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I'm sure there are plenty of reasons this is not a good idea re: SCOTUS term limits, but I kind of like it.

Posted by znufrii Apr 10 '12, 09:13

"Every two years the president would appoint a new justice to the court, but only the nine most junior justices, by years of service, would sit and decide every case.

The rest would then act as a sort of �bench� team, sitting on cases as needed because of the disability or disqualification of one of the junior justices. These senior justices might also help decide which of the thousands of petitions the court receives each year should be fully considered, vote on procedural rulemaking, and perhaps sit on occasional cases presented to lower circuit courts."

of course I don't see how terms limits would produce the type of restraint the author suggests. quite the opposite, I'd think, as the court would be more responsive to swings in the nation's political mood. Not sure whether that would be good or bad. (www.nytimes.com)

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- and reading to the end of the article, it just seems silly now. he's just looking to justify a way to stack the court to uphold health care reform. - znufrii Apr 10, 09:23
It's not necessary. The size of the Supreme Court is not dictated by the Constitution. - Mop (198 lbs) Apr 10, 09:15

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I'm sure there are plenty of reasons this is not a good idea re: SCOTUS term limits, but I kind of like it.

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