Article Two of the US Constitution mandates that the President of the United States nominate Supreme Court Justices and, with Senate confirmation, requires Justices to be appointed. Justices are appointed by politically elected officials, and as such, are often used as part of a larger political strategy. The Constitution sets forth age, citizenship and residency requirements to become president of the United States or a member of Congress, but doesn't set any rules for getting appointed to the Supreme Court. There are no minimum age requirements to get appointed to the Supreme Court and appointments are for life.

With issues like abortion and gun rights being decided by very narrow margin (often by a 5-4 split), do you feel that the lifetime appointments need to be reconsidered?

Explain your answer in 2 or more paragraphs. Then review a few of your classmates posts and give a substantive response to one of them with a paragraph.