Support term limits for federal and state offices, not just the presidency

A democracy must never be ruled by the dead hand of the past. Yet the highest court in the land allows lifetime appointments, untethered from the will of the people, while making rulings that impact millions. 

Judicial power must be accountable to time. Lifetime tenure for federal judges, particularly Supreme Court justices, creates conditions where a single individual can shape the nation’s laws for 30 or 40 years beyond the era during which they were initially appointed. This is not stability; it is democratic drift. Reasonable, fixed terms for judges preserve judicial independence while ensuring that courts better reflect the nation’s evolution.

Similarly, Congresspeople are not constrained by term limits, resulting in a system where representatives in gerrymandered districts and Senators in solidly red or blue states can serve indefinitely. This system results in the pervasiveness of career politicians who prioritize their own personal enrichment over the interests of the people they serve without ever facing true accountability for their corruption.

Power without expiration breeds stagnation, partisanship, and institutions that outlive accountability. No branch of government should be immune to renewal. Regular rotation ensures fresh perspectives, prevents ideological entrenchment, and restores faith in a government that should reflect the living nation, not the politics of decades past.

A republic thrives when no institution is beyond reform, and no officeholder is beyond responsibility. No ruler should reign for life. No judge should sit forever. Term limits are not radical—they are necessary, and Project 2029 emphatically supports the implementation of term limits for elected officials and judges wherever possible.