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getagrip_already

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7. They could be term limited however....

Reply to PBC_Democrat (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 12:04 PM

Sep 3

Congress could pass a bill by simple majority vote (assuming no filibuster) to set a term limit for a scotus justice.

The hook would be to not force them to retire, but to simply transition them back to being a federal judge.

This is allowed in the constitution since you are not removing them from the bench entirely.

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SCOTUS partisan judges can be removed [View all] dlilafae Sep 3 OP

I think you are making stuff up and your post does not make sense grammatically as it can be read multiple ways Bernardo de La Paz Sep 3 #1

It would ForgedCrank Sep 3 #2

Great Post! Kid Berwyn Sep 3 #3

but will they? samsingh Sep 3 #4

I think this post means bucolic_frolic Sep 3 #5

Let's Review the Process and Probabilty PBC_Democrat Sep 3 #6

They could be term limited however.... getagrip_already Sep 3 #7