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About freaking time: “Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-Maryland) introduced the Reform of Bench Eligibility (ROBE) Act on Monday. The bill would institute 18-year tenures for Supreme Court justices, ensuring a regular rotation of new justices every two years or so and ending the lifetime appointments currently enjoyed by members of the bench.”

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https://truthout.org/articles/house-democrat-introduces-bill-to-end-lifetime-supreme-court-tenures/

House Democrat Introduces Bill to End Lifetime Supreme Court Tenures

“Faith in the court depends on its legitimacy as a fair and independent institution,” said Rep. Johnny Olszewski.

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U.S. Politics in Real Time Jun 26, 2023

Pelosi says there ‘certainly should be term limits’ for Supreme Court justices, leaves door open for expansion

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4066911-pelosi-says-there-certainly-should-be-term-limits-for-supreme-court-justices-leaves-door-open-for-expansion/

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Pelosi says there ‘certainly should be term limits’ for Supreme Court justices, leaves door open for expansion

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Supreme Court justices should have term limits, and left the door open for expansion of the nine-justice court. Pelosi said on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki” that there “certainly should be term limits” for the justices. “Here we have a body … chosen for…

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Arena Cops 🇺🇦✌Feb 16, 2023

@kims @Dahlialith @heidilifeldman Thomas & many others [impeached] before him are proof, that the assumption, that lifetime appointments of judges & justices would guarantee judicial independence, may have been appropriate at the time of the Founders, when codes of honor used to be observed, but proves to be naively failing today, in times of broken #SeparationOfPowers & extreme partisanship.

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