While I would be in favor of reforming the Court in a variety of ways, if this is meant to be a practical suggestion then any discussion would have to be limited to actions that wouldn’t require a constitutional amendment. There is simply no way you will get 2/3 majorities in both houses and 3/4 of the states to all agree on something which is going to shift the balance of power. It would actually be easier to impeach the bad actors on the court, and even that’s basically impossible without an unbelievably massive shift in the political landscape.
We can potentially change the number of justices, and we can probably make some meaningful changes to the laws and procedures surrounding the court, but getting rid of lifetime appointments isn’t going to happen.
While I would be in favor of reforming the Court in a variety of ways, if this is meant to be a practical suggestion then any discussion would have to be limited to actions that wouldn’t require a constitutional amendment. There is simply no way you will get 2/3 majorities in both houses and 3/4 of the states to all agree on something which is going to shift the balance of power. It would actually be easier to impeach the bad actors on the court, and even that’s basically impossible without an unbelievably massive shift in the political landscape.
We can potentially change the number of justices, and we can probably make some meaningful changes to the laws and procedures surrounding the court, but getting rid of lifetime appointments isn’t going to happen.