Never furious with you, only sad with our country. Keep up the good work. BTW, if you want to do work down south, you’se need to learn south. I’m watching you and so proud of all ya’ll.
This workable option outlined by The Down Ballot was shared by Indivisible today: In Virginia, "Current law sets the mandatory retirement age at 73: “Any member who attains 73 years of age shall be retired 20 days after the convening of the next regular session of the General Assembly following his seventy-third birthday.
This number is arbitrary. States around the country with similar laws mandate retirement across a wide range of ages. Virginia lawmakers can simply lower theirs. Make it 54 for Supreme Court justices—the age of the youngest justice, Stephen McCullough, who joined the majority opinion—and make it take effect immediately.
Virginia already uses a similar threshold for public employees: Members of the Virginia Retirement System with five years of service can retire at the age of 55 and receive a partial pension.
The Virginia Constitution ordinarily requires a little bit of time for laws to come into effect. However, appropriations bills aren’t subject to these restrictions, and the legislature hasn’t yet passed its biannual budget bill. A modification of the judicial retirement age could be added to the next budget, which is due by June 30, and would come into effect upon passage.
Then, after the bill is approved, the entire court would retire. A new court would then be appointed that could re-hear the case and have the opportunity to issue a different ruling.
Democrats might prefer other solutions, but if they want to see the will of the voters respected in time for the November elections, there are virtually no other options—and none with as good a chance of success as this one."
Never furious with you, only sad with our country. Keep up the good work. BTW, if you want to do work down south, you’se need to learn south. I’m watching you and so proud of all ya’ll.
Thelma
This workable option outlined by The Down Ballot was shared by Indivisible today: In Virginia, "Current law sets the mandatory retirement age at 73: “Any member who attains 73 years of age shall be retired 20 days after the convening of the next regular session of the General Assembly following his seventy-third birthday.
This number is arbitrary. States around the country with similar laws mandate retirement across a wide range of ages. Virginia lawmakers can simply lower theirs. Make it 54 for Supreme Court justices—the age of the youngest justice, Stephen McCullough, who joined the majority opinion—and make it take effect immediately.
Virginia already uses a similar threshold for public employees: Members of the Virginia Retirement System with five years of service can retire at the age of 55 and receive a partial pension.
The Virginia Constitution ordinarily requires a little bit of time for laws to come into effect. However, appropriations bills aren’t subject to these restrictions, and the legislature hasn’t yet passed its biannual budget bill. A modification of the judicial retirement age could be added to the next budget, which is due by June 30, and would come into effect upon passage.
Then, after the bill is approved, the entire court would retire. A new court would then be appointed that could re-hear the case and have the opportunity to issue a different ruling.
Democrats might prefer other solutions, but if they want to see the will of the voters respected in time for the November elections, there are virtually no other options—and none with as good a chance of success as this one."
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Thanks for explaining.
Thank you very much for explaining why the Court voted the way it did.
Great explanation, thank you.