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Lifetime appointments dampen the swings we'd inevitably see if we had shorter fixed terms. More stability vs. less in the SCOTUS is a good thing, I think.
The whole conceit was that keeping the SCOTUS beyond the reach of voters would make them immune to politics so they could be their oh-so-enlightened and wise selves and do whatever is truly best for the nation (once again, Alexander fucking Hamilton - "I hate democracy and I probably hate YOU, but watch me rap and dance! Tra-la-laaa!"). That experiment has thoroughly failed.