Dem Solons Refile Bill To Set 18-Year Limit For Justices

Slamming the majority on the US Supreme Court (SC)as corrupt and "heavily politicized," Reps. Ro Khanna and Don Beyer on Friday reintroduced legislation to impose term limits for the nine justices in order to "restore judicial independence," Julia Conley of the NGO group Common Dreams reported for Raw Story.

Photo Insert: Khanna (D-Calif.) said that the framers of the Constitution established lifetime appointments for justices on the sc in order "to ensure impartiality," but rulings by the six right-wing members of the panel's majority have not held up that standard.

Khanna (D-Calif.) said that the framers of the Constitution established lifetime appointments for justices on the sc in order "to ensure impartiality," but rulings by the six right-wing members of the panel's majority have not held up that standard.

"The SC's decision to block student debt relief will put many hardworking Americans at risk of default and will be a disaster for our economy," said Rep. Ro Khanna.

"I'm proud to reintroduce the Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act to implement term limits to rebalance the court and stop extreme partisanship."

The legislation would create an 18-year term limit for justices appointed after the law was enacted. Justices would be permitted to serve on lower courts after their term was up.

Beyer (D-Va.) said the time has come to impose term limits following numerous partisan decisions by the SC, including its overturning of Roe v. Wade last year, and revelations about undisclosed financial ties that right-wing Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch have had to Republican megadonors and operatives who have had business before the court.

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