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[-] ME5SENGER_24@lemm.ee 22 points 11 months ago

And how about next we add a term length?

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago

That would require a constitutional amendment, which is a whole thing.

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We would need an amendment to change the term, but we don't need an amendment to remove the fixed size of the court.

We could keep the life term, and just nominate an additional justice in November of the first and third year of every presidential term, which is about as far away from the presidential and midterm elections as we can get. When a justice dies or resigns, we just don't fill their seat. The size of the court increases with every appointment, and decreases with every death/resignation/impeachment.

[-] ferralcat 2 points 11 months ago

I'm for making the court big. Make it inconsequential when one joins or leaves. Make it 100 and they can help 10x as many people a year.

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