• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    To expand on what AirBreather said, the new justices would have an 18 year term, replacing one every two years.

    this is actually a reasonable solution I pushed a while back. Basically, it would keep the aspect of the court changing slowly (an intentional feature,) but it would still let it change. Further, each president gets two SCOTUS peeps at predictable times, removing the ability of the senate to play games and game the system. (or installing relatively young judges who will serve for forty+ years.)

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      3 months ago

      I was pleasantly surprised to see him propose this too. I’ve heard a lot of people online throw around the idea. I’m glad it’s getting more mainstream attention too.

      Not to mention, this also ensures the court is keeping up with modern society. You won’t have 80 year old judges using outdated interpretations

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        3 months ago

        Exactly. You get steady change lacking wild swings, and no president will have the ability to change the majority in a single term (unless it was already close to that.)