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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] Hmm... well, this thread kind of died, didn't it? Oh, well. I've just gotten back from a Constitutional Symposium held by the president of Patrick Henry College in Virginia. He's also in charge of the National Home School Defense Fund, and a big-wheel lawyer. He was quite informative on the numerous ways that the Supreme Court has screwed up over the years, among many other things. But the reason I'm posting this here is that he's undertaken the same project that I have: he wrote ten new ammendments to the Constitution. He's gonna e-mail them to me at some point, but I wanted to post what I finally came up with for the new Supreme Court. -------------------- Section 1: The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of nine Primary Justices, each appointed for a single, nine year term. Section 2: The Primary Justices of the Supreme Court are to be appointed in groups of three every three years, with each member of the group being appointed in a given year being chosen in a different method from any other in the group. Section 3: The Primary Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States shall be appointed in the following manners: a) Three are to be selected by the President of the United States and submitted to the Senate thereof for approval; such approval will take the form of a simple majority vote. b) Three are to be selected by congress, and submitted to the president for approval once agreed upon by simple majority vote of both houses; if approval is not given, congress may override the necessity for presidential approval by a two-thirds majority vote of both houses. c) Three are to be selected by the People, in the same manner as the selection of the President of the United States is to take place. Section 4: When a person becomes a Primary Justice of the Supreme Court, they shall, with all due haste, submit to the Congress their nominee for a Secondary Justice. The nominee for the position of Secondary Justice shall be installed as such unless blocked by either a simple majority in either house combined with an objection by the president, or a simple majority of both houses. In the event that the Primary Justice dies, retires, or is otherwise removed before the end of their nine year term, the Secondary Justice shall become a Primary Justice for the remainder of the term, and appoint their own Secondary in the same manner as they would had they been appointed as Primary. In the event of any vacancy in the position of Secondary Justice, the Primary shall appoint another in the same manner. Section 5: Neither a Primary or Secondary Justice of the Supreme Court may hold another position in the government of the United States. Nor shall anyone who has previously served as a Primary Justice of the Supreme Court be appointed to either position. Section 6: In the event that a Secondary Justice deems their Primary to be unfit for duty for any reason, they shall transmit this belief to the other Primary Justices of the Supreme Court. The Secondary will then act as a Primary Justice until such time as their Primary Justice transmits to the Court that they are capable of resuming their duties, at which time the Primary will do so. However, if the Secondary Justice objects to this, then the Court shall hold a hearing as to the fitness of the Primary Justice. Section 7: A Primary Justice of the Supreme Court may be removed by a vote of no confidence on the part of the Congress, either by a 2/3 majority in both houses combined with the approval of the President of the United States, or by a 3/4 majority in both houses without said approval. Section 8: A Secondary Justice of the Supreme Court may be removed by a vote of no confidence on the part of the Congress, either by a simple majority in both houses combined with the approval of the President of the United States, or by a 2/3 majority in both houses without said approval. Section 9: Upon the request of either House of Congress by simple majority vote, or of the President of the United States, the Supreme Court of the United States may be compelled to review any previous ruling requested of it. Section 10: If a vacancy occurs in the position of Primary Justice, and no Secondary Justice has been appointed for that position, a new Primary Justice shall be appointed by the President of the United States to fill out the remainder of the term, in the manner outlined in Section 3a of this article of amendment. Section 11: In the first year whose designation is divisible by three after this article is ratified, the three Supreme Court Justices of longest term shall step down, to be replaced by three selected in compliance with sections two and three of this article. After three years, the same shall occur, and again, after six. -------------------- Now, ignoring all the preceeding garbage in this thread... opinions? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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