Well, not that former president.
SCOTUS rules against Biden student loan handout
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And here I thought the tweets were going to be in answer to this question:
But after that wall of tweets is posted (I'm not holding my breath), let's try to limit the plastering. And that goes for Youtube videos as well.
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In 2017 Trump released a list of 26 potential Supreme Court nominees and announced that he would ONLY be picking justices from this list. Here is his 2017 list: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/br ... ourt-list/
On that list there was one Hispanic justice (Federico Moreno) and one Black justice (Robert Young) who are ages 71 and 72, respectively. So absolutely everyone involved knew those were throw-away names and not candidates who Trump would actually ever pick for SCOTUS. No president ever nominates anyone over age 70 for the supreme court. The remainder of the list was composed of 20 white men and 4 white women. So it was clear to everyone involved that Trump was announcing he was only going to be picking Justices from a list of 20 white men and 4 white women. Which he did. His 3 picks came straight from that list.
He actually announced his list before the 2016 elections saying, If you elect me I will select my SCOTUS nominees only from this list.
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Congress can impeach a justice anytime they want to.
The states could also pass a constitutional amendment limiting SCOTUS terms.
Finally, Congress can pack the court and add seats anytime it wants to.
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In other words, Trump said he would nominate black, white, and Hispanic male and female justices.Ken wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:33 pmIn 2017 Trump released a list of 26 potential Supreme Court nominees and announced that he would ONLY be picking justices from this list. Here is his 2017 list: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/br ... ourt-list/
On that list there was one Hispanic justice (Federico Moreno) and one Black justice (Robert Young) who are ages 71 and 72, respectively. So absolutely everyone involved knew those were throw-away names and not candidates who Trump would actually ever pick for SCOTUS. No president ever nominates anyone over age 70 for the supreme court. The remainder of the list was composed of 20 white men and 4 white women. So it was clear to everyone involved that Trump was announcing he was only going to be picking Justices from a list of 20 white men and 4 white women. Which he did. His 3 picks came straight from that list.
He actually announced his list before the 2016 elections saying, If you elect me I will select my SCOTUS nominees only from this list.
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Yes, Ken every country is different. The UK doesn’t have a written constitution - is that a model to follow as well? Curious, when exactly did life-long appointments and the un-Democratic selection process become a concerning issue for you?Ken wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:41 pmLifetime appointments to the Supreme Court and lower courts is not actually found anywhere in the Constitution. For that matter, neither is the size of the Supreme Court at 9 members.
In fact, the US is the only western Democracy that has lifetime appointments for judges. Just to cite some examples:
In the United Kingdom, Supreme Court Justices are selected by a non-partisan judicial commission which is required by law to base their selections on merit only. The commission forwards the name to the Lord Chancellor, Prime Minister and King. They cannot substitute an alternative choice but can only reject the choice and send it back to the Commission for reconsideration. Once appointed by the King, all British judges (not just the Supreme Court) have a mandatory retirement age of 75 (it was age 70 until a few years ago). There are no lifetime judicial appointments in the UK.
In France, Supreme Court justices serve single 9-year terms.
In Germany, all justices serve a single 12 year term and have mandatory retirement at age 68.
No western Democratic country other than the US has both lifetime appointments and no mandatory retirement age.
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Samuel Chase. Impeached but not removed by the Senate. Impeachments generally are rare - most guilty folk prefer to resign and avoid the public humiliation.Szdfan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:42 pmHas a Justice ever been impeached? There’s been resignations due to scandals.
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No political party ever* nominates anyone over age 70 for president, either. Until 7 years ago, and now both parties seem incapable of nominating anyone under 70.
Careful with those blanket statements.
* one exception for re-election, and age was not an issue in that campaign. "I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."
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No, actually every other country limits Judicial tenure. The US is the only one that is different in that it doesn't.HondurasKeiser wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:48 pmYes, Ken every country is different. The UK doesn’t have a written constitution - is that a model to follow as well? Curious, when exactly did life-long appointments and the un-Democratic selection process become a concerning issue for you?Ken wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:41 pmLifetime appointments to the Supreme Court and lower courts is not actually found anywhere in the Constitution. For that matter, neither is the size of the Supreme Court at 9 members.
In fact, the US is the only western Democracy that has lifetime appointments for judges. Just to cite some examples:
In the United Kingdom, Supreme Court Justices are selected by a non-partisan judicial commission which is required by law to base their selections on merit only. The commission forwards the name to the Lord Chancellor, Prime Minister and King. They cannot substitute an alternative choice but can only reject the choice and send it back to the Commission for reconsideration. Once appointed by the King, all British judges (not just the Supreme Court) have a mandatory retirement age of 75 (it was age 70 until a few years ago). There are no lifetime judicial appointments in the UK.
In France, Supreme Court justices serve single 9-year terms.
In Germany, all justices serve a single 12 year term and have mandatory retirement at age 68.
No western Democratic country other than the US has both lifetime appointments and no mandatory retirement age.
I've always been concerned about unaccountable life-long tenure to public positions of immense responsibility. Whether we are talking about Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Clarence Thomas or anyone else.
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Justices should be selected based on qualifications, not skin color. Ketanji Brown Jackson is an example of a supreme Court Justice being selected based on skin color. However she will always be remembered for having a past history of being being lenient on vile, evil kiddie porn purveyors, who didn't know when life begins, couldn't answer if unborn children feel pain, and thought you needed to be a biologist to know what a “woman” is.Ken wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:33 pmIn 2017 Trump released a list of 26 potential Supreme Court nominees and announced that he would ONLY be picking justices from this list. Here is his 2017 list: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/br ... ourt-list/
On that list there was one Hispanic justice (Federico Moreno) and one Black justice (Robert Young) who are ages 71 and 72, respectively. So absolutely everyone involved knew those were throw-away names and not candidates who Trump would actually ever pick for SCOTUS. No president ever nominates anyone over age 70 for the supreme court. The remainder of the list was composed of 20 white men and 4 white women. So it was clear to everyone involved that Trump was announcing he was only going to be picking Justices from a list of 20 white men and 4 white women. Which he did. His 3 picks came straight from that list.
He actually announced his list before the 2016 elections saying, If you elect me I will select my SCOTUS nominees only from this list.
Two other examples of people being selected for positions based on skin color and being woefully under qualified for the positions granted them. Kamala Harris and the White House press secretary KJP.
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