The SC are lifetime appointments for a reason----the total invasion of politics into the Supreme Court. Anyone advocating for that just wants the court on their side of the aisle without bothering to contemplate the dangers & pitfalls.
Agreed. Federalist 78 makes a number of great points regarding the need for lifetime appointments in the federal judiciary in order to maintain radical independence.
With term limits, judges will need to curry favor with various aspects of society in order to make sure they have post-bench opportunities. They would be carried away by the whims of the majority, when their role is to be a check and balance on majoritarian rule.
The standard of "serving at good behavior" has been fairly successful over a long stretch of time. I really haven't understood where this sudden drive for term limits is coming from.
AND the Supreme Court.
The SC are lifetime appointments for a reason----the total invasion of politics into the Supreme Court. Anyone advocating for that just wants the court on their side of the aisle without bothering to contemplate the dangers & pitfalls.
Agreed. Federalist 78 makes a number of great points regarding the need for lifetime appointments in the federal judiciary in order to maintain radical independence.
With term limits, judges will need to curry favor with various aspects of society in order to make sure they have post-bench opportunities. They would be carried away by the whims of the majority, when their role is to be a check and balance on majoritarian rule.
The standard of "serving at good behavior" has been fairly successful over a long stretch of time. I really haven't understood where this sudden drive for term limits is coming from.
It's from the Left & the Dems & the insatiable desire for total power over every branch of government. Forever.
And the Republicans a merely finicky and lust-free vis-a-vis political power "over every branch of government." Forever and ever...