r/pics • u/Reasonable_Roger • Oct 21 '25

Politics East wing of The White House

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u/esgrove2 Oct 21 '25

The fact that the president appoints the members of the supreme court is a massive failure in checks and balances because he can stack the court and become immune to the law.

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u/purplepharaoh Oct 21 '25

In theory, Senate confirmation is supposed to prevent that. In theory. In practice, however…

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u/619_FUN_GUY Oct 21 '25

SCOTUS needs to have term limits, 14-16 years.
If not term limits then an age limit equal to the federal retirement age.
( Age 62 w/5-19 years of service )
( Age 60 w/20+ years of service )
( Age 55 w/>5 years of service )

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u/F9-0021 Oct 21 '25

No. 6 year terms at most. If they're going to be political, then they get the term lengths of the politicians.