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As a presidential commission studying the court is being bombarded with criticism from the left, and occasionally the right, the Supreme Court's approval rating is plummeting, its critics are more caustic, and justices are feeling compelled to plead the case to the public that they are judicial philosophers, not politicians in robes, reports the Washington Post. A recent Gallup poll said Americans' opinions of the Supreme Court have dropped to a new low, with only 40 percent approving of the justices' job performance. A recent survey by Marquette University Law School showed public approval sliding from 60 percent in July, 2021, to 49 percent in September. Some conservatives contend that questions about the court's legitimacy are cooked up by Democrats and liberals, who they say turn every disliked decision into a call for expanding the number of justices while Democrats control the White House and Senate. Democrats remain chafed at Trump's ability, with a push from then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), to transform the Supreme Court and select justices who were partisan, biased, and could shield him from investigations. Questions Make a reasoned a thorough argument that either supports or opposes the following proposition: 1. Supreme Court justices are too political, too powerful and serve for too long,