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[Claustrum]

1. I think he is saying court system rather than just the supreme court

So it could very well be more than just the supreme court.

[lagomorph777]

3. Yes, and he is correct. McConnell has packed the ENTIRE Federal bench.

Biden has to unpack it, pronto. The only clear path to that is to expand the bench, all the way up to SCROTUS.

[Statistical]

4. Which it should be.

While the two Supreme Court justices make the headlines, Mitch blocked and packed over a hundred Federal Judges and then another hundred new vacancies happened during Dumps term. Expansion/reform of the courts must include the lower courts as well.

[uponit7771]

6. +1, ... and reform on the appeal level should be the back stop to Trumps packing and negate Trump

... court packing.

[Hugin]

2. A reasonable answer.

It shows a measured and deliberate move toward change. It will hopefully lead to a system without the pitfalls of the current set up, which merely adding more seats would not address.

[Sherman A1]

7. Agreed

[uponit7771]

5. K&R, That's a rational adult answer. Been so long since we've had one of those its unbelievable.