More than two-thirds of Americans believe Supreme Court justices should be subject to term limits or a set retirement age, according to a new AP-NORC poll which also highlights the growing disapproval among Americans of the conservative-majority top court which recently handed down key rulings to overturn the right to abortion and block gun control measures implemented by states.
According to the poll, 67% of respondents support setting term limits that last a specific number of years for the Supreme Court justices, unlike the current system of lifetime appointments unless they choose to retire.
A similar number of Americans support a mandated retirement age for the justices, the AP report adds without specifying the exact number.
The term limits have majority support from both Democratic (82%) and Republican (57%) voters.
The court’s recent rulings have also shrunk its approval among Americans with 43% of people saying they have “hardly any confidence” in the court—a sharp increase from 27% just three months ago.
On the issue of potentially expanding the Supreme Court, however, Americans are more evenly divided with around one-third each saying they are in favor, oppose or have no opinion on the matter.
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