Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday expressed support for putting an end to the lifelong terms of members of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Pelosi, in an interview on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” said U.S. Supreme Court justices should have term limits.
“Here we have a body, chosen for life, never have to run for office, nominated, confirmed for life, with no accountability for their ethics behavior,” Pelosi said.
“There certainly should be term limits,” she added. “And if nothing else, there should be some ethical rules to be followed.”
“The court has said they want to create their own ethical standard. I think that’s an indication they don’t have one that is sufficient,” she said. “Let’s see what they can do.”…