Adding seats to the court

[mindfulNJ]

Can this happen if the Dems win it all? How would it work?

[RockRaven]

1. Pass a bill in Congress, both houses, saying SCOTUS has so many seats.

President Biden signs the bill making it law. Now there are empty seats. Nominate people. Senate confirms people.

[FBaggins]

2. If Dems win it all

AND get rid of the filibuster

Which is no sure thing

[regnaD kciN]

3. We can, IF we win the Senate...

But you can probably count on a few “moderate” Dems to balk even if we have the majority, so…probably not.

[uponit7771]

4. Yes, and it needs to be expanded.

[mindfulNJ]

5. Looks like this is our only hope.

We all need to work very very hard for the next 6 weeks.

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. Easy Peasy, they could do it in a week if they abolish the filibuster

IMO, SCOTUS should be expanded to 15 seats. Biden should fill them all with progressives under 55.

It will be worth the political fallout, if Biden and congress act quickly on healthcare, voting rights, jobs, minimum wage. They will only have a year before midterm jitters start evaporating congressional backbones.

[Crunchy Frog]

7. If we don't, we'll be living under a RW SCOTUS dictatorship

for the next several decades.

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[dalton99a]

8. The Supreme Court is how Republicans will perpetuate their minority rule and hold veto power

over every Democratic initiative

[Autumn]

10. Don't need new seats. End the lifetime appointments and end the weaponizing of the SC.

When the court was created there were not a lot of educated people so a lifetime appointment made sense. We don't have that problem any more. Give them a 4 or 8 year term.

[cureautismnow]

11. We'd need to up the total to 13.

Adding 4 seats and hope none of our replacements are wolves in sheep's clothes. It's our only hope. We'll never be able to impeach the bozos that Trumpf installed - you need 2/3 of the Senate to remove. Damn, what an awful day in a terrible year that could lead to a miserable lifetime of continued con rule. Blech.

RIP, RBG. You'll be eternally missed.

[Hoyt]

12. Let's win first.