e40
3mo ago
The whole point of no term limits on supreme judges is so they remove the incentive of selling out to interest groups to maximize their income or social interested during their tenure. Unless there's evidence that long standing judges do in fact profit more than, say, congressmen in the nature of their duration as supreme court judges, #2 is pure culture war and could end up backfiring spectacularly.
That didn't seem to workout in the Thomas case, given all the gifts he received. And, his claims of being underpaid are another reason your statement seems false.
e40
3mo ago
I like that. It sort of inflicts the court with a modern appointment for each term, to give the past (and sometimes far past) less sway.
Having seen racions tear apart a cat and leave a mess, I would have to see more persuasive evidence.
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