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Anon Y. Mouse's avatar

I am opposed to term limits. If William O. Douglas had been subjected to term limits, his time would have expired around 1957. The problem here is NOT the “need” for rules and restrictions, but for appointing better people than have been appointed especially in recent years. Thomas, Scalia, Alito, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett exemplify the kind of jurists who should not be on the bench. Thomas’ wife’s involvement in far-right groups strikes me as particularly dangerous.

Carolyn Morrison's avatar

Also term limits and high ethics standards (the higher the court the more stringent the ethics requirements should be).

mike and miriam's avatar

definitely reformed. without an honest unbiased supreme court there is no democracy. the current court has been making horrific decisions that are destroying the very foundation of the constitution and human decency.

KianaAlaska's avatar

That shadow docket needs to go.

Mayo Roe's avatar

Lets see. The three most recent additions purgered themselves during the confirmation hearings, Roberts has been accused of taking 20 million, Thomas and his wife support sedition openly and Alito has taken millions of bribes, I mean trips, from wealthy people. Term Limits for every one in the government, no pensions at all, no healthcare at all, no meal subsidies, no life long titles like they are royals. Ethics investigaations for every member of government at every level, president to dog catcher every year. The court should be expnded to a judge for each federal distric.

Blasphemous Rhapsody's avatar

SUPREME MAGA GODSMACK

(Based on Midnight Oil’s, Beds are Burning)

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Supreme Court, its morals broke.

Liberal, independent, democrat WOKE.

Roberts-Thomas-Gorsuch-Alito sells

their souls as Trump decrees.

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We know their wrong, but don’t despair

They’ll pay the piper- no time to spare.

The time has come to get them sacked-

All eyes on them- Supreme MAGA Godsmack!

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How can they dance when the countries hurtin’?

How can the sleep with crosses burnin’?

See how they laugh when the countries hurtin’?

See how they sleep with crosses burnin’.

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Roe vs Wade decision is wrong

Now Trump is immune- too much to bear!

The time has come to get SCOTUS sacked-

All eyes on them- Supreme MAGA Godsmack!

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I’m scared of the cuckoo’s

in Congress and Senate too.

While Maga lives and seethes

bringing America to its knees.

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We know their wrong, but don’t despair

They’ll pay the piper- no time to spare.

The time has come to get them sacked-

All eyes on them- Supreme MAGA Godsmack!

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How can they dance when the countries hurtin’?

How can the sleep with crosses burnin’?

See how they laugh when the countries hurtin’?

See how they sleep with crosses burnin’.

B Keller's avatar

The poll only allowed me to select one, but for me solid, enforceable ethics and term limits are equal. If we've learned nothing over the past 10 years it's that our established democratic guardrails are not really stopping flagrant abuses of the standards. Term limits on the other hand seem to me to balance fidelity to the Constitution with changing times.

Anita Sullivan's avatar

I think the Supreme Court should be looked at for some reform. But I don't agree that has ben swayed by Republicans. Sure, some decisions align with ethical principles of one party or the other, but nope. I think the lower courts are the ones that ned reforms!!! Thy are severely political!

Pamela L's avatar

Yes, they are severely political and they’re not supposed to be. They’re supposed to rule by law not by their political affiliation and they shouldn’t be taking money from private donors Amy Barrett. What a joke. Clarence Thomas he’s a crook and his wife is far right political. Neil Gorsuch has a spine of a slug. They’re all crooks. The Supreme Court went downhill the minute, Donald Trump appointed and stacked the court and if you think that that’s OK that maybe you should go live in Russia. Or China. Because that’s where we’re headed thanks to Donald Trump and his appointee and the far right wing extremist.