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For near east policy about the situation in israel. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. what impact do you think this legislation will have on israelsjudicial system? im worried it will have a chilling effect. israel doesnt have a full constitution like the united states, and it doesnt have a lot of the protections like the bill of rights, term limits on bicameral legislature, it has been all predicated on a very robust, fiercely independentjudiciary. there are now limitations, pro...

Court expansion fails to address almost every structural problem with the Supreme Court. And it makes most of them worse.

Whoever came up with the axiom “It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, but how you play the game” probably didn’t lose very often.

From my mailbox: RELEASE DATE: July 17th, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE After eight months of coordination and a legislative session, term limits may be finally heading towards the general election ballot.  The Secretary of State has approved the text, petition, and Attorney General’s explanation to begin circulating petitions for the initiated amendment. Current law allows legislators…

The call for term limits for Supreme Court justices is no more legitimate today than it was before and rests on false premises.

The referendum ballot for the upcoming Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians election is expected to get an overhaul following a pair of votes in Tribal Co...

On the table but i was recently watching the fdr miniseries and saw that even fdr had trouble with it, and so it is not an easy thing to do. often people see it as polarizing or partisan and i guess term limits is an easier first step that would reform the court -- calling for term limits and a judicial code of conduct, of ethics. even republicans in congress, if we go out and have someone buy us lunch, the vast majority of us would have to disclose it. i am just flabbergasted that the supreme c...

Of course if you agree with that, how do you think democrats could use these recent rulings to more effectively reach out to working-class voters? >> well, the court is moving us backwards and young people, in particular, are outraged that the court is taking away the relief of student loans. they are moving to a time where colleges used to be just for the wealthy and largely white, so i do think this could energize young people in particular. on working-class voters, i think what the president ...

>> voters know the court is out of touch with their lives, that the court is taking away their rights, taking away womens rights to control their own body, taking away student relief in terms of student loans. the president forgave the loans and then the supreme court took that money away. they see these justices and feel the ethical conflicts and say their enough with it. lets have a clean slate. this is something the presidents own commission has recommended. >> you called for term limits. for...

The supreme court. something that a number of people have called for, a growing number of people. how can you articulate for me, how does that connect something like that that may sound a little obscure, term limits, to voters and getting them excited about the election, and getting out? >> villagers know that the court is just out of touch with their lives. the court is taking away their rights, taking away womens rights to control their own bodies, taken away students relief in terms of the st...