Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced a constitutional amendment that would impose term limits on future Supreme Court justices.
The proposed amendment would place 18-year term limits, with new terms beginning every two years.
BREAKING: Democratic Senator Joe Manchin has introduced a bill proposing 18-year term limits for Supreme Court Justices.
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“The current lifetime appointment structure is broken and fuels polarizing confirmation battles and political posturing that has eroded public confidence in the highest court in our land,” Manchin said in a statement, according to The Hill.
“Our amendment maintains that there shall never be more than nine Justices and would gradually create regular vacancies on the Court, allowing the President to appoint a new Justice every two years with the advice and consent of the United States Senate,” he added.
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