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18 year limit?! Where'd they get that limit Matt Gaetz?

It's about time

Make retro- active.

Why not a Constitutional Amendment establishing term limits for all federally elected and appointed positions? The Republican Party's decline into Trump fascism began in 1994 with its promise to pass an amendment establishing term limits for Congress. Gingrich to Trump, the destruction of the GOP

A snowball's chance in Hell.

I've been asking for an 18 year term for years for these guys.

We do need supreme court limits, and term limits for house and senate as well.

YES! People running for Congress always campaign for ‘term limits’, but as soon as they win, they never bring it up again. 🤬

huge but will never pass

Grand idea, would be better if retroactive. But the hurdles are enormous. When the Democrats had majorities, they should have enacted a legislative reform not needing a constitutional amendment - expanding the court to appoint new justices in response to GOP/McConnell far right court packing

How about adding term limits for congress while you’re at it.

About time Joe Manchin does something to help our Democracy!

Manchin proposes this on his way out the door. Why didn’t he propose it when he had leverage? And he did have leverage with the R’s.

That's way too damn long! 18 years?!? President is only 8 years total. Are we going to trust anyone as a justice that long? Ideally you'd hope knowledge makes anyone better but theres a tendency for too much complacency and rubber stamping at that point in anything like that.

Sorry to say - Not gonna happen. Will never get 67 votes

Don’t get your hopes up this need to get passed in the house, senate and get to president Biden before 1/20/25. We all know that won’t happen

It'll never get ratified. Too many GOP supermajorities. There was an interview with the Turtle a few years ago. Said while everyone was consumed with his machinations with judges, he was fulfilling his true goal-as many GOP states as possible. He wanted a new constitution too.

I wish but it’s all a little late isn’t it.

Should be no more than ten years. In my state, judges face a vote of confidence "... shall X be retained?" I think after four years, people should have a voice on rather to retain Supremes then one more term and out.

Manchin? Why?

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Totally agreed! We just refused to support an aging president, hence calling him incompetent to lead. But we support justices having unlimited tenures on the highest court in the nation. It is definitely time to overhaul the nation's highest court - long shot or not. Let's Try!

Manchin waits until he leaves to do this?

Yes please

Remember, they swear in the new Congress on January 3, which means we will lose the majority in the Senate. Figure in the Christmas recess and it’s pretty darn impossible !

If that would pass now, trump would appoint worse replacements

So needed. Sadly, so unlikely to happen.

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With you on that!

Nope! SCOTUS gave Immunity to office of the President. Trump was out of office when SCOTUS made this ruling. Biden is current president. SCOTUS only intended to advance Trump's future goal of Imperial Presidency BUT they gave it to the Presidency: Biden must use it to remove MAGA SCOTUS Justices.

Nope! SCOTUS gave Immunity to office of the President. Trump was out of office when SCOTUS made this ruling. Biden is current president. SCOTUS only intended to advance Trump's future goal of Imperial Presidency BUT they gave it to the Presidency: Biden must use it to remove MAGA SCOTUS Justices.

I fully expect a couple of the older extremist justices to retire soon so they can be replaced with younger extremist judges.

They need to do that for themselves as well! According to Pew Research, 50% of US House members and 74% of Senate members were born before 1965. Analysis by Open Secrets found that in the 2024 election cycle, 98.5% of House incumbents won re-election, as did 90.9% of Senate incumbents.

Need to make his cheeks a little rosier

He's pushing to get rid of Sotomayer. He doesn't mind sacrificing Alito and Thomas. That way, Trump gets to appoint another fascist, MAGA judge.

Hope this happens for the Supreme Court judges as a precedent to add strength & maybe help prevent his ending term limits idea.

- Code of ethics, tax disclosures is a must - Dunno abt age limits, but forced retirement when it's clear of any permanent decline imo - Judges rotating positions would be great (anti judge shop) - If you limit the scope of SC in some ways, what if the pres. or congress abuses power in those ways?

I'm with you on expand, ethics & age....tell me more about what you are thinking re: scope???

Yes please

Exactly

Oh Art, aren’t you the clever one? Good ideas, each and everyone.

Ditto for Congress and circuit judges.

He's pushing to get rid of Sotomayer. He doesn't mind sacrificing Alito and Thomas. That way, Trump gets to appoint another fascist, MAGA judge.

Oh now Manchin wants to put on his big boy pants and care about America???

If they were serious they would include term limits for Congress as well.

2 yr limits are better.

He's pushing to get rid of Sotomayer. He doesn't mind sacrificing Alito and Thomas. That way, Trump gets to appoint another fascist, MAGA judge.

As much as I want it to go through, it would be hilarious, it would also be hilarious to see this fail just so Manchin can see how expendable he is. He loved being a blue conservative and I'd be funny if they ppl he tried to buddy up with drop him like a bad habit

I'd prefer 10-15 years, plus ethics-code-enforcement/teeth, and expansion to 13 justices ... to match the number of circuits..

Manchen? I’m surprised

Joe manchin has been part of the problem for a long time…why didn’t he do this long ago?

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Too little, too late, assholes

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He's pushing to get rid of Sotomayer. He doesn't mind sacrificing Alito and Thomas. That way, Trump gets to appoint another fascist, MAGA judge.

Pretty much

Honestly, I'm against it. I don't think that we should have term limits for the supreme court. On the other hand, I do think that there should be something done. In particular, congress should have a little more courage and impeach the justices when they do shit.

Manchin will not be able to see if this will pass since he is leaving after the first of the year

Clarence Thomasis like that mark Robinson

Manchin's actions are not worth the breath taken to speak it, and he knows it on many levels. I am glad that he is gone, however sad that WV seat went to the GOP.

Lol

Ignore it unless it applies to Congress. No one on the Court has been there as long as McConnell, Pelosi, & Schumer have been in Congress.

Don't think it will pass, but it should be set to a long enough time to ensure that the judge is isolated from political changes. Maybe 16 to 24 years.

How pathetic at this point. We're so fucked.

I don't expect this to pass, but it would be interesting seeing how congress voted on it.

This is the only decent thing Manchin has done

Good idea

I hope this passes. Term limits should be imposed on all members of Congress as well as the supreme court. Even so, you see congressmen and women moving between houses and the presidency so they’ll still hang around if they so desire but they’ll have to ‘work’ for it. No free rides 👍🏻

To little to late?

Agree! We also need term limits for senators, then maybe they'll get something done instead of focusing on job security from their PACs.

I give Manchin absolutely no credit. He's been in the Senate since 2010, and waits till he's on his way out the door to do this. GTFOH.

John Roberts should be impeached immediately as he has no control over this far-right court. He's allowing unethical behavior without consequences. He's a disgrace along with Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh.

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Sure! The corrupt fuckers in the House and the Senate and the White House have to keep singing for their supper and keep doing the bidding of their billionaire pay masters or they get fired and the PAC boys just put the next corrupt fucker in that spot. Judges should work harder for their pay.

It’s important to promote what you want, not just what you know you can get. Let conservatives vote against this, even as they promote distrust in government. Let their constituents see the inconsistencies and the hypocrisy.

Hope springs eternal!

Looking at u McConnell & the Federalist Society as well as money, Mitch receives from pharmaceutical companies. It happens on both sides. Ironically Manchin is one. I think some fight it but when you’re in for 20+ years u start voting for your donors & not always the citizens u swore to represent.

The hands of the voters? Yeh, the court is supposed to be completely unbiased, therefor biased voters should not be near the process at all. Maybe a lottery would restore confidence in the system.

He's pushing to get rid of Sotomayer. He doesn't mind sacrificing Alito and Thomas. That way, Trump gets to appoint another fascist, MAGA judge.

Bills states "new justices"....it's not retroactive

I wonder how long it will take for Trump and Republicans to expand the Supreme Court to 13 or more justices, the way the Democrats were too timid or otherwise unwilling to do.

Every Government politician should have term limits.

To bad this wont pass. And what about ethics enforcement?

if you’re going for the amendment then reduce the number of seats to 7 so when thomas and alito 🥾 the 🪣 trump can’t replace them

You're too damn late Joe manchin.

When does doing the right thing become a longshot. Only because no MAGA has made her great yet. Let's see a continued delay on greatness.

He’s from WVA. Literally his voters. Cmon…his job to represent their interests as they voted for him. He did his job when it mattered…knowing now he was going to get bullied out he shouldn’t given a bigger fuck you to MAGA but he still owes the people a voice. I disagree with those people, tho…

This needs to happen!

100% they enforce minimum age limits… why not max age as well?!

As did Sotomayor. 🤬

Biden is still potus and Dems still control the Senate.

Agreed 💯

Also, in case anyone thinks I’m being ageist, I’m 74.

It’s a great idea, but it’s too late. The damage I’ve done.