Assignment 4

"In a democracy, no one person should wield so much power for so long. Article III of the Constitution provides that federal judges “shall hold their offices during good behavior.” In practice this language means they serve for life absent voluntary retirement or impeachment. Were we to draft the Constitution today, we would be wise to reconsider this provision." Jamal Greene.

In this quote, Jamal Greene is expressing his concern with the Supreme Court judge’s lengthy career with no term limit. But why is he worried? Well he believes that after certain age, a person cannot make the same sound decisions as they would have if the person was younger and vibrant. Basically, as we get old, our bodies and metal state weakens because of the natural process of aging.

One other argument he makes is that "in a democracy, no one person should wield so much power for so long". As the president and others that hold positions of power in the government have terms, he thinks that judges should not be above these term limit. By establishing these laws, we are preventing any abuse of power or not letting someone who has become less capable of making a good decisions because of the natural process of aging to hold the position until they decide not to. He wants the judge to be in the position to protect the laws, not serve the men who placed them in the position.

I chose this quote because of how it is just plain common sense for a modern democracy to have strict term limits. The founding fathers did not create the constitution because they believed that mankind are naturally good, but instead understanding how evil mankind can be. They fled the old world to the new world to pursuit freedom and understood that men cannot be trusted with power for too long. It is mental prison for society to have a person in a position that can stagnates progress because the world is changing as fast as I can type letters in this essay and not to have a new brain in the highest court can be detrimental.