Thomas, Alito, Roberts Face Removal from Supreme Court Under Proposed Law

Democratic Representative Johnny Olszewski of Maryland is expected to propose a law on Monday that would establish 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices and would mean the removal of Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito if passed. The constitutional amendment called the Reform of Bench Eligibility (ROBE) Act would also end Supreme Court lifetime appointments, apply to current justices and include provisions for a "fair and orderly transition" to the new system, according to a press release from Olszewski’s office. The proposal comes as trust in the Supreme Court remains at historic lows, according to polling. ...A poll by NBC News released in March found that 22 percent of registered voters nationally said they have a "great deal" or "quite a bit" of confidence in the Supreme Court, 40 percent said they had "some" confidence and 38 percent said they had "very little" or "no" confidence. The poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters from February 27 to March 3 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. A Gallup poll released in October of last year found that 49 percent of Americans say they trust the Supreme Court either "a