Supreme Court In England

Article III, Section I of the Constitution states, “The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court.” This excerpt from the Constitution proves the overwhelming authority and control that has been vested by the Constitution to the Supreme Court. Justices appointed to the Supreme Court, “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour,” or in other words, for life. To have a group of individuals hold such power for the duration of their lives is unprecedented. Supreme Court justices should not be able to uphold duties for lifelong tenures since it will lead to despotic, mentally unable leaders operating under personal political agendas who cannot be removed unless convicted of a high crime as prescribed in the …show more content…
Lifelong tenure will cause justices to become “independent of the people, of the legislature, and of every power under heaven.” Justices need to represent the people, and any absolute power for a lifelong tenure will evolve into a group of oppressive justices. Americans seek to deviate from oppressors, and to deviate from lifelong tenure of Supreme Court justices provides the safest route while safeguarding individual …show more content…
What if the mental capacity of a justice becomes skewed due to old age? The Constitution does not provide any specific clause to address this issue, and it is certainly a problem with regards to lifelong tenure. With the ability in the future to live longer and healthier lives, the probability of a justice’s mental capacity to abscond with age is likely. The image of oppressive justices with personal political agendas and skewed mental capacities who cannot be removed until convicted with high crimes is not one Americans seek for their great