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Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts) Fri Jul 1, 2022, 08:50 PM Jul 2022

When, not if, the SC decides the way they will on the NC elections case, can anyone

tell me the country isn't finished at that point?

Anybody?

If that result is unthinkable, tell me what can be done to prevent it? Nothing, right? Even if Prez Biden wanted to increase the court and he doesnt we dont have the votes with those two asshole senators.

Right?

Tell me why we arent finished, seriously.

SURELY we all understand ALL red states will do a version of what I have predicted for a long time now, simply not certify any election they lose including electoral votes for prez, right? SURELY we understand that is coming, right?

So SOMEONE TELL ME what to do and WHY arent we DOING IT?

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When, not if, the SC decides the way they will on the NC elections case, can anyone (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Jul 2022 OP

My guess of what would happen if we tried to increase the size of the Supreme Court.... TheRealNorth Jul 2022 #1

So nothing... Eliot Rosewater Jul 2022 #3

Congress can make that law unreviewable, if they so desire In It to Win It Jul 2022 #9

You are not wrong. I am completely terrified. We are in dangerous territory. PA_jen Jul 2022 #2

I honestly think it ends with federal troops in the Confederate States again maxrandb Jul 2022 #4

That would be best case, it would be civil war but a limited version. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2022 #5

Game over. d_b Jul 2022 #6

I can't say what I think we should do. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #7

...and a broken Congress is the only remedy In It to Win It Jul 2022 #8

TheRealNorth

(9,478 posts)

1. My guess of what would happen if we tried to increase the size of the Supreme Court....

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 08:54 PM

Jul 2022

Some rightwing group like the Federalist Society would challenge it - there would be an injunction until the Supreme Court decided, and they would eventually rule that it was unconstitutional because they can.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)

3. So nothing...

Reply to TheRealNorth (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 08:59 PM

Jul 2022

Yeah, but Hillary gave a speech once...

God damn I am angry.

In It to Win It

(8,236 posts)

9. Congress can make that law unreviewable, if they so desire

Reply to TheRealNorth (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 1, 2022, 09:39 PM

Jul 2022

However, there would be no need to make the law unreviewable because no one would have any standing to sue for increasing the size of the Court. There would be no harm to anyone.