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 133k America voters.
58% 是的 |
42% 不 |
46% 是的 |
35% 不 |
10% 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 |
3% No, reforming the Supreme Court is unconstitutional and would upset the balance of power |
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Unique answers from America voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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