What, another Supreme Court 5-4 decision? And I foolishly believed that Lady Justice was blind. Too many SCOTUS cases have been settled by 5-4 decisions on a strictly partisan basis. Today, more than ever, our court and society has been plagued by political rhetoric and appointments made according to party affiliations. Efforts to replace jurists with conservative or liberal-leaning judges have become more and more commonplace. These policies have usurped the system from appointing nonpartisan and nonideological candidates to the court.
The system needs to be overhauled. We must eliminate lifetime appointments. Many countries limit tenure to 15 to 20 years. A SCOTUS commission of objective and totally independent citizens should present to the Senate, not to the president, names of impartial jurists for consideration. Furthermore, we should attempt to have greater diversity among our jurists; we presently have with six Catholics and three Jewish members on the court.
The Supreme Court needs to be more inclusive and reflective of our multicultural society. Constitutional decisions should have a minimum two-thirds vote or a 6-3 decision by the justices.
