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Originally Posted by woob
How can the US fix the politics in the Supreme Court problem? Let's say by some miracle, Democrats get a true majority and actually decide this issue needs to be fixed; Can they push through changes to the court nomination/selection process to make it truly partisan, or is the process protected by the Constitution? Genuinely curious.
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There are two easy fixes to a lot of the problems in the U.S.
#1 - SCOTUS is always kept at 50% Republican and 50% Democrat. They are appointed by the caucus of each party. I don't see what the point is of making the judicial system a political body. That needs to end.
#2 - term limits for every level of government. Every level at 8 years. If you want to be a career politician. You have 8 years at President, 8 years at Governor, 8 years at Senate, 8 years at Congress... 8 years at State Senate, 8 years as a city Councillor, 8 years at Mayor... and so forth. NO CAMPING! Eliminate the consolidation of power. If a person runs out of time and position at the federal level, they have to take their expertise and go and make their home state or city a better place.
There are a lot of things that can be done to make the U.S. better, but these two things are within the power of the President to mandate. Honestly, the second one Canada should have as well. It's the bureaucracy that keeps the world spinning anyway, not the politicians.