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Would it be constitutional in the US to have age limits for SCOTUS justices?
An age limit for SCOTUS justices is not constitutional.
The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour
(Article III, Constitution of the United ...
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Would it be constitutional in the US to have age limits for SCOTUS justices?
Yeah, Joe W's answer is probably correct because the latter article I was reading eventually gets to
The closest Congress came to addressing the issue was in 1954, when a large Senate majority ...
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Would it be constitutional in the US to have age limits for SCOTUS justices?
Yes, a constitutional amendment would have to be made as it would be a change to the requirements to be on the court and surprisingly it doesn't list any requirements to be one even having a ...
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What would happen if the US exhausts extraordinary measures, debt limit is not increased, and Treasury decides to ignore limit and issue new debt?
If they follow the 2011 plan, it would essentially mean that the government will start jerking like a car with a faulty transmission, because [under that plan] priority will be given to paying debts ...
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