How's this for an idea? Pack the court next year, and appoint these four......

[George II]

Barack Hussein Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Amy Klobuchar
Merrick Garland

[lagomorph777]

1. I'd call that unpacking. McConnel has fudge-packed SCROTUS.

[sfstaxprep]

2. Not Sure Barack Would Be Interested

The others are great, but Clinton would generate loads of controversy obviously.

[roamer65]

3. Expansion of the SC.

We did it in 1869 to match the 9 circuits. Expand to 13 now for the 13 circuits.

[roamer65]

4. All ultra liberal women and/or minorities.

The court needs more women and minorities.

[vercetti2021]

5. No no

I want young progressives on there to make the GOP'S life a living hell for 50+ Years

[Budi]

11. Young progs helped get us here. They need to come with law degrees & solid years of Constitutional..

knowledge.

I have no faith in the 'young progressives' I've seen so far.
Photo ops & a couple years in Congress doesn't earn a seat on our SC.

There are others far more qualified in Constitutional Law.

[servermsh]

6. Young. Young. Young.

I want those lifetime judges to be young and liberal.

[Blaukraut]

9. Exactly. Nobody over 50. n/t

[ornotna]

13. Yes. Yes. Yes

Nobody older than 48

[Claustrum]

7. I think Biden promised to name a black woman to SC n/t

[AmericanCanuck]

8. I would prefer to call it UNPACK the court which the repukes packed

I like those four .... but we should appoint 6.

I'd add Stacy Abrams and Eric Swalwell.

[Budi]

10. No one has earned that seat more than Hillary Clinton.

That would be the only way Justice would be served.

You list of 4 is spot on. My choice as well if there's ever a chance of righting a good 6 years of wrongs.

[Boogiemack]

12. Just please call it "expansion" of the Courts.

Merrick should be the first pick. If he gets two, I would like to see Myra Wiley on the SCOTUS or Chuck Rosenberg.

[meadowlander]

19. Yes to both of those :-)

[Jeebo]

14. Hillary's too old.

She wouldn't be there long enough. I like the other ones, but instead of Hillary find someone comparable who's about 40. Somebody in this thread said Barack Obama might not be interested; in that case, how about Michelle Obama?

Also, I wish we would not call it court packing. That's what the Republicons in the Senate and the White House have been doing for the past four years. What we would be doing is restoring balance to the courts. Not just the Supreme Court, but other federal courts too, something needs to be done to restore balance to them.

-- Ron

[budkin]

15. Merrick Garland is much too moderate for this operation

Extreme progressives all the way I say.

[Celerity]

16. Garland (68 in a couple weeks), and especially Clinton (73) are too old. We would get far too short

a time out of both of them.

Garland is also too moderate, he was only picked as President Obama thought he could get him past the Rethug Senate. The last thing we need is a justice who may hop on board with the RWers on occasion in big big cases.

Even Obama (60yo next summer) and Klobuchar (61yo in spring) are pushing the age limit we need to looking at, but I would be fine with Obama as one of the four. Even if Klobuchar was 40 or 45yo, I will pass. We have better candidates out there than her. Her racial justice issues from her time as the Hennepin County Attorney will not play well. It was a big reason she withdrew from VP consideration.

[Totally Tunsie]

17. Even though he is 60, Adam Schiff could be a wonderful addition!

[meadowlander]

18. Was going to say Eric Holder but he's 69!

He could easily pass as 20 years younger.

I like Amy Berman Jackson but she's too old as well.