A group of House Democrats proposed a bill Tuesday that would place 18-year term limits on Supreme Court justices, just a little over a month after the court reversed Roe v. Wade.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!on Tuesday introduced a bill that would place term limits on current and new Supreme Court justices.
The bill,"Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act," was introduced by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., and seeks to amend federal law, placing an 18-year limit onThe bill proposes the president appoint justices in the first and third years after a presidential election. Justices nominated and confirmed through this process would be limited to an 18-year term and retire.
In the case where the number of justices on the bench falls below the required nine due"to vacancy, disability, or disqualification," the justice most recently retired from active service would be expected to step in as an associate justice until the vacancy can be filled. "This Supreme Court is increasingly facing a legitimacy crisis," Johnson said in a statement released by his office."Five of the six conservative justices on the bench were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote, and they are now racing to impose their out-of-touch agenda on the American people, who do not want it."
The congressman also said in the statement that term limits were"a necessary step toward restoring balance" on the majority-conservative court.
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