Support the TERM Act and Help Restore Balance to the Supreme Court

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In recent years the U.S. Supreme Court has demonstrated that partisan ideology has been guiding its decision-making and as a result, public opinion of our nation’s highest court has fallen to the lowest levels on record. As a growing majority of Americans distrusts the decisions the Court makes, the need for reform grows increasingly urgent.

As your constituent I’m urging you to support a commonsense and reasonable reform supported by a majority of Americans: term limits for Supreme Court Justices. Please support passage of the Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act to help rebalance and restore integrity to our nation’s highest court!

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The United States Supreme Court holds enormous power – yet justices actively consider cases as long as they wish, with no limits or regular appointment process. That has led to deep imbalances in the Court’s makeup, eroding public trust and allowing one president to shape the Court for generations while others appoint none.

The Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act offers a responsible, constitutional fix:

18-year terms for all current and future Supreme Court justices, followed by senior status
A new appointment every two years, tied to the first and third years after each presidential election
A process to fill vacancies temporarily with senior justices if the number of active justices drops below nine

Importantly, this system would begin applying to current justices – with Justice Clarence Thomas, the most senior member of the Court, first in line to assume senior status.

This is a practical, widely supported reform. According to the Brennan Center, 7 in 10 voters – across the political spectrum – support Supreme Court term limits. And by a 25-point margin, voters say they’re more likely to support a congressional candidate who backs this reform. Constitutional experts say Congress has the authority to do this. It’s one of the most popular and bipartisan ideas in the country – and it’s time Congress listened.

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