Qasim Rashid, Esq.Oct 5, 2023

Wow. Rep Ro Khanna to intro major bill to increase congressional & judicial accountability:
•12 year Congress term limit
•18 year SCOTUS term limit
•Judicial code of ethics
•Ban Congress from trading stocks
•Ban Corporate & PAC donations

Count me in!
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/ro-khanna-unveils-blueprint-term-limits-stock-trading-ban

Ro Khanna unveils political reform blueprint with term limits and stock trading ban

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is set to unveil a plan intended to reform Congress and the federal government that includes a number of proposals that have garnered bipartisan support in recent months, such as the implementation of term limits and a ban on stock trading for lawmakers.

Washington Examiner
Show threadanubis2814
@QasimRashid The congress bill is probably constitutional but does congress have the power to impose term limits on the supreme court? I'm here for it if they can.
Oct 5, 2023 at 8:01pmWeb
Show threadスパックマン クリスOct 5, 2023

@anubis2814 @QasimRashid

IANAL, but Congress makes the laws - so unless the length of SC terms is specified in the Constitution (or a later amendment), I think Congress has authority to set them.

They also fund the court and they can increase the size of the court (that is, add more justices). So, doable, I think.

But, again, IANAL. I don't even play one on TV.

Show threadPeter GOct 6, 2023
@chris_spackman that's an unfortunate abbreviation...
Show threadLibertyForward1Oct 6, 2023
@peterg75 @chris_spackman Don't knock it til you try it
Show threadPeter GOct 6, 2023
@LibertyForward1 LOL.
Show threadスパックマン クリスOct 6, 2023

@peterg75

True, but it has been around since the beginning of the internet (and maybe longer?).

So, I'm used to it. I haven't noticed that part in years.

Show threadHawkmoonOct 8, 2023

@chris_spackman @anubis2814 @QasimRashid

I think it's a check and balance.

Show threadBrent, in a jarOct 5, 2023
@anubis2814 My understanding is that yes, Congress absolutely is given this sort of authority over the Court. I know Congress controls the number of seats
@QasimRashid
Show threadBrent, in a jarOct 5, 2023
@anubis2814 Although after reading the thread it appears I'm out voted two to one on if court term limits would be allowed. Off to read some Articles @QasimRashid
Show threadBrent, in a jarOct 5, 2023
@anubis2814 Alrighty, seems like there is nothing definite in Article III on this, but here's a great article from the Brennan Center...
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/supreme-court-term-limits
Specifically, about halfway down, the section on "The Constitutionality of Implementation by Statute"
@QasimRashid
Supreme Court Term Limits

Staggered 18-year terms would bring regular turnover to the bench. The result would be a Court that better reflects prevailing public values.

Brennan Center for Justice