In early 2020, several Democratic presidential candidates including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke offered different proposals to reforming the Supreme Court. The proposals include adding 5 democratically elected judges to the current court and imposing term limits on current judges. According to the U.S. federal statute, justices have lifetime tenure unless they resign, retire, or are removed from office. Proponents of Supreme Court reform argue that the current court will be filled with too many conservative judges for the next several decades and it is not representative of the US population. Opponents argue that the plans are unconstitutional, would upset the balance of power and reinforce the idea that there are Democratic judges and Republican judges.
54% Yes |
46% No |
43% Yes |
37% No |
10% Yes, but only reform to impose term limits on judges |
5% No, and the Supreme Court should not be politicized |
2% Yes, but only reform to include more seats |
3% No, reforming the Supreme Court is unconstitutional and would upset the balance of power |
See how support for each position on “Supreme Court Reform” has changed over time for 103k America voters.
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See how importance of “Supreme Court Reform” has changed over time for 103k America voters.
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Unique answers from America users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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No, do not add seats and require judges to pass a mental competency test instead of setting term limits
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No, do not add seats and set age limits instead of term limits
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Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Supreme Court
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Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Supreme Court.
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Yes, although abolishing the supreme court would be better
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No, do not add seats and require judges to pass an annual mental competency test instead of setting term limits
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