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Democrats should threaten 2 more Supreme Court (Original Post) Hero57 Sep 2020 OP
Why 2 when 4 would give us the majority? bmpbmp Sep 2020 #1
13 is a number that is avoided. The expansion would either be to 11 or 15. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #8
In negotiations, you start high, like adding 6 then agree on 4. Hassler Sep 2020 #2
Six Miguelito Loveless Sep 2020 #3
SCOTUS rso Sep 2020 #4
you'd better hold on to the senate forever then AlexSFCA Sep 2020 #7
you better win the Senate first rockfordfile Sep 2020 #5
But not until after the election. Blaukraut Sep 2020 #6
we should do it if it happens and we win qazplm135 Sep 2020 #9
I don't know who it was but some knowledgeable lawyer suggested OnDoutside Sep 2020 #10

rso

(2,647 posts)
4. SCOTUS
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 08:59 PM
Sep 2020

We would not need to negotiate with the republicans if we win the Senate and the WH. We change the Senate rules with a simple majority and place as many justices as we want.

AlexSFCA

(6,319 posts)
7. you'd better hold on to the senate forever then
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 09:02 PM
Sep 2020

cause if gop is ever in power again, whats stops them expanding SC to 21? Is there even a limit?

Blaukraut

(5,987 posts)
6. But not until after the election.
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 09:01 PM
Sep 2020

Dems will be extremely pissed and motivated already to go out and vote, but let's not give the Republicans a reason to drag more of their asses out to the polls.

qazplm135

(7,654 posts)
9. we should do it if it happens and we win
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 09:08 PM
Sep 2020

but we threatened a highly liberal replacement for Garland, and it even looked likely at the time that Hillary would win, they still went for it, and they still will go for it now.

OnDoutside

(20,862 posts)
10. I don't know who it was but some knowledgeable lawyer suggested
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 09:18 PM
Sep 2020

a few months ago that they should nominate a new SC panel of 19 judges including 10 new ones, and cases would be decided by a random panel of 3.

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