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67. Thank you.

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Fri Jun 29, 2018, 07:05 PM

Jun 2018

I needed this.

A lot.

And yes, it's possible.

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I heard of a possible PLAN on Morning Joe this a.m. [View all] Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 OP

Enlarging #, some history. NOT an easy lift. elleng Jun 2018 #1

Each step is very high risk of course; RePutins rigging elections and SCROTUS enables them to do it. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #2

It's hard to know the votes required. Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #18

Sure, and if my aunt had wheels she'd be a pastry cart. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #3

:) Confirming for OP that congress can change the # Hortensis Jun 2018 #40

I hope to be pleasantly rather than unpleasantly surprised, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #42

I am terribly afraid that we could have to crash Hortensis Jun 2018 #44

FDR tried it already lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #4

I don't think he really wanted the number to increase. Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2018 #30

WE don't want the number to increase, we want exactly the same thing FDR did Hamlette Jun 2018 #46

Interesting. Any sources you can share? KPN Jun 2018 #48

sure Hamlette Jun 2018 #68

I'll check it out. I thought maybe you had a book KPN Jun 2018 #70

I've read quite a few books on fdr over the years but can't think of which might talk about this Hamlette Jun 2018 #72

Was FDR confronted with a GOP that consistently KPN Jun 2018 #75

I think it was a guest or two on the MJ show. Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #78

Weakened him? Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2018 #71

The Democrats lost more than 70 seats in the 1938 house elections onenote Jun 2018 #73

thanks onenote. I thought it was a disaster. Hamlette Jun 2018 #81

it didn't make it possible because it didn't pass. n/t Hamlette Jun 2018 #80

I would prefer to see Justices limited to 9-year terms... kentuck Jun 2018 #5

requires an amendment DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2018 #11

I would rather see the rules of conduct enforced. Caliman73 Jun 2018 #15

Maybe if we win back congress they can bring up charges against Thomas now? Maraya1969 Jun 2018 #25

Pretty tough to 86 somebody who's been there for 25+ years The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #43

Many other countries, including my own luvtheGWN Jun 2018 #64

That would require the same # of votes, though. Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #19

You think it's a good idea to be having a confirmation of a new judge PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #22

Reconfirmed every nine years it says, at least now it does dunno if changed mr_lebowski Jun 2018 #29

Well, certainly we wouldn't do all 9 in one year. Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2018 #31

No, each re-confirmation would be based on when they were seated ... mr_lebowski Jun 2018 #33

Having even one judge a year reconfirmed would suck. Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2018 #35

I'm just talking about the math involved in the proposal ... mr_lebowski Jun 2018 #37

Here's the challenge no_hypocrisy Jun 2018 #6

The S.Ct. can overturn Roe v Wade. Congress can't. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #79

It's probably more likely that we'll take back the House and name Hillary speaker. Tatiana Jun 2018 #7

Well that's never going to happen. Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2018 #32

I'd like Lieu or Schiff, myself ... mr_lebowski Jun 2018 #34

I'd like Bustos, Jefferies, or Linda Sanchez Cuthbert Allgood Jun 2018 #38

Chief Justice Barack Obama Freddie Jun 2018 #41

It will never happen, BUT lapucelle Jun 2018 #77

We don't have to do anything other than win congress and Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #8

How do you propose getting the GOP to agree? FBaggins Jun 2018 #12

It ws a new thing when they did it. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #16

+1,000,000,000 vi5 Jun 2018 #21

Nope. It wasn't new at all FBaggins Jun 2018 #24

I agree. We shouldn't even be having this discussion KPN Jun 2018 #53

KPN Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #58

Judiciary Act of 1869 DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2018 #9

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2018 #74

Republicans already control the House/Senate and White House FBaggins Jun 2018 #10

The fact that they are literally kicking our ass? Moostache Jun 2018 #17

They didn't get every vote they wanted FBaggins Jun 2018 #26

Because Republicans already had a 5-4 majority on the court NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #56

hmmmm...good (but frightening) question. PearliePoo2 Jun 2018 #23

It isn't likely to get 60 Democrats either FBaggins Jun 2018 #27

This was my thought. dogman Jun 2018 #39

I heard the exact same conversation on Thom Hartmann's show yesterday. peekaloo Jun 2018 #13

I watched this too! Thanks for posting!! Gave me a little hope this morning! PearliePoo2 Jun 2018 #14

Heavy lift onenote Jun 2018 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author greymattermom Jun 2018 #28

Don't Give Trump & The Repugs Any Ideas Here.... global1 Jun 2018 #36

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2018 #49

Increasing SCJ's to 11 is the only way to negate this travesty donkeypoofed Jun 2018 #45

And "IF" we were able to do all of that, world wide wally Jun 2018 #47

In Supreme Court Justices, I'm looking for the wisdom of moderate elders bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #50

FDR tried that, he got resistance even from his own party. It won't work today, either. George II Jun 2018 #51

FDR tried it and got slapped down workinclasszero Jun 2018 #52

Or.... wryter2000 Jun 2018 #54

I have a PLAN that actually will work. mr_liberal Jun 2018 #55

I would think that Thomas would hold out for as long as possible NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #59

Hard to credit a "plan" as "will work"... FBaggins Jun 2018 #61

How about vote democratic, and legislate and pass federal laws that are constitutional Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #57

This is not a "plan". It's merely a goal, and a major uphill battle. Texin Jun 2018 #60

It's called court-packing. It's possible, but very difficult. TygrBright Jun 2018 #62

I would rather see us work on something murielm99 Jun 2018 #63

It didn't work for FDR because we had real patriotic politicians back then bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #65

Even if we won enough to begin this process LiberalLovinLug Jun 2018 #66

Thank you. RandomAccess Jun 2018 #67

More justices, more justice! Great idea. oasis Jun 2018 #69

End lifetime appointments. sarcasmo Jun 2018 #76

Better to declare Trump election illegitimate....IMPEACH his nominees. Thunderbeast Jun 2018 #82