So what do you think about term limits on Supreme Court Justices, and how that would effect the balance of powers?

[DaveJord]

I mean the closest thing we have to monarchs in the United States are Supreme Court Justices. The intent behind the balances of power between the three branches is that the Judicial Branch is not suppose to take sides or project political agendas or influence... but what's the point of passing legislation if the supreme court can just chip away at it, undermine the law and then make it legal or illegal with the swipe of a pen. They literally are the Judges and Jury, and we put limitations on the President and Congress... but who puts limitations on the Supreme Court... are they abusing their power and should there be term limits imposed upon them?

The problem is that in order to do that you would have to amend the constitution, and then the Supreme Court could rule that it is unconstitutional and through it out.

[DarkWinterNights]

Basically the only reason they are getting much attention is because congress is gridlocked. SCOTUS doesn’t make laws they make determinations on whether or not laws are constitutional. Turning it into a circus as well would just guarantee that nothing would ever be decided, and since many of their decisions benefit the people over the federal government, the end result would ultimately be less individual, less states rights and more federal overreach.

[John_Doesnt]

I want term limits for every political office. I'm sick of seeing the same old bastard every year.

[Agape93]

Good with it. They have no checks on their power except impeachment which is pretty much never going to happen.

[DaveJord]

Agreed you win some you loss some.