A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to normalize vacancies and appointments for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and for other purposes.
Summary
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution designed to create a predictable schedule for Supreme Court appointments. If passed and ratified, the measure would establish fixed 18-year terms for justices, with a new justice being appointed every two years.
For everyday citizens, this change would aim to reduce the political volatility surrounding the court by ensuring that every president has the opportunity to appoint two justices during a four-year term. By normalizing the vacancy process, the bill seeks to make the composition of the nation’s highest court more regular and less dependent on the timing of individual retirements or deaths.
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