NYT Op-Eds (4)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/opinion/13krugman.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print
Tea Parties Forever, by Paul Krugman
“A Republican Party that refuses to change.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/opinion/13iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print
Realpolitik For Iran, by Roger Cohen
“How to undo the Bush years and repair relations with Tehran.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/opinion/13mcgeough.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&pagewanted=print
Hamas Comes Out of Hiding, by Paul McGeough
“A personal fued at the heart of Mideast politics.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/opinion/13carrington.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print
When to Retire a Justice, by Paul D. Carrington
“The myth of life tenure hurts the Supreme Court.”
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Re Carrington’s piece on tenure for Supreme Court justices, I do not think he goes nearly far enough.
I understand that giving SC justices a short fixed term (e.g., 8 years or less) could lead to capriciousness by each succeeding president in “stacking the court.” But there is a middle ground here. SC justices should have tenures of either 12 or 16 (or at most 20) years, which would allow them to “overlap” at least two presidents, if not more. This way, justices could still have an important effect on law during their tenures, while minimizing the degree to which SC appointments are used as a political tool.
There is nothing in the Constitution that would negate this possibility. And it is way past time that it was instituted.
Peace.
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