They Always Lose! Democrats Want to Time Supreme Court Seats

What Democrats are proposing

House Democrats reintroduced the so called TERM Act to set 18 year active terms for Supreme Court justices, then shift them to a senior status so only the nine most junior justices hear cases. The bill would also create guaranteed appointments every two years during the first and third years of a president’s term so every president would pick at least two justices over four years.

How the plan would work in practice

Under the proposal a justice would serve 18 years of active service before moving to senior status, which removes them from the core nine who hear cases. New seats would be filled on a fixed schedule so vacancies no longer depend on retirements, deaths, or other traditional reasons. In short the system converts life tenure into rotating terms with mandatory appointments tied to the calendar, not to actual openings.

Why this looks a lot like court stacking

Supporters sell the idea as balance and accountability, but the mechanics guarantee frequent appointments that benefit whoever controls the White House and Senate timing. If you force two guaranteed appointments per term you effectively reorder how ideological control is won. That is court altering by design, not neutral modernization.

Constitutional and practical problems

The Constitution is silent on term limits for Article III judges and the safest route would be a constitutional amendment, not a statutory sleight of hand that may be subject to legal challenge. The bill also interferes with judicial independence by making appointments predictable political outcomes instead of responses to organic vacancies.

Politics over fixes to Congress

Instead of addressing congressional dysfunction where term limits would actually apply, Democrats are picking a strike at the judiciary. If you want accountability, try fixing the bodies that write the rules. Changing how courts get new justices simply because one side dislikes prior decisions is not reform. It is power play politics dressed as institutional improvement.

What conservatives should watch for

Pay attention to rhetoric about “restoring trust” and “regularizing appointments.” The design advantages are obvious: guaranteed, scheduled appointments that can be gamed by whoever controls the nomination process. Push back by asking for constitutional clarity, not quick statutory workarounds that rearrange checks and balances.

Right now, nine Supreme Court justices can shape your rights for decades without ever answering to the American people. That’s not balance. That’s not accountability, and that’s simply too much power for too long.
 
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— Rep. Mike Levin (@RepMikeLevin) January 2, 2026

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