Tell Congress: Impose Supreme Court Term Limits

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The Supreme Court is increasingly disconnected from the values of the American people. The Court is not only helping Trump avoid consequences for his alleged crimes against democracy, it is also handing down decisions on abortion rights, climate change, and gun laws that are at odds with precedent and the Constitution. It’s a symptom of a broken system.

No one should have this much power for this long. There is a clear solution: term limits.

The United States stands virtually alone in giving unelected justices a lifetime job. Every other major democracy in the world has term or age limits for their high courts. Justices today accrue far more power than anyone in the founding era ever imagined.

We need real accountability for an extremist Court. Send a message to your representatives and senators demanding term limits for Supreme Court justices now.

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The Supreme Court has become extreme, reactionary, and partisan. The justices are issuing radical rulings that are deeply at odds with both precedent and the Constitution.

As your constituent, I’m asking you to rein in the Court by enacting term limits by statute for Supreme Court justices.

Justices hold too much power for too long. Every other major democracy in the world has term or age limits for their high court justices. And it’s a policy with strong bipartisan support among the American public. Strong bipartisan legislation is the answer.

An 18-year term is more than enough time for one person to wield such immense power. The Court has proven that it is unwilling to hold itself accountable. It’s time for Congress to restore checks and balances by passing term limits legislation now.

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