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Mandatory Retirement for Supreme Court Justices
Summary: Examines the proposal of having a mandatory retirement age for United States Supreme Court Justices. Provides supporting evidence for a decision.
Justice Lewis Powell stated before he retired that "it would have been wise for the Founding Fathers to have required retirement for federal judges at a specific age."
Many people agree that there is a limited amount to how much work a person can do. There is not one person who can say that age comes does not come with its limits. The mandatory retirement age should be from 70-75 because this is when major health problems take a big toll on a human's life. Health is a big issue because many elderly fail to take in consideration that they are not as young as they used to be. Another reason that there should be a mandatory retirement age is because as people get older they do not have the mental capacity for our high technological society. Constantly there are new ways to make a job easier. But...
This section contains 752 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |