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.
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Response rates from 789 Marion voters.
63% Yes |
37% No |
50% Yes |
30% No |
11% Yes, but only reform to impose term limits on judges |
5% No, and the Supreme Court should not be politicized |
1% Yes, but only reform to include more seats |
2% No, reforming the Supreme Court is unconstitutional and would upset the balance of power |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 789 Marion voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 789 Marion voters.
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Unique answers from Marion voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9B6C78H2yrs2Y
No, do not add seats and require judges to pass a mental competency test instead of setting term limits
@8S3VK734yrs4Y
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Supreme Court
@9CNX3B92yrs2Y
No, do not add seats and require judges to pass an annual mental competency test instead of setting term limits
@8TH779G4yrs4Y
No, do not add seats and set age limits instead of term limits
@9C69K682yrs2Y
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Supreme Court.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Yes, although abolishing the supreme court would be better
@8NMTXR94yrs4Y
I don't understand this question.
@9M8XFY510mos10MO
Judges should be let go once it's proved they are degrading. We have people on the court now that have long been ineligible.
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