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RfSOLUTIDIi NO. <br />A Nf SOLUTION Of IQrqanizatkifi. Sute) <br />SlffPORTING TIERMS OP OFFICE AND TERM LIMITS <br />U S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AND FEDERAL JUDGES <br />AME9^E)MENT TO U.S. CONSTITUTION <br />TOH£SOL^ mst our go¥9frmmrt 9StsbSsh fms <br />a Qfnc§ for U S Cou/r Ji/slfcws §nd <br />WHEREAS fedtrii ju^icM h«v« a po^warfui aixl costty influanca on Mcral, slMt and loo^ govtmmtnl and cfliaenry, ruia for <br />lifa arH) art not accoun^filt to th« pgD^ for joO ptfformanct tnay rumt)af m excess of 700 and <br />WHEREAS tn 1962 fht U S Suprerna Court voted that public education canrKil be denied to children \Mio entered the country <br />itiegaify burdening local taxpayers nanonwide contntxitmg to illegal immigration and local govemmerS benaruplcy m 1961. a <br />U S Otstnct Court Judge malKlated voter-approved OfTciai English legislation m Anzona, m 1966 the Supreme Court declared <br />staN laiee kmemg the terms of its federal officenoiders uncortstautional and <br />WHEI^AS. State Si^reme court lushces m an overwheimrig maionty^ 47 of 50 staiae serve a term of office and the average <br />term is o years stale supreme court lustces m the other 3 stales may sarve unbi aga 7D and m only ONE stata may serve for <br />life <br />WHEREAS, C governors are dnied to serving no more than two terms, more than 25.000.000 voters m 23 states have <br />passad term iimitatior^ laws for ts state and federal employees pnor to the Supreme Court ruling: Alasica, Anzona Arkansas. <br />Catiforma Cokxado Florida Idaho Maine Massachusetts Michigan Missouri Montana. Nebraska, Nevada. Nor^ OakoU. <br />Ohio. Oklahoma Oregon. South Dakota. Utah, Washington Wyoming, and <br />WHEREAS, the executive and legislative branches of the federal government are sub^t to terms of offfce and accountability <br />to the pubic for performance but the federal ludciary rs ret subfect to the same responsibility in our democracy <br />THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of (name of organization) have voted to support oftce terms for the <br />federal judicial tnd the Board of Directors cai) for the adoption of an amendment to the United States Constituten of logcai. <br />coherent ie^ siati ki mat will <br />a) MiHh terms of office for over 700 members of the federal judciary located in each state and DC tho U S <br />Court Courts of Aopeai ar>0 Ostnet Judges <br />•> je for a confirmation election of these ludges by the electorate m aH 50 staftes and DC upon completion of <br />^ ai Presidential appended ♦erm <br />c, I ^ ^ two four-year terms and two term limits for justices <br />BE IT FUPT*-^ s. RESOLVED, that copies of this resoii/tion be forwarded to Presidefrt CUnton, Vice President Gore U S <br />Senators______ U S Cengressmembers________ Stale Supreme Court: Federal Bar Association, and other <br />officials as the Board may deem appropnate <br />PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS__DAY OF___________, 1ff6. <br />Clerk President <br />AGENCIES SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUriCN YOUR AGENCY <br />0/4^ <br />Fedcourl