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Antonio the Sixth
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« on: August 24, 2016, 08:14:19 AM »
No. The Court needs a staunch progressive voice, and Republicans burned the bridge for consensus on judicial appointments long ago.
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Antonio the Sixth
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2016, 09:34:10 AM »
Also, need I remind everybody that the SCOTUS is still two justices short of correct gender representation? Another woman would be nice.
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Antonio the Sixth
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2016, 02:18:49 PM »
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voted yes, because we need a Jewish majority on the supreme court

What the Court really needs is a good, Bible-believing Baptist.

What the Court really needs is a mandatory retirement age.

This is one of my least favorite ideas in political reform discourse. It's worse than term limits.

I have to concede this will easily result in Presidents appointing younger and younger candidates, but I'm not very comfortable with the idea of someone sitting on the court for like 40 years.

The obvious solution is to put term limits. 18 years, with one Justice's seat up every 2 years, seems reasonable.
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Antonio the Sixth
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2016, 02:27:35 PM »

In those cases the sitting President would get to nominate one more Justice, but only for the remainder of the term rather than to a full 18 years.
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