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Thank you (and the sponsors of such legislation). Nothing in or about our Constitution gives federal judges “lifetime appointments.” Article III and The Federalist No. 78 emphasized that judges may hold their offices only during good behavior. Federal law and our Constitution establish how to distinguish good judicial behavior from bad judicial behavior. When judges knowingly violate rules of evidence or procedure or federal statutes, they necessarily knowingly violate our Constitution. They should be removed for such misconduct. The people have the right under the First Amendment to seek their removal. And many provisions of our Constitution give us the power to vote for or against any elected official who bears responsibility for appointing or not removing a judge who knowingly violates our Constitution. One way to prove judges are knowingly violating our Constitution is to compare what they write (or agree with) in different opinions.

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Federal judges hiding their responsibility for their decisions is clearly contrary to the Constitution. SCOTUS opinions justifying the president’s power to appoint and remove officers (and regarding judges, the power of senators to approve or deny appointments and the power of senators and representatives to help remove judges) is justified by the power of the people to vote for or against elected officials because of the conduct of such appointees, including judges

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