1/8
THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN
There are over 30,000 State Court Judges
There are 675 Federal District Court Judges sitting in 94 different Districts
There are 13 Federal Appellate Courts with 180 Judges
And there are FIVE political hacks on the #SupremeCourt.
See the problem?
THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN
There are over 30,000 State Court Judges
There are 675 Federal District Court Judges sitting in 94 different Districts
There are 13 Federal Appellate Courts with 180 Judges
And there are FIVE political hacks on the #SupremeCourt.
See the problem?
2/8
80 Million people can elect a President, 50 Senators and 222 Representatives...and 5 political appointees with bulletproof lifetime gigs get to say "NO, sorry ladies, we know better"
Time to change the system.
80 Million people can elect a President, 50 Senators and 222 Representatives...and 5 political appointees with bulletproof lifetime gigs get to say "NO, sorry ladies, we know better"
Time to change the system.
3/8
Nowhere in the Constitution does it mandate NINE Supreme Court Justices. In fact, the Original Supreme Court was comprised of just 6...yes, six Justices.
It got expanded to 9 when the US had 9 Appellate Circuits. Now we have 13...which, by itself is a good reason to expand.
Nowhere in the Constitution does it mandate NINE Supreme Court Justices. In fact, the Original Supreme Court was comprised of just 6...yes, six Justices.
It got expanded to 9 when the US had 9 Appellate Circuits. Now we have 13...which, by itself is a good reason to expand.
4/8
My proposal:
Expand the #SCOTUS to 21 Justices over time
Add 2 Justices every 2 years in December (after the November elections) until we reach 21
I'm in favor of Term Limits on the #SCOTUS as well...I say 20 years...it gives even more importance to Presidential Elections
My proposal:
Expand the #SCOTUS to 21 Justices over time
Add 2 Justices every 2 years in December (after the November elections) until we reach 21
I'm in favor of Term Limits on the #SCOTUS as well...I say 20 years...it gives even more importance to Presidential Elections
5/8
THE REAL BENEFIT:
Each new case would be assigned RANDOMLY to a "panel" of Justices (say panels of 7 or 9)
"Why?"
Good question.
Because, if lawyers (and their special interest clients) didn't know that a given case would be in front of their 5 hand-picked stooges...
THE REAL BENEFIT:
Each new case would be assigned RANDOMLY to a "panel" of Justices (say panels of 7 or 9)
"Why?"
Good question.
Because, if lawyers (and their special interest clients) didn't know that a given case would be in front of their 5 hand-picked stooges...
6/8
...they would think twice about filing the BS cases that are tailored for an audience of FIVE.
With no assurance of the makeup of the randomly assigned panel, their pleadings/arguments would need to be more based on law...less on partisan sentiment. What a novel concept.
...they would think twice about filing the BS cases that are tailored for an audience of FIVE.
With no assurance of the makeup of the randomly assigned panel, their pleadings/arguments would need to be more based on law...less on partisan sentiment. What a novel concept.
7/8
And, this proposal isn't novel at all.
The Fed Appellate Court system uses that methodology already...180 Judges in 13 Districts...about 12 per App Circuit
Each appeal is randomly assigned to panel of only 3 App Ct Judges
Q: Is anyone complaining about that system?
A: NO
And, this proposal isn't novel at all.
The Fed Appellate Court system uses that methodology already...180 Judges in 13 Districts...about 12 per App Circuit
Each appeal is randomly assigned to panel of only 3 App Ct Judges
Q: Is anyone complaining about that system?
A: NO
8/8
And, more #SCOTUS Justices would mean more cases heard on a more expedited basis
The Supreme Court was supposed to be comprised of the best and the brightest (actual legal scholars). That's no longer the case
Its turned into a partisan-political-bought-and-paid-for cabal.
And, more #SCOTUS Justices would mean more cases heard on a more expedited basis
The Supreme Court was supposed to be comprised of the best and the brightest (actual legal scholars). That's no longer the case
Its turned into a partisan-political-bought-and-paid-for cabal.
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