Progressives In Congress To Introduce Bill Expanding Supreme Court From 9 To 13 Seats

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Andrew Solender
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NEW: Sen. Markey and Reps. Jones, Johnson and Nadler will announce a bill to expand the Supreme Court to 13 seats tomorrow.

"This bill marks a new era where Democrats finally stop conceding the Supreme Court to Republicans," says @brianefallon

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Progressives In Congress To Introduce Bill Expanding Supreme Court From 9 To 13 Seats
'Our democracy is hanging by a thread. And the far-right majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is cutting it,' Rep. Mondaire Jones said in a statement to Forbes.
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6:00 PM · Apr 14, 2021

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[StClone]

1. Travesty of the SCOTUS "California Cornavirus Religious Ruling."

One more in a litany of crazy rulings in the last 20 years. That is the reason 13 is a lucky number.

The Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 margin late Friday that California's coronavirus-related restrictions on gathering in private homes violated constitutional rights on the free exercise of religion, the latest ruling from the high court that prohibits authorities from enforcing limits on religious services.

[Budi]

2. Democrats, Sen. Markey and Reps. Jones, Johnson and Nadler

Thank you President Biden for leading the way

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Make it happen.

Destroy Mitch's reason for living.

[Bettie]

4. 13 is the number of circuit courts

which is a logical number for the court.

Is it political? Maybe, but who f-ing cares at this point.

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. But court reform could also include increasing the number of Circuit courts

I think there should be at least 15 circuits, more appropriately 17, with SCOTUS expansion to match.

With court expansion, backlogs of trials and cases could be addressed more effectively, as well as balancing the mix of judges.

Just think of how many judges Biden could appoint by adding 2-4 new circuits...

[Bettie]

11. That would be good too

13 is a good place to start because a non-political argument can be made for it.

[BigmanPigman]

5. I thought they were going to wait to see what the special

committee that just started to look into balancing the courts. It is supposed to take 6 months. Schumer also told Rachel Maddow the same thing.

[TwilightZone]

6. We have a tendency to not all be on the same page at times.

I suspect this might be one of those times.

[BigmanPigman]

7. I remember I bookmarked it and just found it from last Fri....

Not even a week ago too. This is why sometimes I think I am getting dementia at 58.

"UPDATE: Biden unveils commission to study possible expansion of Supreme Court"
Source: Washington Post

"President Biden created a bipartisan commission Friday to study structural changes to the Supreme Court, giving the group 180 days to produce a report on a range of thorny topics including court expansion and term limits. The commission, composed of 36 legal scholars, former federal judges and practicing lawyers, fulfills Biden’s campaign promise to establish such a group after activists pushed him to back expanding the court after Republicans rushed to confirm Justice Amy Coney Barrett shortly before last year’s election. Biden has said he is “not a fan” of adding seats to the Supreme Court, but he has declined to say whether he supports any changes to its structure."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142726444

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. Make it 15! Nt

[brooklynite]

9. 2023: Conservatives In Congress To Introduce Bill Expanding Supreme Court From 13 To 17 Seats

[WarGamer]

13. Even if unicorns fell from the sky tomorrow...

And magically Manchin/Sinema voted for it... AND eliminated the filibuster...

I wouldn't be surprised to see a 9-0 SCOTUS somehow find it unconstitutional.

[Trueblue1968]

15. 2044: Conservatives In Congress To Introduce Bill Expanding Supreme Court From 27 to 49

[WarGamer]

12. Is anyone alarmed by the reaction from the Liberal wing of the Court?

At Harvard last week Breyer straight up warned Democrats against it and Sotomayor decried the partisan tone in the country in a joint appearance with GoodHair.

Oh and this is "Dead Bill Walking"

Manchin and Sinema are against it and certainly wouldn't kill the filibuster for it.

Remember when the GOP House passed ObamaCare elimination 43 times? That's called legislative masturbation.

[Sogo]

14. Not a good strategy.

The court is currently 6/3. If four more seats were added and IF they were all progressive, that would create a 7/6 SCOTUS. It leaves too much tension for selections to the court in the future. Put it out of reach of the cons for a good amount of time with an increase to at least 15.

[Stinky The Clown]

16. Good sentiment. Bad timing.

This undercuts Biden.

[BGBD]

17. This is DOA

It doesn't have anywhere near enough support to get through congress. It may not even be able to make it out of the House.

[Efilroft Sul]

18. We had Barrett confirmed before the election, and a rapey boozer confirmed instead of Garland.

So I grow weary of hearing other Democrats worry about what Republicans would do if we expanded the Supreme Court to 13 or 15. They've already packed the federal courts with unqualified jurists, and Democrats are still letting the fascists frame the future debate.

"What if? What if? What if?"