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Expand the court and make them howl. (Original Post) PTWB Oct 2020 OP
29! madaboutharry Oct 2020 #1
We'll have to have major court reform. We cannot be expected to live under the oppressive rule Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #2
expand ALL the courts lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #3
There is a rationale for 13. 29...not so much. CincyDem Oct 2020 #4
I have mixed feelings about expanding the Supremes Bayard Oct 2020 #5
THEN IT WILL KEEP ESCALATING. Desert grandma Oct 2020 #6

madaboutharry

(40,153 posts)
1. 29!
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 11:40 PM
Oct 2020

We could start with adding 4, then it would be up to 13. Like a Coven. That would give them nightmares.

Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
2. We'll have to have major court reform. We cannot be expected to live under the oppressive rule
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 11:43 PM
Oct 2020

Of an extreme rt wing court

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
3. expand ALL the courts
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 11:46 PM
Oct 2020

district, circuit, and SCOTUS

and while we are at it... suspend all rules in the Senate not explicitly called for by the constitution.

Tell the new minority repukes to NOT BOTHER to come back to Washington... they will not be on any committees, they will not be offered time to question witnesses, they will NOT be allowed to off amendments to legislation.

Then we allow 30 million to immigrate and be made citizens...

We will flip all states blue.

Then we screw the rich... Warrens wealth tax.

Medicare for all, universal basic income, green new deal.

Oh, and any states that elect repukes to be Governor or Senate... no new government spending in those states... cut farm subsidies...

we have to make them pay for being assholes... otherwise they will never stop.

CincyDem

(6,283 posts)
4. There is a rationale for 13. 29...not so much.
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 12:19 AM
Oct 2020


The last time the court was expanded was to accommodate the move from 7 circuits to 9. Today we have 13. We're just following the intent of the framers by having an associate justice for every circuit. No racking, no stacking, no packing (homage to the late Fred Thompson in Die Hard 2...or was it 3 ???)...just plain old originalism at work.

Bayard

(21,806 posts)
5. I have mixed feelings about expanding the Supremes
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 12:30 AM
Oct 2020

If rethugs ever get back in power, they will expand it more to get their people on, and it will just keep escalating.

On the other hand, the current situation cannot stand. There will be no justice.

Desert grandma

(802 posts)
6. THEN IT WILL KEEP ESCALATING.
Tue Oct 27, 2020, 01:45 AM
Oct 2020

I have no problem expanding the court. We did not start this. Moscow Mitch and his Republican friends started it when they refused to give Merrick Garland a fair hearing. Schumer said it very clearly tonight. Now that they have done this and have their Justice, they have forfeited their right to complain about anything Democrats do when they are in power.

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