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LandOfHopeAndDreams

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1. Ummmmm.....

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 03:41 PM

Sep 2018

So you want the current Liberal Justices to just retire?

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Pack the SCOTUS. [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2018 OP

Ummmmm..... LandOfHopeAndDreams Sep 2018 #1

I changed it to "additional" justices. Yavin4 Sep 2018 #4

It was pretty common NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #2

change the number of justices to 13 and put 4 very liberal judges there lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #3

Hear! Hear! Yavin4 Sep 2018 #5

you and me both Amyishere Sep 2018 #9

+1,000 fleur-de-lisa Sep 2018 #6

FDR tried it and it blew up in his face. onenote Sep 2018 #7

We have a illegitimate President lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #10

The founders imagined impeachment onenote Sep 2018 #13

The founders gave the ability to appoint judges to the President lapfog_1 Sep 2018 #18

The founders gave the abilty to appoint judges to the president subject to Senate confirmation onenote Sep 2018 #21

So we shouldn't do it maxrandb Sep 2018 #24

No we shouldn't try to do it because it will blow up in our faces politically onenote Sep 2018 #26

It most certainly can be done. W_HAMILTON Sep 2018 #12

It clearly could be done constitutionally. But it won't be done because it would be a bad move onenote Sep 2018 #15

It wouldn't be a bad move politically. W_HAMILTON Sep 2018 #25

I don't see a signficant difference onenote Sep 2018 #28

I got news for you when there's un-American judges investigations end rockfordfile Sep 2018 #23

Curious Timewas Sep 2018 #34

It can be done...but will they do it is the question. BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #8

Nope. It won't happen. onenote Sep 2018 #16

This can happen and should happen the next time Democrats standingtall Sep 2018 #11

Of course, Republicans can do the same thing...right? brooklynite Sep 2018 #14

And if they tried it, can you imagine the howls we'd hear onenote Sep 2018 #17

And if Democrats have a referendum to make all standingtall Sep 2018 #19

So what if they do? Motivates us to fight them that much harder. Yavin4 Sep 2018 #22

Sure. Which is why we need to fix shanny Sep 2018 #27

I agree. MoonRiver Sep 2018 #20

And when will we have 60 senate Dems to get it done? FBaggins Sep 2018 #29

If repukes can repeal the filibuster to push through supreme court judges standingtall Sep 2018 #32

Untrue FBaggins Sep 2018 #33

And what would keep the next Republican sarisataka Sep 2018 #30

What would stop them is 12 to 14 new Democratic Senators standingtall Sep 2018 #31

At least we are still within the realm of possible sarisataka Sep 2018 #35