John Sides counters Fallows:
I doubt that presidents, Senators, interest groups, andothers would suddenly stop caring as much if justices served only 6 or 8 or 12years. A lot of the divisiveness stems from party polarization in Congress,which is not likely to go away anytime soon. Under term limits, I would foreseean increasing number of equally divisive Court battles. Indeed, they mightbecome even more divisive because leaders would know exactly when vacancieswould arise, making them even...
Published on August 10, 2010 16:38