Andrew Yang Policy on 18 YEAR TERM LIMIT FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

[Sherman A1]

Our country is facing a crisis in the judicial branch. Our Founding Fathers intended this third branch of government to be free of political pressures, interpreting and applying the Constitution to the laws passed by Congress in order to ensure that no violations were found.

Today, the Supreme Court is increasingly polarized around political lines, and the selection of a new Justice is a bitter fight that divides the country. The process has become increasingly contentious, and very few Americans believe that the Supreme Court is impartial.

The stats largely back up that they’re correct. The number of 5-4 decisions, reflecting the line between Republican-appointed and Democrat-appointed, has increased in recent years. When a new seat opens up, lifetime appointments incentivize finding the youngest, most partisan jurist who can gain confirmation in order to ensure a particular bent on the Court for as long as possible. Current Justices can expect to serve for 40 or more years. For historical context, the average Justice has served for 15 years, though Justices appointed since 1970 have served for an average of 26 years.

This isn’t the way it was envisioned at the founding of our country, when life expectancy was shorter and Justices would often retire or resign well ahead of their deaths. We need to return some level of sanity and balance to the Supreme Court.

https://www.yang2020.com/policies/scotustermlimits/

[Skittles]

1. he makes a lot of sense

[rpannier]

2. It's a good idea

Even the jackswine Ted Cruz thinks 20 should be the limit
I've seen in several places where the feeling is, there would be less partisan bickering over nominees because they couldn't dig their fingers in and stay

[47of74]

3. Something has to be done.

What he didn’t address though is the problem of people like Mitch McFuckstick who will sabotage the process in order to ensure people like Kavadouche get put in.

[democratisphere]

4. 8 year term limit just like the President.

Absolute life long power corrupts absolutely, specially when rethuglicons are involved.

[Autumn]

5. I think this is the best idea any candidate has come up with. But even 18 seems a little long.

Rec

[crazytown]

6. 16 years - that's a generation

and syncs with the political cycle.

For every Stevens and RBG , they lose a Rehnquist, Scalia and Thomas.

[Sherman A1]

7. I always thought 27 years was a generation

but that might be my genealogy interests speaking. Nevertheless the point is a moot one and 16 or 18 years is much better than the current circumstances.

[crazytown]

8. I thought was baby to birth.

But I think you are right:

the average period, generally considered to be about thirty years, during which children are born and grow up, become adults

Anyway.

[Sherman A1]

9. Well,

Most become adults, others as a few in the wife's family struggle with doing such, but we all know they are in every family........

[brer cat]

10. Whether it will return sanity and balance is unknown,

but term limits is still a positive step.