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There is a continuing debate that appears every few years regarding the retirement of Supreme Court justices. It is a lifetime position and there have been no rules written as to the process of asking justices to step down if it is believed that they are no longer capable of serving appropriately. Usually, they know when to leave. Occasionally, they die. There have been times when they have been asked to leave. Most of the time it works out fine.

When I drew this cartoon, the question of Supreme Court Justice retirement was appearing in newspapers and magazines, and on radio articles sparked by Justice Harry A. Blackmun, who was getting old - perhaps too old to serve. I have no clue whether he was competent or not. I was simply interested in the question of retirement from a lifetime position.