I've long believed in the following amendment. It makes sense to post it again now, considering recent events.
Section 1
Justices of the Supreme Court shall continue to hold lifetime appointments. However, the longest tenured Supreme Court Justice shall retire if no vacancies have been created by the conclusion of the third year of a President's first term in office.
Section 2
No Justice shall be appointed to the Supreme Court unless they have attained the age of 45 years.
Section 3
This article shall not apply to any person appointed to the Court before ratification by the States.
This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.
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The amendment solves two glaring problems with the lifetime appointment system.
First, a long-lived justice can influence the court for decades, allowing for molasses-like change.
And secondly, a very long-lived court can prevent Presidents from making appointments. Jimmy Carter was deprived of the right to make a statement on the future of the court.
However, the amendment does not require a forced retirement every 3 years. A re-elected President does not get the benefit of an additional pick automatically.
I hope all this makes sense. What do y'all think?