Considered in the light of the usual (mercantilist) terms for judging trade deals, the arguments in favour of the Chinese agreement look overwhelming.
Yes, the long terms for constitutional judges mean that the Fidesz judges could (and should) be independent but so far only one of the Fidesz judges has shown serious independence from Fidesz party positions.
For example, the word " old" which appears quite frequently would have a high term frequency but a very low inverse document frequency and hence is not a good term for judging document relevance.
Johnson sent Congress proposals for amendments to limit the president to a single six-year term and make the president and the Senate directly elected, and for term limits for judges.
The New York Times reports that Republican candidates for the presidency want to eliminate certain cases from the court's docket (like same-sex marriage), impose term limits for judges, give Congress the power to overrule the Supreme Court, abolish the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and cut judicial budgets -- all this in the name of ending "judicial activism".
The bill would retain the current seven-year term for FISA judges.
A modest proposal, then: Let's invent a new term right here, today, for judges or judicial nominees on the right, who claim to be merely "interpreting" the Constitution, even when they are refusing to impose settled law; law they deem unsettled because it was invented by "liberal activist judges".
Judges and lawyers said the independent courts would have greater credibility and more power to seek funds from Congress, leading to more resources for judges, shorter terms of detention for immigrants and fewer appeals to federal circuit courts, which are highly costly.
The bill gives the federal sentencing commission, created in 1984 to set ranges in sentencing, six months to reduce substantially the opportunities for judges to impose terms below the guidelines.
