• yesman@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Term limits would require a Constitutional amendment. That’s a generational project.

    The corruption in this court will consume it. For example, it’s only a matter of time before a POTUS realizes that the immunity granted by the court could be used to legally assassinate judges who rule against you. Why add to the court when you can subtract?

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      12 hours ago

      Wasn’t there a way to effectively impose term limits by placing judges on a backup list where they stay for life after they have done a fixed number of years?

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      13 hours ago

      The immunity isn’t some absolute rule; I don’t seriously expect that the Republicans on the court think it applies to Democrats.