Well, there’s a point to tenure. It’s to be able to weather demented rapists who make it into office. But yeah it’s been thoroughly bescrewed by the Heritage Foundation creeps and Moscow Mitch’s fuckery. Lately, anyway.
Could have voted Hilary and had a good court but no.
Maybe it would be better to just put people in there for 15 years or so? Longer than the 8 years for one president at minimum, but NOT FOR FUCKING LIFE. Unchecked power breeds corruption. It was always dependent on the good will of the judges and that is not something a country should bank on in the long term.
Yeah that’s what most other constitutional tribunals do I think. In Poland for example it’s a 15 year term so even though the court is packed with unconstitutional judges they have to go away soon anyway.
Well, there’s a point to tenure. It’s to be able to weather demented rapists who make it into office. But yeah it’s been thoroughly bescrewed by the Heritage Foundation creeps and Moscow Mitch’s fuckery. Lately, anyway.
Could have voted Hilary and had a good court but no.
Maybe it would be better to just put people in there for 15 years or so? Longer than the 8 years for one president at minimum, but NOT FOR FUCKING LIFE. Unchecked power breeds corruption. It was always dependent on the good will of the judges and that is not something a country should bank on in the long term.
Yeah that’s what most other constitutional tribunals do I think. In Poland for example it’s a 15 year term so even though the court is packed with unconstitutional judges they have to go away soon anyway.
It would be better to just have people come in on rotations from the benches of the highest courts.