Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.
Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.
I don’t understand the logic of keeping them free from political influence. It’s obvious that lifetime appointments don’t do that. The founding fathers weren’t perfect and not everything about their vision is perfect or even working. Right now SCotUS justices are picked based on whether they will serve the agenda of the party that’s in power when the seat opens up, and half the problem is that a majority in the Senate can hold a seat open until it’s someone they like’s turn to do the picking. Let’s cut the Senate out entirely. 10 year terms, then you’re done forever. President picks, then we hold a national election based on popular vote that either says “yes” or “no”.
All good in theory but the problem is that you have to get the branch of the government manipulating said system to agree to vote themselves out and thereby reduce their power.
So it’s literally never happening.
*Never will the USA government as it is currently established under the existing constitution and electoral process will these changes be made. It is very possible that the union could fail at any moment and history seems to indicate it’s probably not that far from a collapse as a nation.