Democrats Seek to Change Composition of the Supreme Court

House Democrats are proposing term limits for supreme court justices in response to a series of deeply conservative rulings that upended American law during this unprecedented term. The right to abortion was overturned by a 6-3 majority of Republican appointees on the Supreme Court in June. The court also decided on gun control, the environment, and other controversial issues. The first target would be Clarence Thomas, a staunch conservative. They would face headwinds, however, as …

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