An interesting question is why not let lawyers and judges do a natl vote to determije the 9justices....theyd be most qualified as far as being educated as to who is most impartial in the field....I do not agree that they are complete experts on the issue......they are now appointed by their party affiliations and tendencies to how they will vote..................It's clear when we have so many split votes on heavy political issues..........the vetting of these now is a complete and utter joke................but it is still much better than the proposed Amendment.I reject the Amendment totally.
Every voter uses their power to determine their Representative and their Senators every two and six years respectively.
Every voter uses their power to determine the President every four years.
As needed, representatives of the voters, i.e. the President with the oversight and consent of the Senate, appoint Supreme Court Justices.
We are a Republic, with representatives we have chosen acting on our behalf.
The O N LY way voters are made powerless as to the U.S. Government is when voters choose not to vote.
Voting is a choice and must not be made mandatory.
Regards from Rosie
What authority do you think the amendment takes away from the people's representatives?
The power of the SCOTUS, as given to that body thru the U.S. Constitution, to interpret the Constitutionality of laws.
As stated above, the Justices are the experts. Not state.bodies nor state judiciaries that are under Supreme Court jurisdiction.
This amendment aims to gut the SCOTUS and fools no one.
Regards from Rosie
They are appointed for life to prevent intimidation of losing votes for a reason................so they will not be tainted by the threat of losing their job..................It's not perfect...........and the vetting is not perfect............but the Founding Fathers did the best that could be done in this aspect............and I see no reason to change it.
And an even more interesting question- if that vote qouldnt be impartial due to politics.....that renders our entire legal system, i.e. the basis of a country, invalid and we're back to zero.