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cstanleytech

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26. Make it 12 with all being replaced together with new judges that are drawn randomly from the current Federal judges

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Dec 10, 2024, 07:31 PM

Dec 10

if a federal judge declines then a new one is randomly selected and the declining judge is removed from being a judge and can never serve as a federal judge again and even if they try resigning before declining to serve on scotus they can still never be a federal judge again.
If a judge dies or steps down then a new one is drawn randomly to complete the term and no judge that's ever served on SCOTUS can serve as a federal judge ever again.

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In before all of the... Hugin Dec 10 #1

re: "Also, it could be a mechanism for expanding the court over time." thesquanderer Dec 10 #18

It's obviously a work in progress. Hugin Dec 10 #19

SCJ should not be limited to just 9. IMO it should be 13 right now. LiberalFighter Dec 10 #20

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Becsuse once you open up the Constitution Dan Dec 10 #13

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It's generally thought best to avoid having all three branches of gov't "turn over" at the same time. eppur_se_muova Dec 10 #12

Read the Constitution about congressional terms. LiberalFighter Dec 10 #21

Condescend much ? eppur_se_muova Dec 10 #24

You stated... "Since both POTUS and Reps are up for re-election every four years," LiberalFighter Dec 10 #28

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Go for it, Sisyphus Fullduplexxx Dec 10 #8

It's the main cog in the grinding wheels of SCOTUS time bucolic_frolic Dec 10 #10

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And what if saboteurs simply refuse to allow confirmation-hearings? DetlefK Dec 10 #14

An idea I liked... kimmylavin Dec 10 #25

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My SCOTUS confidence died forever in 2000 GoreWon2000 Dec 10 #16

Too long karin_sj Dec 10 #17

This should not pass while Trump is in office. alarimer Dec 10 #23

Make it 12 with all being replaced together with new judges that are drawn randomly from the current Federal judges cstanleytech Dec 10 #26

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