 Views & Opinions |
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Will John Roberts heal the court? | Why has the Supreme Court's approval rating dropped to its lowest level in at least 50 years? Ethically dubious behavior by some of the court's justices is part of the explanation. The extreme decisions the conservative court has reached in recent years have also played a role, writes author Ira Shapiro. |
"A constitutional system based on checks and balances and a society grounded in personal freedom cannot survive if five or six members of the court are allowed to rampage unchecked, with ultimate authority, accountable to no one," writes Shapiro. So, what's the solution? Shapiro thinks it's term limits — specifically limiting "Supreme Court justices to 18 years of active service." The idea has been catching on in both conservative and liberal legal circles. Shapiro notes that most other developed countries, and nearly every U.S. state, have judicial term or age limits. Shapiro believes the best person to advance the idea of term limits without politicizing the court is Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts can lead by example by pledging "in September to leave the court in June 2025, after 20 years as chief justice." "Readers will scoff at the idea that Roberts, who'll be only 70 in 2025, would relinquish power." But there's precedent for chief justices stepping down and retiring after two decades of service. "Is it too much to ask that he does something to heal the court and our divided country?" Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Friday, July 28. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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Op-eds exploring key issues affecting the U.S. and world: |
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By John Kenneth White, politics professor at Catholic University of America |
While Republicans wage their war on woke, Kamala Harris is mobilizing key elements of the diverse coalition that elected her and Joe Biden in 2020. Unlike the first-time voters of the 1930s who supported Franklin D. Roosevelt, or the young Americans who voted for Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, today's young voters are not wedded to either party but require both persuasion and motivation to bring them to the polls. |
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By Eugene R. Fidell, senior research scholar at Yale Law School |
Unlike President Lyndon B. Johnson's March 31, 1968, announcement that he would not run for a second full term, Biden's abandoning the quest for reelection would be an act of both patriotism and optimism. It would also set the stage for the next Democratic president to be able to serve two terms, thus cementing Biden's significant legacy much more firmly in place. |
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By Dov Zakheim, former deputy undersecretary of Defense |
America owes it to Israel not to stand idle as it wrecks all that the Jewish State has accomplished in the 75 years of its existence. American friendship demands that Washington do whatever it can to prevent Israel's enemies from realizing their evil ambition to see the state destabilize itself. |
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By Will Marshall, president and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute |
Trump isn't just running against the man who made him a one-term president, he's running against reality itself. This sobering fact confronts Republicans with a basic test of sanity and patriotism. Will they follow Trump again down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, partisan hatred and mob violence, or will they affirm the integrity of U.S. elections? |
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