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Democrats Introduce Bill Enacting Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices - Truth Press
The Democrats are showing their total lack of knowledge andnunderstanding of the Constitution. The only problem is that a bill does not have the Constitutional authority to do so. Just like the term limits on the Presidency, it will require an Amendment to the Constitution to do so. To propose an Amendment to the Constitution requires a super majority in both the House and the Senate. A super majority is two-thirds of the total membership. It them requires ratification by three-fourths of all the States.
Article III. - The Judicial Branch
Section 1 - Judicial powers
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in
such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The
Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good
Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which
shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Article. V. - Amendment
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose
Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds
of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either
Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified
by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three
fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the
Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One
thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses
in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be
deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
Democrats Introduce Bill Enacting Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices - Truth Press
The Democrats are showing their total lack of knowledge andnunderstanding of the Constitution. The only problem is that a bill does not have the Constitutional authority to do so. Just like the term limits on the Presidency, it will require an Amendment to the Constitution to do so. To propose an Amendment to the Constitution requires a super majority in both the House and the Senate. A super majority is two-thirds of the total membership. It them requires ratification by three-fourths of all the States.
Article III. - The Judicial Branch
Section 1 - Judicial powers
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in
such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The
Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good
Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which
shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
Article. V. - Amendment
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose
Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds
of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either
Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified
by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three
fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the
Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One
thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses
in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be
deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
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