Sitting presidents select Supreme Court Justices. If not for the presidential term limit, a popular Republican or Democrat could nominate an entire court during his tenure provided enough of the older Supreme folk died or retired. Currently, there is no term for a Supreme Court Justice. While I don't question their credentials, I am concerned that someone placed on the court by Richard Nixon might be better equipped to be playing with his great grand children than disposing justice as the final say in America. Many would claim an advantage lies in the freedom to dispense decisions without peer or conflict, without competition other than within the fold, but to me, a finite term of some kind would be preferable.
If anyone out there thinks that the Supreme Court is unbiased, consider how many decisions are defined along political lines. We need to reinvent the process of placement or invent a new system altogether that would mix the sand between conservative and liberal viewpoints. Today's political concept between Reps and Dems of "us and them" is bleeding into the court. And don't give me that baloney about the court upholding the Constitution. The Supreme Court is no less responsible for misinterpretations than any office holder in the land.
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