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I think at this point it's pretty obvious that Thomas is an angry and bitter man who is for whatever reason hell bent on "owning the libs". If we're stuck with this system of politicizing justices based upon the party that appoints them then at the very least I think term limits are appropriate. 12 years? 15? 20? I see no reason for this justice for life crap.

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In Israel, the opposite problem exists - the country leans right and the justices lean left.

In the Israeli "constitution" the legal system is subordinate to the parliament. Practically, the courts have been taking more and more power to themselves, at one point even ruling that the Parliament Speaker (Edelstein) must quit. [His response was to complain about the courts brazen over-reach, but complied - thereby ceding that authority.]

There i now a push-back, as people wonder why "appointed for life" pols should have so much power.

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