Reply #19: NO WAY. Lifetime appointments are best... reduces politics, [View All]

[stevietheman]

and if we had term limits today, we would have a court leaning even more to the right. "Lifetime" to most justices with any bit of conscience (that leaves out Thomas) would mean they are there to protect the Constitution and leave a positive imprint on the country. They want the history books to write they worked in the best interests of the country.

Term limits would leave them all to think about "what am I doing next?" and this thinking would, IMHO, negatively skew many decisions.