Comments on: Speaking Of Term Limits…

By: center

center — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:21:39 +0000

Why worrie about judicial term limits when the whole world of politics is more then totaly corupt.
All elected positions should be limited.
No one individual should be able to become a professional politician.
Term limits should be extended to all positions.
No one individual should be able to hold any elected post more then eight years in a life time.
Government service should be just that, service.
If it was expected that any literate individual will in their life serve in the govenment and be held accountable for their actions our government at every level would be dynamic responsive and truely reflect the will of the people.
Our government was intended to be, for the people, by the people, and of the people, not a profession for corupt lawyers/politicians.
Comprehensive term limits would return the government to the people.
Do this and the much smaller issue of judicial activism will evaproate.

By: Koskd

Koskd — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:34:01 +0000

Good job.

By: ScottM

ScottM — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:35:09 +0000

The good reasons for life terms remain. A judge who is appointed for
a 16-year term at age 50 will have to look at earning a living
after his term expires. Business/lobying and politics are obvious
choices, and thus his tenure on the bench becomes tainted by the need
to make friends while in office.

By: Justin Gardner

Justin Gardner — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:52:18 +0000

I think they should be in for 16 years. 4 presidential terms. That seems fair to me.

By: Montag

Montag — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:28:04 +0000

As of 2001, life expectancy for US men was 74.4 years and for women 79.8 years. [Link below.] So I don't think having a retirement age of 80 would have much of an effect. A 35 year old nominee would still be looking at 45 years before they reach mandatory retirement. Life Expectancy at Birth by Race and Sex, 1930ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“2001

By: Joseph de Moura

Joseph de Moura — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:18:25 +0000

I belive that we should consider age for retiring Supreme Court Justices. The 80th birthday sims reasonable.
JM