Simple. If Turtle pushes through a nominee, we expand the court.

[Yavin4]

if he goes back on his word, then we can expand the court. He would violate a norm that he established.

[LiberalLoner]

1. Can we stop it from happening until after the election?

[RockRaven]

10. Nope. It's guaranteed to happen. Turtle already said he'd do it.

[spooky3]

20. Neal Katyal just made a good point on MSNBC

Some Republicans at risk of losing their re-election bids may be very reluctant to have a vote, and if Mitch schedules one, may not vote to support a right wing nominee.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. They'll just do it after the election.

[LiberalLoner]

25. Crap. We are so screwed now. We keep fighting anyway, but this is bad.

[spooky3]

26. If they do, then that is another reason to agree with the OP. nt

[TreasonousBastard]

21. Maybe filibustering, but the rules keep changing. And we would have to keep it up...

until Jan 3, when the new Senate session starts.

If we take over the Senate, watch them go nuts trying to pass crap in December.

[Statistical]

28. There is no fillibuster. It take 50 votes not a single one more.

Trump will nominate someone, and Mitch will reverse himself and plow it through. It will be a perfect party line vote and they will get to stack the court.

[uponit7771]

2. Amen !!

[still_one]

3. I believe that requires a Constitutions amendment, and it just isn't going to happen

[drray23]

6. no it does not.

just a vote by congress.

[still_one]

15. Thank-you. Then we MUST we both houses of Congress, and get rid of the filibuster

to make it so

[Yavin4]

14. No. A simple act passed by congress

The answer is that under the Constitution, the number of Supreme Court Justices is not fixed, and Congress can change it by passing an act that is then signed by the President. Article III, Section 1, starts with a broad direction to Congress to establish the court system: “The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/packing-the-supreme-court-explained

[still_one]

16. Thanks. Then that is what we must do, win all three branches of Government

[ellie]

4. Yes. This.

We must win in November.

[still_one]

17. and that means everything, the WH, Senate, and House

[beaglelover]

5. Absolutely! If they play dirty and seat another justice before the election

or during tRump's lame duck session, then we expand the court to 15 and let Joe appoint all young progressive democrats.

[SMC22307]

9. What does "expanding the court to 15" entail? (n/t)

[Statistical]

29. Simple legislation.

So it would require controlling the house, senate, and presidency but it can be done by with a simple majority if they change the senate rules.

I think it is more likely they will expand it to 11 but there is no limit, 11, 15, 31, 187 Supreme Court justices. The constitution doesn't specify the size of the court.

[SMC22307]

36. I gotta read up on it...

controlling the House, Senate and Presidency doesn't sound so simple, but here's hoping (AND VOTING!).

[Livluvgrow]

7. PACK THE COURTS

Article III, Section I states that "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." Although the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court, it permits Congress to decide how to organize it. (us courts.gov)

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. Absolutely. Remember that McConnell's reason for not letting Garland come up for a vote.

We were in an election year back in 2016. Will he adhere to his own logic? Doubtful.

So, yeas, pack the Supreme Court when we take back the WH and Senate in 2021.

[Chemisse]

19. Doubtful? No f**ing way in hell!

He is not a man of principle. He would do anything at all to get what he wants. Looking like a hypocrite is of no concern to him.

[Demsrule86]

11. Biden says he will expand the court if McConnell does this.

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. I'm on board.

[Pacifist Patriot]

12. I was not in favor of court packing.

But if Turtle does this, I am all in.

[barbtries]

18. absolutely

i felt that was needed even with Ginsburg alive.

[colsohlibgal]

23. No Doubt

McConnell wants to play dirty so we’ll have to as well.

Mitch is such a complete A-1 Dirtbag, so disingenuous. He threw it down when he turned down Merrick Garland because he said it was improper in the last year of a Presidential term...then said of course he would do that for Trump if the situation occurred.

So if we control it all let’s add two members.

[unblock]

24. There's no if. He already said, "oh, I'd fill it"

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/05/mcconnell-supreme-court-2020/590452/

[TheProle]

27. Biden should react in a measured way.

He doesn’t need to play his hand immediately on this.

[Azathoth]

30. Only option at this point

And it needs to be delicately placed on the table as a warning.

[StevieM]

31. We should expand the court, or reform it in some way, whether they fill the seat or not.

The GOP majority on the court is done with democracy. We should not allow them a forum from which to launch their assault.

[dalton99a]

32. Democrats MUST kill the filibuster and expand the court to reverse the damage

or forever live under GOP rule

[jcgoldie]

33. 1. win senate 2. kill filibuster 3. expand court

And McConnell will take the blame for all of it.

[dalton99a]

34. Each item is a must.

[Blue Owl]

35. The only thing that would bring me joy right now

Would be Mitch McConnell's severed head