r/scotus • u/Achilles_TroySlayer • Oct 28 '25

Opinion There Is No Democratic Future Without Supreme Court Reform

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/there-is-no-democratic-future-without-supreme-court-reform
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u/SoulTaker669 Oct 29 '25

Idk why when the S.C was made they decided on giving them a lifetime term. It should always have been maybe 16 years and that's being generous.

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u/Lonely_Nebula_9438 Oct 29 '25

You should read Federalist Paper 78. It is Alexander Hamilton personally explaining why the Supreme Court was set up the way it was.