Ms. Spam Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I guess the Court is changed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Not to dump on Ginsberg's legacy, but I think she is a prime example that we need to rethink SCOTUS justices being appointed for life. I think there should be an age limit, and a health requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I'm down with term limits for everything. 20 years for Supreme Court, 12 years/2 terms for Senate, 12/6 terms for the House. Or, even better, one term for every office and that's fucking it. I don't know what that means for SCOTUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 The problem with term limits is that you have a lot of people with no experience or knowledge, surrounded by people who are more knowledgeable and throwing money at them (lobbyists). Term limits are almost guaranteed to increase the power of the lobbyists even more. But I am down with getting rid of lifetime appointments. It should be long enough to be meaningful and protect people from all-out politics, but either term limits or age limits would be great. I think 75 is a fine age limit for any federal office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Some federal jobs have mandatory retirement already, in some cases at 65 (EG military, law enforcement). They also have minimum health standards, and that should include mental capacity. I don't think RBG was fit either by age, or physical and mental capacities for at least 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zathras said: Some federal jobs have mandatory retirement already, in some cases at 65 (EG military, law enforcement). They also have minimum health standards, and that should include mental capacity. I don't think RBG was fit either by age, or physical and mental capacities for at least 15 years. I haven’t seen any signs of cognitive decline from her, but her physical health at times made it more difficult to do her job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Agree to disagree. The emotional toll fighting cancer for most people is tremendous. I am sure it affected her in some way. Point is though, she should have stepped down a long time ago. It was a selfish act to stay on that long. Had she stepped down during the Obama term, the dems would not be in this mess in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 7:19 PM, Fozzie said: The problem with term limits is that you have a lot of people with no experience or knowledge, surrounded by people who are more knowledgeable and throwing money at them (lobbyists). Term limits are almost guaranteed to increase the power of the lobbyists even more. But I am down with getting rid of lifetime appointments. It should be long enough to be meaningful and protect people from all-out politics, but either term limits or age limits would be great. I think 75 is a fine age limit for any federal office. I was thinking about that. I don't know what we can do but this is frustratingly weird what's happening now with the nominee. I feel like a teenager with no power and struggling to express myself in saying WHAT THE HELL SENATE? HOW CAN YOU SAY ONE THING AND DO ANOTHER FOUR YEARS LATER? YOU SUCK. I WANT TO RUNAWAY. Ruth probably would have retired already if we had a different situation. She stuck it out because she felt a sense of obligation and service longer than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 5:38 PM, Zathras said: ... she should have stepped down a long time ago. It was a selfish act to stay on that long. Had she stepped down during the Obama term, the dems would not be in this mess in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Fair, but I think they were all surprised when Mitch pulled those shenanigans at the end of Obama's term that the next president got to pick the Supreme Court replacement. After that, she was forced to stick it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Well, it's clear I underestimated the scum bags Mitch and company really are, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeygirl Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Why is NOBODY in Washington calling them out on this BULLSHIT right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 They are, there's just nothing they can actually do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 That’s the thing about politics: the people in power get to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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