DeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 months agoSenate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Courtwww.washingtonexaminer.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down110cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1317arrow-down1external-linkSenate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Courtwww.washingtonexaminer.comDeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squaremagnetosphere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up23·11 months agoOne of the primary justifications for having a lifetime appointment was to take corruption out of the equation, and that’s clearly not working, so…
minus-squareVeraxus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-211 months agoWhen a deeply corrupt branch is responsible for installing appointments to another branch with no public accountability whatsoever… yeah. One bad apple spoils the barrel, and a solid half of the barrel is nothing but the most pungent, loathsome rot.
One of the primary justifications for having a lifetime appointment was to take corruption out of the equation, and that’s clearly not working, so…
When a deeply corrupt branch is responsible for installing appointments to another branch with no public accountability whatsoever… yeah. One bad apple spoils the barrel, and a solid half of the barrel is nothing but the most pungent, loathsome rot.