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W_HAMILTON

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25. It wouldn't be a bad move politically.

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 06:05 PM

Sep 2018

The Republicans are ramming through one of the least supported Supreme Court nominees of all time, after having rammed through another nominee for a seat that had been stolen from the previous president. I'm sure close to half of Americans would approve of "packing the court" to make up for this -- especially as more news comes out about the illegalities this president committed to win election to begin with.

As for your other comment, at least for Clinton, I looked up that claim before and his nominees were nominated BEFORE that case even began in one case and before it was even expected to reach the Supreme Court. That is far different than nominating someone knowing full well that a case directly implicating the president due to an ongoing investigation may end up before the Supreme Court.

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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