First, no one is really sure what he intends to get out of the Commission. Nor is anyone sure that he'd accept even one suggestion from such a commission. Nor is anyone confident that 'fixing' the Supreme Court would really go far in fixing anything or just making it ten times worse.
If I were offering advice? I'd have eight suggestions:
1. Once 'elected' to the Supreme Court....you'd have a 3,650 day cycle (10 years), and then you'd be forced into retirement on the 3,651st day. No extensions, no waivers.
2. The dozen regional appeals courts? I'd dump them and have 50 appeals courts (one for each state), with no more than 3 members per group. I'd mandate that you have to have been a citizen of that state for more than 20 years before getting appointed to the regional state appeals court, and at least one member of this federal appeals court must be appointed by the governor of that state, while the other two are Presidentially appointed. Again, a 3,650 day cycle.
3. I'd move the US Supreme Court out of DC. There's no reason for it to be there. I'd put in some central location like Nashville, St Louis, or Dayton.
4. I'd mandate that the appointment to the Supreme Court must come by your 60th birthday. Beyond that, you'd be disqualified for the position.
5. I'd mandate that there would be a total of eleven on the Supreme Court, but only nine to hear individual cases and be responsible for the outcome. If health issues or disqualifications were to occur, one of the two 'subs' would be standing there to hear the case, and be the 'back-up'. I'd also mandate that around the 5th year of service....you'd be forced into a 90-day vacation (whether you liked it or not), with the 'sub' filling your slot.
6. All confirmation hearings would be held in private. That would mean the 'candidate', twelve chosen Senators, zero reporters, no Senator entourage folks, and no security people in the room. Yes, totally sealed. No drama televised nationally, or fake accusations. If witnesses are scheduled....same deal....a sealed room. If the six Republicans and six Democrats can't come to a conclusion, then you halt the process. They would get another chance at another candidate in 100 days. If they failed then, they'd get another candidate in 100 days.
7. I'd drug-test the Judges on a random basis....once a year. Failure to pass it? I'd give you an exit-pass, and you leave.
8. I'd make a simple rule, if three of your fellow judges on the court said you were 'nuts', you'd be required to take a evaluation and take a 90-day pause in your work.
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