Sen Lee just gave credence to INCREASING the number of SCoTUS. He said

[Ninga]

Isn’t it difficult for 9 justices to represent the views of 330,000,000 million Americans?

I say yes Sen Lee! Thank you. I’m letting Joe Biden know immediately your rationalization for increasing the size of the Supreme Court. Biden can play the quote during his announcement to increase the Court.

[Turbineguy]

1. Does Sen. Lee know what the Supreme Court does?

[Ninga]

3. Ha, Ha...he stepped in a big pile with his smart aleck know it all......

[Mossfern]

2. Yes he's bringing it up again

looking to see why he's going there.

[Mossfern]

4. He's answering his own question!

Is he up for nomination?

[Ninga]

6. Possibly??? Barrett says Increasing number of seats could possibly affect? I didn't catch her

full concern.

[moondust]

5. Whoa!

He wants to talk about representation? Oh yeah! Let's talk about the "representation" produced by the Electoral College and the absurd minority rule it has created in the Senate and on the Supreme Court!

[Mossfern]

7. He's still testifying

I think there's a question coming?

[Ninga]

12. I think the biggest take-away from his posturing is his initial question posing to Barrett tying

the current population to 9 justices, saying how could 9 possibly represent 330,000,000
Americans.

He said it, he owns it.

[FBaggins]

8. I don't think so

SCOTUS doesn't "represent" anyone. And all cases are heard by the entire court (excluding the rare recusals of course).

A larger SCOTUS wouldn't ease the load on any one judge except to the extent that they might have fewer decisions to author. But the number of cases that SCOTUS takes doesn't appear to change much from year to year.

[Ninga]

14. The types of cases referred are a direct reflection of the growing demographic. It could be

said that more justices are need to debate current to date issues reflected by 330,000,000 Americans.

[FBaggins]

18. Not sure how that follows

If SCOTUS worked like the circuit courts (where a panel of the larger court here’s most cases), that might be true. But that isn’t the case here. More judges hearing the same case doesn’t reduce the workload.

[Ninga]

19. I get it. Lost argument, I tried.

[Mossfern]

9. She's looking at him

with wary eyes.....perhaps waiting for the question.

[Mossfern]

10. OK, no question.

Break for lunch.

[oasis]

11. Translation: "I only want changes to SCOTUS if it's good for our side".

[themaguffin]

13. fuck him for using him time to campaign for trump.

[0rganism]

15. how enthusiastically Sen. Lee claims to value life, while spreading coronavirus to his colleagues

he probably doesn't see how hypocritical he is

[JCMach1]

16. We go savage first and cut court to 6. All Trump train off

[Ninga]

17. Welp. That's a creative and interesting proposal. Increase or decrease. Both should be on the table.

[snort]

20. 21

[Vinca]

21. I loved the whole spiel on court packing. What do they think the GOP has been doing since the

third year of the Obama administration? They held hundreds of appointments up - including a SCOTUS nomination - for the sole purpose of packing the court with far right wing nuts. The media has balls to even mention Biden and court packing after ignoring Mitch's scheme for years.