On July 29, the Washington Post published an op-ed piece by President Biden. In it, Biden called for major reforms of the U. S. Supreme Court, perhaps all of which would require Constitutional Amendments. One of the proposed changes is to set a term of 18 years for Supreme Court Justices. We will explore Alexander Hamilton’s arguments in favor of lifetime appointment for judges in Federalist 78.
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