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I agree with Steven Calabresi about almost nothing, but I mostly agree with him on this op-ed.

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Sep 23 '20, 09:02

SC Justices should have 18 year term limits with staggered terms. Every 2 years a new justice replaces an old one.

here (www.nytimes.com)

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Also, this should apply to federal judges, too. -- nm - Inigo Sep 23, 10:18
How would you deal with the Justices who've already been on the court for 18+ years? -- (edited) - Inigo Sep 23, 09:59 5
- You’d have to have some sort of transition. My proposal would be FIFO. - spamlet Sep 23, 10:07
- In Canada, they have mandatory retirement at 75. -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 10:03 1
  - FWIW, so do we here, even if our Court is mostly a bad joke. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 23, 10:30
- My comment below solves for that as well. -- nm - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 23, 10:00 1
  - Would the amount of justices emeritus be infinite or a capped amount? - Inigo Sep 23, 10:08
Yup that’s the most logical solution. -- nm - spamlet Sep 23, 09:21 7
- Heck, even JackDawson had come around to the idea the last I mentioned it to him on here. -- nm - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 23, 09:58 1
  - If he, pmb, and I all agree on something.... -- nm - spamlet Sep 23, 09:59
- I mean, it still leaves open the question of what happens if one dies, is incapacitated, impeached or retires prior to the end of their term, but that - pmb Sep 23, 09:27 4
  - I think it’s the same process as any other federal position. Appoint someone else to fill out the term. - spamlet Sep 23, 10:11
  - I would hope someone wouldn't retire in the middle of a two-year appointment. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 23, 10:06 1
    - It would be an 18 year term, they're just staggered so a new justice is appointed every 2 years as one rolls off. -- nm - pmb Sep 23, 10:32
  - Solution to that is justices would still sit on the court as justice emeritus, but any case is heard by only the nine most junior members. Also works for recusals. -- (edited) - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 23, 09:50
Had this conversation yesterday. And the two years falls in year one and three of a president's term. -- nm* - Spawn Sep 23, 09:19 1
- This ties in to my big concern with this. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 23, 10:15
We’ve had 3 die in 15 years over the age of 80. Two of which could switch the ideological bent of the court. - Will Hunting Sep 23, 09:08

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I agree with Steven Calabresi about almost nothing, but I mostly agree with him on this op-ed.

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