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Originally Posted by Venkman
No, I'm not surprised. I really hate that the SCOTUS is so important nowadays. I think they wield far too much power, much more than the founding fathers intended. An unelected, largely unaccountable body of nine people essentially setting policy for this country on a variety of issues - I've gotta believe this isn't what the founders had in mind.
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I once read a proposal to amend the constitution to term limit Supreme Court justices. IIRC, the proposal called for an 18-year term rotated in round-robin fashion every 2 years in odd numbered years.
It would mean every president would get exactly 2 appointments per term, in off year elections. The terms are long enough that the odds of one party monopolizing the entire court over multiple successive presidential election cycles are minimal.
I think it's a worthwhile proposal, but I don't think it has ever gotten any traction.