r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • Aug 29 '26

PoliticalTea 🗳️ No one should have a lifetime appointment.

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u/ShanGus7 Aug 29 '26

If it happens, should be shorter.

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u/Training_Ad_9222 Aug 29 '26

My thoughts. Let stop it to 4-6 at most

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u/AnyCarpenter4946 Aug 29 '26

Senate and congress take 4 to 6 years to appoint a judge these days.

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u/henryeaterofpies Aug 29 '26

Only if its a Democratic nominee. Republicans get rubber stamped

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u/OldSchoolBubba Aug 29 '26

This. Tell it

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u/henryeaterofpies Aug 29 '26

Are we forgetting that the recently departed Mitch McConnell just refused to look at Merrick Garland because of some bullshit rule he made up and then went back on for Trump?

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u/reddit_time_waster Aug 29 '26

I agree that terms should be longer for justices to gain experience with other more senior justices. 8 or 12 is still a far cry from lifetime.

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u/Beneficial-Tea-2055 Aug 29 '26

You don’t have that many candidates to go through.