Add your name: No more lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court!

The Supreme Court makes decisions that impact us for generations to come. It's time for Congress to rein in and take action to rebalance and restore trust in the court.

Add your name to the petition to say: No more lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court! Sign the petition to demand term limits NOW!

Dear MoveOn member,

President Biden and Vice President Harris just announced endorsements for major Supreme Court reform—including supporting 18-year term limits for justices and bringing an enforceable code of conduct to the court.¹ This is a huge step in rebalancing the MAGA-packed court and ensuring that the court represents the American people, not the right wing and corporations.

Andra, we must keep coming together to demand that our members of Congress make this happen. Will you sign the petition to demand term limits for Supreme Court justices?

No one should have unchecked power for life. Forty-nine out of the 50 U.S. states—and every other major democracy in the world—have term limits, elections, or mandatory retirement ages for top judges.² The highest court in the United States should be no different.

Our Supreme Court is facing a crisis of accountability and legitimacy. We live in a time when our Supreme Court is full of scandals. Justices like Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have shown a blatant disregard for the public's interest, engaging in questionable actions like accepting millions of dollars worth of gifts from right-wing millionaires and unethical behavior that betrays the trust placed in them.^3,4 We deserve Supreme Court justices who demonstrate independent and fair rule of the law, to regain the public's confidence and repair the state of our democracy.

Will you sign the petition to demand that Congress take action to bring term limits to the court?

No one should have unchecked power for life. It's time to bring an END to lifetime appointments on the court. Sign the petition now!

Term limits will allow for the court to have fresh perspectives that will represent the American people and ensure corrupt judges cannot remain on the court for life. Our current system of unbounded tenure for justices allows a single justice to shape the direction of the law for generations, without regard for the evolving views of our society. The current court's views don't represent the American people—most Americans support abortion rights, but the court still overturned Roe v. Wade and left millions without access to abortion.⁵

The Supreme Court is unaccountable—they are unelected, have lifetime tenures, and don't have an enforceable ethics code. We need 18-year term limits NOW to rebalance the court and ensure it represents the people. Sign the petition here.

Congress needs to hear the American people and President Biden's demands. We want a balanced court that represents us, not corporations and right-wing influence.

The Supreme Court makes decisions that impact us for generations to come. It's time for Congress to rein in and take action to rebalance and restore trust in the court.

Together, we can push for action NOW and fight for a fair and accountable court that works for all Americans.

Sign the petition now, and share with three friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Alexis, Chris, Eric, Ankur, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "Biden decries 'extremism' on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices," AP News, July 29, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/195388?t=8&akid=399844%2E53570607%2EF34Ncw

2. "Length of terms of state supreme court justices," Ballotpedia, accessed July 31, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/195404?t=10&akid=399844%2E53570607%2EF34Ncw

3. "Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire," ProPublica, April 6, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/171918?t=12&akid=399844%2E53570607%2EF34Ncw

4. "Justices Thomas and Alito Ignored Calls for Recusal in Jan. 6 Case," The New York Times, June 28, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/195405?t=14&akid=399844%2E53570607%2EF34Ncw

5. "A historically unpopular Supreme Court made a historically unpopular decision," CNN, June 26, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/195406?t=16&akid=399844%2E53570607%2EF34Ncw

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