In early 2020, several Democratic presidential candidates including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke offered different proposals to reforming the Supreme Court. The proposals include adding 5 democratically elected judges to the current court and imposing term limits on current judges. According to the U.S. federal statute, justices have lifetime tenure unless they resign, retire, or are removed from office. Proponents of Supreme Court reform argue that the current court will be filled with too many conservative judges for the next several decades and it is not representative of the US population. Opponents argue that the plans are unconstitutional, would upset the balance of power and reinforce the idea that there are Democratic judges and Republican judges.
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Deleted4yrs4Y
Get politics out of the courts.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Get the politics out of the court.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Implement term limits and get the politics out of the court.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, reform the court to get politics out and implement term limits.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, get politics out of the courts and impose term limits.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, implement term limits and get politics out of the courts.
@9334YP33yrs3Y
No, and it should not be possible to become supreme court justice unless one is a Christian heterosexual cisgender male who believes the constitution must be interpreted based on the original understanding at the time it was adopted.
@ThomasJj883yrs3Y
No, get politics out of the courts and implement term limits.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, and de politicize the courts.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, get the politics out of the courts and implement term limits.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, implement term limits and get the politics out of the courts.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, reform to impose term limits on judges and the courts should not be politicized.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Get politics out of the court. Uphold the constitution
@8QTZGLS4yrs4Y
There are deeper structural changes like making the supreme court a rotating bench of federal judges which I support.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Their should be an equal amount of representation from each community across the nation but it should get politicized.
@8TP6QKS4yrs4Y
No, and the Supreme Court Justices appointed by the ineligible usurper Obama should be removed and all their rulings voided
Deleted3yrs3Y
Term limits and the court should not be politized.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Get politics and religion out of the courts.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Get politics and religion put of the courts.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Get politics and religion out of the court.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but only reform to impose term limits on justices with option of having them reappointed or replaced, and allow citizens to decide who shall serve in the Supreme Court to become elected officials and include more seats. Same policy would apply to all federal judicial benches. Overall, there should be an equal number of liberal and conservative judges.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Get politics out of the court
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but only reform to impose term limits on justices with option of having them reappointed or replaced. Same policy would apply to all federal judicial benches.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Get the politics out of the courts and implement term limits.
@44R279Y4yrs4Y
No, but the supreme court should maintain a balance of political opinions as to never lean one way or the other.
@8QDSNZY4yrs4Y
Yes, but I would like to at some point move to abolish the Supreme Court
@93SYZTJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but I would prefer abolishing the Supreme Court.
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@8RBQDDP4yrs4Y
Not at the moment, but this idea as well as other ways to reform the Supreme Court should be investigated
@8DM54SD4yrs4Y
Congress should pass a Constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to 9 seats, with 18 year term limits. A new justice would be chosen every odd numbered year to ensure greater distance from elections, and a fairer distribution of appointments to Presidents.
@92JXK3J3yrs3Y
No. It is unconstitutional and expansion and term limits could be corrupted in the future for political purposes.
@92YHQCV3yrs3Y
Yes, unless you have a Better Idea to Prevent The US supreme court from becoming a threat to our democracy. (e.g. being weaponized to skew political power, insulate extreme conservative coalitions from accountability, etc.)
@3PJB4CP4yrs4Y
Yes, justices have varying ideologies and constitutional interpretations. The small number of justices is an inadequate sample size that cannot issue fair decisions and that creates intensely partisan battles regarding nominations. With more justices and shorter terms, decisions would have a more accurate consensus nomination battles would be less partisan.
@8SFDLS64yrs4Y
Yes, but only reform to impose term limits on judges and the majority political party in the House will also have the majority in the supreme court. Example: 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans as of right now since the House is democrat controlled. Alternatively if the Republicans have the House majority then the supreme court will be 5 republicans and 4 democrats.
@8H4DF7B4yrs4Y
Seats can be added but no term limits.
@8KQ83J54yrs4Y
More seats should be temporarily added by a non-Republican administration to rectify the stealing of Merrick Garland's seat in 2016, Judge Kennedy's collusive and premature retirement during the Trump administration, and the Republican's hypocritical confirmation of Coney Barrett. Term limits should also be instituted.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
No, but the people should have the right to recall judges if they receive enough votes.
@3868DQW4yrs4Y
Yes, reform is needed but it needs to be done in a way that can be carried out without politicization.
@3GFCGW24yrs4Y
Yes, and ensure that the judges are elected by the populace, not designated by the President.
@6VPNLKS4yrs4Y
The number of Justices should remain the same. Justices should have no term limits but should be subject to mental fitness tests regularly.
@6SGYZ4S4yrs4Y
Move to a 2/3rds majority confirmation requirement in the Senate for all federal judges, cap the Supreme Court at 9 justices, impose 18-year terms and a rotating term system for Supreme Court justices, and have a commission select a list of potential nominees for the President to select.
@kgtiberius4yrs4Y
No, only increase the number of Supreme Court judges to match population growth for more judicial review and increased workloads.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but only reform to impose an age 75 limit for judges serving on the Supreme Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to add two additional seats and impose an age 75 limit for judges serving on the Supreme Court
@8232JX94yrs4Y
No, and Congress should be more proactive so that the Supreme Court can be less politicized.
@85QL69F3yrs3Y
Regardless, Supreme Court justices should be decided in a national election voted on by the American people
@85QT7X34yrs4Y
Add one more seat for a more equal distribution and fairness.
@88NZKDZ3yrs3Y
Yes, there should be term limits to reduce the amount of power an individual can hold and court-packing would be more representative of our population.
@8BD7ZGN4yrs4Y
Yes, we need to increase the seats so there are 10 justices on the court with 5 being democrats and 5 being republican. However, for something like this to work they need to introduce a "no tie policy" so all votes wouldn't end 5-5.
@86N5Z354yrs4Y
No, but reform how the judges are selected.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but only reform to impose an age 75 limit on judges who serve on the Court
@Landon-Dillard3yrs3Y
Yes, include 15 seats and age limits to 70
@86N5Z354yrs4Y
No, but there should be reform on how the justices are picked
@86N5Z354yrs4Y
No, but their should be reform on how the justices are picked
@86N5Z354yrs4Y
Yes, but also reform how the judges are selected to avoid politicization.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to include two additional seats and impose an age 75 limit for judges serving on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but only reform to impose an age limit of 75 for judges serving on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to include two additional seats and impose an age limit of 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, add two additional seats and impose an age limit of 75 for judges serving on the Court
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
Yes, impose an age limit of 75 for judges serving on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to include two additional seats and impose an age limit of 75 for judges serving on the Court
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, by adding two additional judges to the Court, and setting term limits of 24 years for judges or a mandatory retirement age of 75, whichever comes first.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, by adding two additional judges to the Court and setting term limits of 24 years for judges and/or a mandatory retirement age of 75, whichever comes first.
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, reform to include more seats and set a maximum age limit of 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, reform to add two additional seats and impose a maximum age limit of 75 for judges
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, but only reform to impose a maximum age limit of 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, reform to include more seats and a maximum age limit of 75 for Justices to serve on the Court
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
Yes, reform to include more seats and set a maximum age limit of 75 for Justices to serve on the Court
@8DDP7D34yrs4Y
The way justices are appointed needs to be reformed.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to add two additional seats and impose a maximum age limit of 75 on judges
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to add two additional seats and impose a maximum tenure of age 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to add two additional seats and a requirement that age 75 is the maximum tenure for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but only reform to impose a term limit of age 75 on judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but only reform to impose a term limit of age 75 on judges
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to include more seats and impose an age 75 limit for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to include more seats and impose an age limit of age 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to add two more seats and impose an age limit of age 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to include two more seats and impose a limit of age 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, vote on a Constitutional amendment to add two more seats and impose a limit of age 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to add two more seats and impose a limit of age 75 for judges who serve on the Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to include two more seats and an age 75 limit for judges serving on the Supreme Court
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, but only reform to impose an age 75 limit for judges serving on the Supreme Court.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, reform to add two more seats and impose an age 75 limit for judges serving on the Supreme Court
@8FCV27F3yrs3Y
Yes, and add an extensive nonpartisan screening process to insure each nominee is qualified and impartial.
@8GZRRDZ4yrs4Y
It should be reformed to have term limits and some way of the public directly voting on the position. Either in giving a thumbs up or down on a specific nominee or an election between several candidates.
@8HSPX3X4yrs4Y
No, but the candidate must be shown to be unbiased and have a well-established education/background to know and understand the law.
@8KG7DR84yrs4Y
Yes. Judges of the supreme court should retire once they hit they're 70 birthday.
@8KTQ3ZS4yrs4Y
No, I think it is fine how it is.
@8LG9WPJ4yrs4Y
Yes, in that judges must be shown to be unbiased and apolitical. The judiciary should never be politicized. Judges should have to receive equal represented parties to be confirmed and be fully vetted. Term limits only for mandatory age retirement.
@8M98FV94yrs4Y
Yes, match the number of supreme court justices with the number of district circuits.
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