House Democrats, desperate to weaken the impact of President Donald Trump's appointment to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, are crafting a bill to remake the Supreme Court, limiting justices' tenures to 18 years.
While the measure avoids the more radical strategy of packing the Court by adding new justices, it would still change the way the Supreme Court operates.
The Constitution sets no term limit on federal judges or Supreme Court justices - they serve for lifetime appointments.
Trump won the 2016 election in part because he released a list of potential Supreme Court nominees - originalists vetted by the Federalist Society.
Trump's Supreme Court justices and his forthcoming nominee represent a historic victory in restraining that "Living Constitution" doctrine in favor of originalism - abiding by the original public meaning of the Constitution and the laws at the time they were passed.
Democrats' belated attempts to remake the Supreme Court in their image are little more than a temper tantrum after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Multiple Democrats have threatened to "Pack" the Supreme Court by adding new justices should Joe Biden win the election.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Democrats Try to Remake the Supreme Court to Stop Trump
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