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Senate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Court (www.washingtonexaminer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jefferson, when the Court granted itself the power of judicial review (which, yes, they just gave themselves because they were the authority and nothing said they couldn't) warned us about despotism from the courts. For as many flaws as that man had, he was dead-on about that

[–] southsamurai 2 points 1 year ago

His flaws were as a person rather than as a social and political thinker. Which leads to why he's such a hot button figure.