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.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
House incumbent targeted by Trump faces tough primary in WashingtonAs one of two Republican members of Congress from Washington to have voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler faces one of her toughest primaries since she was first elected to represent the southwest region of the state in 2010.
Read more »
White House could declare public health emergency over monkeypox outbreakThere are nearly 2,900 confirmed monkeypox cases across 44 states, but New York remains the epicenter.
Read more »
Jared Kushner privately battled thyroid cancer while aide to Trump in White HouseJared Kushner secretly battled thyroid cancer while serving as senior advisor to his father-in-law then-President Trump in October 2019, Fox News confirmed.
Read more »
Jared Kushner Says He Had Cancer In White House And Kept It Secret From TrumpThe ex-president's son-in-law and former adviser made the revelation in a new memoir.
Read more »
Pence's Ex-Chief of Staff and White House Lawyer Testified to Jan. 6 Grand JuryThe DOJ's grand jury, said one legal expert, 'is finally going for the jugular: It's targeting Trump's role in criminally pressuring his own VP to help him overturn his 2020 loss to Biden.'
Read more »