanism for inducing compromise during times of divided gov't. I don't really believe that "lowering the stakes" will do anything for that. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Why 18 instead of 20? I assume you're keying it to the Senate instead of Presidential terms, but why? Also, how do you ensure staggering? If you made it prospective-only that would work, but wouldn't free up spots at any faster rate.
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Agree on term limits for SCOTUS as well as televising SCOTUS.
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Depends what happens in the next 20 years.
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Not just the Supreme Court but appellate fed judges should also have term limits.
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Why would the GOP agree to dismantle their victory to satisfy a mythical "moderate" base? Who do you think they are, the Democrats?
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