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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:13 PM Original message |
Should the Supremes be appointed for life? How about 10 years? |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. I favor term limits (nt) |
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panader0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. 10 years would mean that they would come due at mid term |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's done for a real and specific reason and was put in the constitution for that fromn the start. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. to de-politize the Supreme Court..the highest law of the land!!! |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Absolutely. |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. What was the life span of people when the Constitution was |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
34. what was the life span of passanger pidgeons when the constitution was written? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. Why guess? Just read the Federalist Papers. Around the late 70s, iirc. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. lifetime appointments is what makes them independent...how Souter |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. And it keeps people from gaming the system. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Most of them become more liberal over time. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wouldn't that require a constitutional amendment? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. We need to open the hood on that engine of the country |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Hold on- is it *POSSIBLE* to impeach and remove a Justice? n/t |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. Re-appointment would be disastrous. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. They should be appointed until....... |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Why bother even having a Supreme Court then? nt |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
15. Hold it. THE CONSTITUTION SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES FOR LIFETIME APPOINTMENTS. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I assume the OP is suggesting an amendment. nt |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
17. I say if they can continue to command the top positions on Billboard's charts, |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Thank you, Ms. Ross. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Hey there, Dr. Strange. Haven't seen you in a while and it's |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Happy May to you too. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 01:17 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I might go see the Wolverine movie, but my heart is with Thor. I think |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. NARWHAL FLU!!! OMG!!! |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Dude! |
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Jeep789 (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yikes, there is good reason they are appointed for life |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. i'll have to trust the founding fathers on this one |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
20. I going to stick with the arguments of Madison and Hamilton |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
21. And you think the * |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
22. Eighteen years staggered for a new one every two years. Also let the House approve the nominee and |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. Lifetime appts allow them to be independent. Of course, it also makes young choices |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
26. Supremes? |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
30. definitely for life |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
33. I'd love to see a 15-person court..with 10 yr limits |
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